Chasing Skinny Rabbits: What Leads You Into Emotional and Spiritual Exhaustion...and What Can Lead You Out
By John Trent
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A national epidemic of exhaustion is raging across all cultures and social statuses with a huge price being paid in our lives and relationships.
Chasing Skinny Rabbits gets at the root of why we're so prone to exhaustion. As award-winning author John Trent advises, if you don't understand and deal with life's Skinny Rabbits-those things that distract you and lead you to a negative place-more can't-miss strategies for gaining time and energy will simply lead to more exhaustion.
In this book Trent discusses why we're so prone to chase Skinny Rabbits and offers the five most common Rabbit Trails-
All take and no give
Triple your possessions
Perfectionism
When I get that . . .
Small thinking
and the five most common Rabbit Traps-
Pride
Busyness
Fantasy
Isolation
White lies
He then helps readers shift focus to what can lead to true life, true energy, and true fulfillment, as well as a place of real emotional and spiritual rest.
John Trent
Dr. John Trent es presidente de StrongFamilies.com y The Center for StrongFamilies, un centro de capacitación en Scottsdale, Arizona, donde pastores, consejeros y líderes laicos reciben capacitación para ser entrenadores de StrongFamily en sus iglesias y grupos. Es un muy solicitado disertante, que habla sobre cómo formar relaciones sólidas y equipos de trabajo fuertes. Ha sido autor y coautor de más de una docena de libros, premiados y exitosamente vendidos, para adultos y niños. John ha sido invitado a muchos programas de radio y televisión en todo el país. Él y su esposa Cindy llevan más de veintiocho años de matrimonio y tienen dos hijas.
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Reviews for Chasing Skinny Rabbits
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Skinny rabbits are those things that divert our attention from the important things in live--leading us on chases down 'rabbit trails' that waste our energy. This book helps you identify your skinny rabbits and refocus your energies on whay you should really be chasing.I was zonked after a long plane ride when I read this, so my recollections are a bit sketchy. He used the metaphor of a hunter throughout the book to illustrate what could happen if you strayed off the right path. The advice is mostly common sense advice--but things we need to be reminded of because human weakness often leads us down these false paths. Still it was nothing too spectacular or life-changing that I recall. If you like self-help books and what a quick boost of good advice this would be just your type of book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If you are exhausted and distracted this is the book for you. It is short and offers a variety of inspirations that can lead to a life of energy and happiness.