Converting to bare feet

That's pretty much what I do ;-)

The best way to convince someone to consider a position that is in conflict with their currently held beliefs is not to present it as something that said person 'should believe' or even as something you want them to do. Your right to interfere in the way someone else leads their life ends where their choices begin as long as no one is being put in danger. The best thing you can do, therefore, is be informed about why you think being barefoot 24/7 is worth the time it takes to transition and the inevitable social issues that arise as a result of not having shoes on outside of ones own home. That way as you go through your life displaying the fact that you are doing just fine without shoes, other people who have open minds may inquire about your lifestyle. Even then, it may take years for someone to decide to try a new lifestyle, and it's fine even if they don't. The most important thing if you REALLY want someone to try the lifestyle is make it their own idea. If someone has the idea themself, they are far more likely to be accepting of the transition requirements.

As an additional point, your service providers may not be able to go barefoot all the time depending on their circumstances. When I worked as a caregiver, and even now that I work as a behavioral interventionalist, I was and remain required to wear close toed shoes while working (luckily vibrams technically count )

Tyler J L said:

As you know, some of my service providers do barefoot walks with me. But what my question is how can you convince someone to go barefoot 24/7? Is it easier than I think it is, or is there something I'm missing. Just out of curiosity.

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I just posted on another thread about being barefoot 24/7 asking this: I'm curious do employees of stores ever ask you to put shoes on or leave? Any funny stories or horror tales of being barefoot in public? As for the convincing someone- I have been sharing/presenting my barefoot journey by answering their questions to "what if's" or "how about" and that usually leaves them wondering- well shoot that doesn't sound bad at all, I could do that. They usually give it a shot!