The Parable of the Dog. A Cautionary ‘Tail’.

By Dr. Scott Zarcinas, Founder, 818: Unlocking Your Life

A man walks into his friend’s kitchen and sees a dog sitting in the corner, whimpering in pain.

“What’s wrong with your dog?” asked the man.

“Oh, he’s sat on a nail that’s poked through the floorboards,” said his friend.

The man scratched his head, perplexed. “Then why doesn’t he move?” he asked.

His friend looked at him with a sigh of resignation.

“Because it doesn’t hurt enough,” he said.

Reset: Decide You’ve Had Enough

I’ve seen far too many clients just like that dog. They’re in discomfort. They’re stuck. They know something’s wrong, but it hasn’t hurt enough to make them move.

Not yet, anyway. So they tolerate the job that drains them. They stay in the relationship that no longer fits. They put off the dream they say they’ll “get to later.”

But the problem runs much deeper and affects every aspect of their life:
-> Discomfort has become normalised.
-> Stagnation has become their default.
-> Life has become a slow bleed of potential.

But here’s the truth:

You don’t have to wait for things to get worse to make a move. You just have to decide you’ve had enough.

So, what nail are you still sitting on?

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Dr. Scott Zarcinas (aka DoctorZed) is an Australian doctor, author, and transformational life coach helping seasoned professionals realign with their inner truth so they can finally live a life that’s meaningful. Not by fixing symptoms, but by reconnecting them to their purpose so they are:

✅ Not just productive, but fulfilled.
✅ Not just doing more, but becoming more themselves.
✅ Not just chasing goals, but choosing goals that help them grow.