Why Do We Self-Sabotage?

Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy.

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We’ve all been guilty of it at one time or another.

You set yourself a goal, a good one, something that you will most definitely have to put work in to achieve, a target that you must play the long game with.

In the beginning, you’re buzzing. You love having a challenge in front of you. A mountain to climb.

As you plot out a plan of attack sometimes you allow your mind to wander, to visualize how things will be once you achieve your goal, the feelings you shall experience, how your life will change for the better — after all, the top ‘gurus’ always recommend that you visualize success, soon these fantasies will become reality, right?

So, now that you have the blueprints — subject to change— of how you plan to build this new life for yourself and your loved ones there is only one thing left to do.

Take action!

So, with all the enthusiasm of a cocker spaniel just before walkies, that’s what you do.

Your devotion to succeed is 100. Confidence levels are at an all-time high, un-matched even by some of the world’s elite. You will stop at nothing to smash through your goals and then just keep on going. The sky is not the limit, there is no limit. There is no…