Book Review: Get Off Your “But” by Sean Stephenson - Page 2

Stephenson writes: “The smallest things in life can grow into obstacles that can bring us to our knees if we don’t pay attention and own them. Yet the simple act of owning them shrinks them back down to size.”

Urging us to realize our BUTS are often disguised as reasons - we see they let us build irrational justification for continuing to do what isn’t working. Stephenson also takes a look at why we sometimes burden ourselves with the wrong people. Perhaps we feel sorry for them, or obligated, or even addicted to them.

Maybe Get Off Your “But”  will be your personal call to action or a resource you can use to help someone who is stuck and lacking the confidence to move forward. Read Stephenson’s passage on being stuck in an elevator because he couldn’t reach the buttons and you’ll indeed gain the motivation to get unstuck.

From an author just 30 years old, this surely is not his last book. We can look forward to more of Sean Stephenson’s candid writing.

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