I don’t believe that anyone sits around masterminding ways to prevent themselves from succeeding in life. Who does that? Usually what happens is girl (or boy, hi - welcome to InMyHeels.com!) sees something she wants, girl chases it ’til she gets it. Easy enough right?
Well, not so much.
Self sabotage, simple defined, are things that you do that prevent you from achieving a certain level of success. It’s a sneaky little bugger; it can come in various forms and you may not even realize it for a very long time. The problem here is without investigating the real culprit behind your lack of improvement, you are most likely to find yourself stuck in a rut. You probably eventually figure you have to live with your own unhappiness and try to find ways how to - remaining complacent in your own dissatisfaction. Taking that despair up a notch would be a lot of anger towards life, yourself, and those who seem to be doing much better - wondering why you can’t do it too.
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I am writing this to the woman who wants it all. I am all about wanting it all. I dream big, I aim (really) high, I think whoever thinks I have delusions of grandeur apparently doesn’t know me well enough, and I sip from a glass that’s half-full.
It’s wonderful, really.
What ISN’T wonderful is the insane amount of stress that can come from having to multi-task and drudge through a way too busy day. Stress is like quicksand right at the very center of your dreams. You add to, tweak, or create new dreams and goals and while you are trying to move forward with all of your plans, the quicksand sucks you and your strength away as you try to forge on! The less strength you have, the less you are able to manage. Regardless of what success is for you, effort and energy is required to make the engine of your dreamboat purr. If you want to be super-mom, a straight-A student, a star at work, handy-sans-the-man, or (eek) everything at once–
You’re going to need a system.
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