I read The Pebble in the Shoe…5 Steps to a Simple and Confident Life, by Jim Fannin. This is a book about what is holding us back to be the best we can be. Jim not only helps you to understand the problem, he offers you 5 simple, but powerful, tools to correct it.
I want to share a wonderful excerpt from the book with you.
The Pebble In The Shoe
What’s your pebble?
Everyone has had a pebble in his or her shoe. You may have one or two now. It’s the small, nagging thoughts that eventually weigh you down. Some pebbles have been hidden, undetected for years. Others push, prod, and make their presence felt every day.
Each pebble intrudes into the lives of the unsuspecting. At different times in life the pebbles arrive. Although they are small and mostly undetected, they represent many unresolved thoughts, images and experiences.
Some are pebbles of doubt. They form a single thought that occurred years, months or weeks before.
Some pebbles are lodged only in your business shoes.
Some reside in your house slippers that you tuck under your bed.
Some pebbles find their way into your golf shoes while others form in the shoes worn while you parent.
Unfortunately, some pebbles travel in all your shoes regardless of where you walk or run.
Some pebbles are of fear.
Others are created from guilt, rejection or shame. Maybe not today, but they eventually arrive unannounced and usually at the most inappropriate time.
What challenges do they present?
To run the marathon race of life at your most efficient speed, you must be free of embarrassment, guilt, rejection, fear, envy, jealousy, anger, impatience, frustration and worry.
All can be lodged in any shoe, from a pair of loafers worn by a city dweller in Manhattan, to a pair of boots on a farm in Montana.
These intangible pebbles are crippling.
They destroy relationships.
They contribute to overeating and gaining unhealthy weight.
They coax us into drugs, alcohol and other addictions.
They destroy families and alienate friends.
They thwart the potential of our children and physically snuff extra years from our life.
These are the pebbles in the shoe.
The pebble can cause you to quit or perform with complete indifference.
It can help instigate a fight or add disrespectful silence to an otherwise dynamic relationship.
Even the desire for fame, fortune or power can turn into a pebble in your shoe if left undetected.
Most pebbles stir up the past, cloud the future and keep the present to a blink of the eye.
Like a garden that’s been freshly tilled, a pebble can reappear without warning or detection.
Prevention and removal are your only options for simplicity, balance and abundance.
If you’d like to learn how to clear your mind of indecision, uncertainty, confusion and fear you’ll enjoy The Pebble in the Shoe is a must-read.
About the Author:
Jim Fannin is a renowned sports performance coach who has coached innumerable professional athletes to championship levels. Jim has also trained millions of corporate executives and his thought management systems are impactful. Jim’s principles work in all walks of life and help anyone wanting to reach their full potential.
Did you enjoy this excerpt? What are you thoughts?
Do you have a pebble in the shoe?
What obstacle are you trying to overcome right now?
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