One: The Power of One Step

by Kellie McNabb

After her life fell apart, Kellie McNabb decided that the one thing that would put her back together would be to complete an Ironman. Follow her journey. This memoir is part self-help and part inspiration. This book is sure to make you realize that all you need to do is take one step.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

254 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2016

About the author

Kellie was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She grew up bilingual speaking both English and Portuguese (from her heritage) and later studied other languages while in university including French, Korean and Spanish. She earned her degrees at the University of Toronto and Queens University in Kingston, Ontario having also studied at Laval University in Québec City. Kellie has been a French teacher for over 20 years working in both Saskatchewan and Ontario. She lives in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful, raw and utterly honest and relatable book. There is a precious gift in these pages... many gifts, actually, but what Kellie McNabb offers her readers through her genuineness and willingness to share the most personal, sometimes painful, often joyous moments is to awaken us all to the understanding that yes, we are flawed! Flawed in countless often crazy-making but nonetheless beautiful ways, and yet we move on and we grow and we laugh and love and LIVE and fall down and get back up again.. over and over again. This is what makes us perfectly human. Whether or not we look like we have it all together, we all struggle at times and there is such wonderful comfort and hope in that fact. We cannot be saved by another person or by a single achievement, but what we can see is that we don't *need* saving... in fact, maybe we don't even WANT saving. Our struggles build us up and enrich our lives perhaps more than the easy-peasy times do... we may not always see it this way at the time, but these challenges are a gift. "One: The Power of One Step" is a book that will leave a lasting and meaningful impact on your life.... and it's funny. Inspiring AND makes you laugh ?? You can't go wrong with that!!

[Kris Lodwig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly, this book really troubled me. The author is kind of insane, like literally the definition of insanity. This book read like a journal, divided in 3 parts, like a triathalon, which is the goal she has, to do an Ironman. I read the book from cover to cover, but not entirely sure why. While I appreciated her honesty, it was hard to read at times as she spiraled, struggling with her weight, her on and off boyfriend, depending on the day, her motivation or lack thereof. At times I found her relatable, but usually I saw a woman who wasn’t happy with herself try to change everything about herself all at once. At one point in the book she is talking about the homeless people she talks with and how their stories need to get out there. I think I would have rather read a book about them instead of the author.