How Do I Sabotage My Goals?

This question is one that can lead in many directions and for most can have several answers. Sabotage is defined as "...a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy, oppressor or employer through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction."

Wow! Powerful actions with devastating consequences. Sabotage can show up when we least expect it. It can be from the words we say to ourselves to the restrictions we place in front of our goals to keep us from achieving success.

*I'm not qualified.
*Who am I to think I can do that?
*I can only do one thing at a time.
*I don't have the energy right now.

These are all places where our saboteur hinders our progress. I encourage you to name your saboteur. Call it out and recognize that it is present and alive in your being. It needs to be recognized and contained. The more you ignore its presence, the more it will undermine and control your behaviors. Recognize when your inner voice says things that are not aligning with what you know to be true about yourself. It is often the saboteur that is writing your life script.

For example, if you say to yourself, I am not qualified for a promotion...take a look at your true self. It is that you are just scared? It is that you have never been in a position like that before? It is that you will have to step in the light and be present? These are more likely the reasons why you haven't moved forward...not because you are not qualified. You probably have a lot to offer. You are intelligent, resourceful, a great communicator and all of these things cannot be learned. These are innate qualities that you would bring to the table. Sure, there are things you could learn about your new position but that is what the challenge is. Learning and growing. If you never step out of the saboteur prospective, you will never see the new and improved you on the other side.

So, I challenge you to ask yourself this question. How do I sabotage my goals? It is in the answer to this question you will find the most powerful you ready to accomplish and learn along the way!