Ep 114: 5 Ways We Talk Ourselves Into Sabotage

<p>Self-sabotage poses a huge threat to your goals and your health. Beyond that, it's incredibly frustrating. The key to overcoming it is to understand the ways we talk ourselves into sabotage.</p> <p>Most people are so frustrated that they continuously set goals then get in their own way. In many cases, they don't even understand how or why it's happening.</p> <p>How can you want something so bad yet continue to sabotage? Why are you getting in the way of something you want so badly?</p> <p>I've found that there are 5 common arguments we use to talk ourselves into sabotage. In today's episode, I'll go through the ways we talk ourselves into sabotage and give you a worksheet and checklist to identify how to change the behavior.</p> <p>Definitely listen to the full episode for an explanation of how we use these senseless (false) arguments and how to stop. </p> <ol> <li>I'll start tomorrow</li> <li>This one thing doesn't make a difference</li> <li>It's not working anyway</li> <li>I can make up for it later</li> <li>I've been so good (so I've earned it)</li> </ol> <p>In the episode we talk about why these arguments are not only counterproductive but also completely untrue. I introduce a detailed strategy on how stop letting these lies sneak up on you and throw you off track.</p> <p>We don't use these arguments because they are real or true. We use them because they give us what we want: permission to be be indulgent.</p> <p>The most effective way to remove the power of these lies we tell ourselves is to identify:</p> <ul> <li>what they are</li> <li>when we use them</li> <li>that they are completely untrue and counterproductive</li> <li>positive affirmations with which to replace them</li> </ul> <p>http://primalpotential.com/5-ways-we-talk-ourselves-into-sabotage/</p>