Valorie Burton - Whats Really Holding You Back?: Closing the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be

Valorie helps us discover and evaluate the issues and challenges that hold us back and keep us from becoming all we were created to be. Jesus said He came that we might have life and have it abundantly. This book will supply you with the answers that will help you move into an abundant, fulfilling future.

T ERRY M EEUWSEN , co-host of The 700 Club

Everybody can use a little help getting out of a rut, and this book by Valorie Burton is just the boost you need. Whether youre having trouble reaching a major goal in life or you just want to stay on top of your game, Valorie has some inspiring words that will take you to the next level.

T OM J OYNER , syndicated radio personality

With the skill of a surgeon, Valorie Burton uses her scalpel to dissect our lives into the major issues that hold us back, and then she provides us with the practical prescription for a breakthrough in each area. If you could use a breakthrough, you will love this book!

B ILL B UTTERWORTH , author of The Promise of the Second Wind and New Life After Divorce

If anything is in the way of your success and happiness, this book will help you remove those barriers. Valorie Burton gives readers the insight, tools, and motivation needed to lead a healthier, wealthier, and wiser lifestyle.

E DWIN V. A VENT , publisher of Heart and Soul magazine

Valorie Burton offers a refreshing approach to tackling those obstaclesreal or imaginedthat hold you back from enjoying a spectacular life.

M ONIQUE G REENWOOD , owner of Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns and author of Having What Matters: The Black Womans Guide to Creating the Life You Really Want

W HATS R EALLY H OLDING Y OU B ACK?
P UBLISHED BY W ATER B ROOK P RESS
12265 Oracle Boulevard, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( NIV ) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Italics in Scripture quotations reflect the authors added emphasis.

Details in some anecdotes and stories have been changed to protect the identities of the persons involved.

eISBN: 978-0-307-55154-2

Copyright 2005 by Valorie Burton

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in the United States by WaterBrook Multnomah, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc., New York.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Burton, Valorie, 1973
Whats really holding you back? : closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be / by Valorie Burton.1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Self-actualization (Psychology)Religious aspectsChristianity. 2. SuccessReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title.
BV4598.2.B87 2005
248.4dc22

2004024842

v3.1

This book is dedicated
to two of my very best friends
my parents, Leone and Johnny.

By your examples you have taught me
love, optimism, perseverance, character,
and unwavering faith in God.
I greatly admire you.

Conclusion: Are You Ready to Close the Gap?
Choose to Move Forward in Faith

I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to write this book, to have it released by a publisher who truly cares about making a difference in peoples lives, and to know that you are reading it. I wrote it for you, and so my first of many thanks goes to you. Yes, you! I am thankful for you and for all those I serve through writing, coaching, and speaking. Your encouragement and feedback and the struggles youve shared led me to know that this book needed to be written. Thank you for your love and appreciation. I value the opportunity to make a difference in your life.