8 Ways to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Success
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So what can we do to stop the self-limiting behaviors? Here are eight steps you can start taking immediately to stop self-sabotaging your success.
Many of us are engaged in self-destructive behaviors that have become habits. We allow these behaviors to continually undermine our success and happiness, but we may not even recognize that we're doing it. Self-sabotage is when we do something that gets in the way of our intent, or of our bigger dreams and goals. We want something, but somehow we never accomplish it. Why? Because somewhere deep in our subconscious we're fighting against that goal.
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Your subconscious probably sees self-sabotage as self-preservation; a way to safeguard and defend yourself, even if it's no longer needed. Some of our self-sabotage is so subtle it's easy to miss. We often fail to recognize how our actions are hurting ourselves.
We don't see how our disorganization distracts us, or how we're constantly overthinking all of our decisions, leaving us practically paralyzed with inaction. We don't realize that our reactions to situations end up causing bigger problems in the long run.
The first step to breaking the cycle of self-sabotage is becoming aware of these behaviors. Try looking at your behaviors as an outsider. What self-destructive habits , patterns and mindsets are holding you back?
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