Where do I begin.
I guess we should starts at the beginning and define self sabotage? According to my online dictionary it refers to behaviors or thought patterns that prevent you from doing what you want to do, and interferes with long-term or short-term goals.
Self-sabotage: behaviors or thought patterns that you allow to hold you back.
Did you notice that subtle reference?
When we allow behaviors or thought patterns to make-up-our-minds and control our actions we give in to the sabotage. It’s surprising how often this happens in a week, day, and hour. With the overwhelming presence of social distractions we are constantly inundated.
Remember when it was called multitasking?
The problem is that it’s no-longer multitasking if we cannot complete a single task. Eventually we carry it over to the next day and so on. If you identify with any of this keep reading through to the end.
Comment your reflection below.
“Make yourself a priority and good things will flow from a grateful heart.”
Observe
What’s going on in your life and see it there’s a pattern.
Back in 2011 I got into a painful car accident and went to my chiropractor. The X-ray revealed where the injury was but it also exposed how dehydrated I was. You see, as a young mother I was self sabotaging my own health because I had a habit of getting up, taking care of everyone and forgetting about my self. I was slowly deteriorating.
It’s important to notice what’s going on in your life and take time to get to the root or cause.
Accept
Accept and don’t make excuses for the behavior. It’s neither good or bad, it is what it is, a setback to your progress. What you should do is ask yourself, “Why is this happening?”
I wasn’t drinking water because I didn't make it a priority. Once I accepted how it happened and understood why it happened I was able to move on.
Connect
Not to sound woo-woo but when we set our minds to workout, eat healthy or make more money, our mind is set in motion to follow through. However if we make it a habit to break self-made promises you will loose self credibility. Eventually we spiral down and loose all passion.
Place your hands over your heart and apologize for not keeping your word and feel the connection.
Rebuild
Ready to get to work? Good
Pick one simple goal and break it down into mini task. In my case I needed to drink more water so I bought a big water flask and filled it the night before. When I woke up I drank and took the flask everywhere.
Starting small shouldn't be overlooked. In fact it’s the little things in life that make the most difference.
Successful Habits
Once you succeed in one area you’ll want to do more. It’s extremely addictive to experience the feeling of building self credibility which will turn into…
self esteem
That’s what I call full circle. Your future self will thank you for resisting the urge to self sabotage. Congrats!
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