Pick one area where you self-sabotage today. Don't try to fix it. Just sit with the feeling that arises right before you do the behavior. Name that feeling. That is the first step of the climb.
To stop sabotaging your success, you must teach your nervous system that it is safe to feel good. Practice gratitude not as a platitude, but as a neurological exercise. Literally say out loud: "It is safe for me to win. It is safe for me to be happy." One of Wiest’s most powerful lessons is that you cannot let the child you used to be drive the car of your adult life. The Mountain Is You - Transforming Self-Sabotag...
Your inner child might want to stay in bed all day and eat ice cream. Your adult self knows you have bills to pay and a mission to fulfill. Self-mastery is the act of kindly, but firmly, taking the wheel back. You don't ignore the child's fear; you acknowledge it, then you act as the adult anyway. When you realize you are the mountain, a profound shift occurs. You stop waiting for the world to change and start looking inward. Pick one area where you self-sabotage today
Self-mastery isn't perfection. It is the moment you feel the urge to sabotage (snap at your spouse, skip the workout, doom-scroll for three hours), and you simply choose differently. Not because it’s easy, but because you finally understand that the only way out is through. Name that feeling
We often look at our lives and wonder why we aren’t where we want to be. We have the vision. We have the drive. Yet, something invisible keeps holding us back.