This week’s question from our portal “Ask Us Anything” comes from Savannah:
I’ve been implementing what you teach and I’m seeing some progress, but I notice I have this pattern where I get momentum going and then I sabotage it. Like I’ll have a great week and then I’ll do something that messes it up. Why do I keep doing this and how do I stop?
You’re hitting your upper limit. You’re reaching a level that’s beyond your current self-image, and your subconscious is pulling you back to what’s familiar.
This is extremely common. Most people have an unconscious ceiling on how much success they think they can have. And when they start to exceed that ceiling, their subconscious creates a problem to bring them back down.
The self-sabotage isn’t random. It’s your subconscious trying to keep you safe by keeping you at the level you’re identified with.
Here’s how you stop it: Number one, you become aware of the pattern. Which you already are, so that’s good. You’re catching it.
Number two, you consciously override it. When you notice yourself about to sabotage, you stop. You recognize what’s happening. And you choose the new behavior instead.
Number three, you raise your self-image. You start seeing yourself as the person who maintains success, not the person who achieves it and then loses it.
This takes practice. You’re going to slip sometimes. But the more you catch it and correct it, the weaker the pattern becomes.
And eventually, your new level of success becomes your new normal. But you have to stay conscious through the process and not let the sabotage run automatically.
Every time you catch yourself about to self-sabotage and you choose differently, you’re reprogramming your subconscious. That’s how you break the pattern.
