Hey beauty!!
Let's get real about self sabotage, shall we?
If you aren't familiar, self-sabotage is essentially when we (either deliberately or subconsciously) prevent ourselves from achieving something or stop a goal/intention from being successful.
Common self-sabotaging behaviors include everything from procrastination, to comfort eating, to mindless/numbing activity, to abusing drugs and alcohol--and also much subtler behaviors! While it's a normal part of life, some of us experience self-sabotage to such a high degree that we are never able to get "un-stuck" and accomplish the things we care about.
What you might not know, is that self-sabotage comes up all the time amongst aspiring entrepreneurs. Many of us had the realization that we wanted to start a business, but blocked ourselves from actually doing so for a substantial period of time.
Here are some common ways many of us sabotage our desire to build a business in the beginning:
+ Convincing yourself it's not the right time
+ Telling yourself it's too hard or will take too long before actually giving it a shot
+ Convincing yourself other people will react negatively to your business when you put it "out-there"
+ Assuming the start-up costs/investments are too much and would never be made back
+ Telling yourself you aren't good enough
+ Assuming your business will fail before even starting
+ Believing you don't have any real value to share with the world & therefore can't sell an in-demand product/service
Does any of this sound familiar?!
Full transparency, I've probably told myself everything on this list at one point in my entrepreneurial journey! I allowed self-sabotage to kill my dreams for multiple years before finally figuring out how to move forward.
Here's the truth, self-sabotage is actually our subconscious mind's way of protecting ourselves. This is the reason self-sabotage always comes up when we are about to step outside our comfort zones and do something expansive for ourselves--we get scared and try to stay safe by resorting back to our old ways of being. Soo frustrating, right?!
So what can you do about this?
Nurture yourself! Knowing that sabotage is coming from fear, do everything you can to reassure yourself that you are safe, you can trust yourself, and that things will be okay--In fact, remind yourself that things will be even better as a result of you...[INSERT BIG EXCITING GOAL HERE]!
Be fully present with yourself along every step of your journey while you're starting your business, sending love to the fears and excuses that come upand assuring yourself that moving outside your comfort zone is a positive thing!
You are bigger than your self-saboteur! All the power you need to start your business is already within you. Nurture, nurture, nurture, because you are more than ready to start!
Sending love, gf!
Xo Kristen
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