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\"boulder<\/a><\/p>\n

I coach a group of great young ladies in a jail alternative program on a weekly basis.\u00a0 As a Life Coach, my primary objective is to help my clients discover the greatness that lies within them.\u00a0 My purpose is to draw out the water from the well of greatness inside us all.\u00a0 My last session with them was great and it was really eye-opening for me.\u00a0 As we continue on our journey towards greatness, I wanted to share the lesson with you.\u00a0 I opened up with a word picture.\u00a0 I said “Imagine you see within a distance, a bag containing everything that your heart desired. What would you do?”.\u00a0 They unanimously said ” Run to it!”.\u00a0 I relied, “Good you should, but there’s a twist to this…..You attempt to run but you find yourself\u00a0 running in place and not moving forward, because you have this boulder tied to your waste!”\u00a0 They looked at me with a blank stare.<\/p>\n

“Why can’t you move?”\u00a0 I continued.\u00a0 “Because you got that big rock tied to you” one of my girls said. “Exactly!” I concurred.\u00a0 We continued on with the lesson.\u00a0 What is true for these young ladies is true for you and I.\u00a0 We discovered that the boulder represents our past, our failures, our hurts and pains, people who wished us no good and our fears.\u00a0 We also discovered that it’s quite possible that the boulder we’ve been attached to, has been the main reason why we can’t seem to move forward in our lives. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

Whatever your boulder may be, today is the day to sever the ties<\/em> with it.\u00a0 We have to literally, cut the association with our past.\u00a0 Too often we allow our boulders in life to become our identity.\u00a0 That is very dangerous. There is a life awaiting you that God purposed for you to live in, but you won’t discover it until you learn to leave your boulder behind.\u00a0 How do we sever the ties? Good question.\u00a0 We must first acknowledge and take ownership for our boulder.\u00a0 Next, we must grieve it (this is a process) .\u00a0 Finally, we must CHOOSE to leave it behind us.\u00a0 This takes courage to leave what is familiar to go into an unknown place.\u00a0 However, going through the process will give you a greater sense of clarity<\/strong> and you will begin to see your life unfold.<\/p>\n

Remember we have the ability to not only change our world, but the world as a whole….BE GREAT!!!<\/p>\n

Until Next Time,<\/p>\n

Pervis<\/p>\n

Pervis Taylor, III is an Author, Life Coach, Speaker and Contributor. His books Pervis Principles Volume 1 and 2 are available exclusively on his website: www.pervistaylor.com\/author<\/a><\/em>. He resides in New York City. Follow him on twitter @pervistaylor or facebook <\/em>www.facebook.com\/pervistaylor3<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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