Excerpted from Chapter 6

Pathfinder's Tip
The empowered person chooses to let go of the familiar for the promise of the unknown.

The beginning of a habit is like spinning a small thread. Everytime we repeat the habit, we strengthen the strand, until it becomes a great cable that supports our burdens. But we can’t create new habits until we start to let go of old familiar habits.

What are the familiar things in your life you choose to keep turning to when you are trying to bring growth into your life?

How does the familiar soothe you in the short term but hold you back in the long-term?

Who is part of your support system? Who can you turn to when you become overwhelmed by the process of growth? Who can you lean on when you  choose not to turn to the familiar ways of coping with feeling overwhelmed?

G.B.U.

Steve

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