Why You Need To Recognise Your Self-Sabotage Behaviour

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Self-sabotage has been the story of my life, the good thing now, is I can recognise when I’m doing it.

I have read extensively within the self-help genre to be the best version of me I can be. After I have finished a book, I have all the best intentions to implement the pages' suggestions, but the motivation soon fizzles out.

I liken myself to a firework. I am full of energy and excitement, shooting off up into the sky, going beyond the realms of expectation, only to quickly disappear into a puff of smoke and readorn my invisibility cloak to the outside world.

I was astonished that maybe I need to address that I have it all wrong in my head when it comes to my interpretation of fear. You see, I have always been afraid of failing.

I now understand that it is my fear of success that actually fuels my self-sabotage behaviour.

What if I am successful in achieving what my heart desires? What then?

How can I learn to recognise my self-sabotage as soon as it appears? How can I be the best version of me every day, even if it does include procrastination? What exactly is self-sabotage?

Surely, sitting on the sofa reading a book is helpful, instrumental in my growth? Um, yes and no.