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Before we begin our journey through the 15 powerful ways people can self-sabotage their own success , let’s take a moment to define “self-sabotage”.Self-sabotage is most recognizable by the experience of an internal “tug-of-war” between having a desire to do something and feeling like you can’t or shouldn’t do it.

Any time you hear yourself say, “I want to do this, but I can’t (or I shouldn’t)!” this is the inner conflict of self-sabotage.

While it may seem difficult, you can break free from your self sabotaging barriers. The first and most important step is to recognize your specific self sabotage behaviors and barriers. Once you have accepted full responsibility for your self sabotage behaviors and barriers you can begin the process of breaking free from their strong-hold on you.  To follow is a list of the 15 most powerful ways in which people sabotage their own efforts to create the success they desire. Use this as a checklist to begin taking an honest look at your own behaviors.

You are experiencing self-sabotage behavior if…

1. Inconsistency in handling projects

You start projects designed to create your success, make some progress, then lose interest and don’t finish them.

2. Procrastination

You procrastinate doing the tasks that will actually produce the success you desire. (Procrastination is the poster-child of self-sabotage behavior!)

3. Worrying about what others will think.

You worry too much about what others will think of you if you confidently promote yourself, your products and/or your business.

 4. Excuses

You tell yourself that your “excuses” for not doing the important activities are real “reasons”.

5. Discouragement

You let yourself get discouraged by how hard it is to make money in today’s economy.

6. Too much opportunities

You let yourself get overwhelmed by the massive money-making opportunities that all promise “riches beyond belief”.

7. Fear of Taking Risks

You pigeon-hole yourself into one or two “safe” money-making behaviors that limit your revenue and income.

8. Lack of Courage

Despite the fact that you know your topic inside and out, you are uncomfortable marketing yourself as an “expert” in your field.

9. Lack of Focus

You don’t focus on any subject or product long enough to actually be an expert, which significantly decreases your self confidence.

10. Failure to Set Specific Goals

You don’t set specific goals for guiding your success-making efforts and decisions.

11. No Perseverance

You can’t get yourself to stick to realistic long-term money strategies that will guide your spending decisions.what you actually “do want”.

12. Secret Fears

You have secret fears about people criticizing you for making and having an abundance of financial success. You also have secret fears that being successful will make other people not like you. You have come to believe that you cannot make money doing what you really want to do.

13. You are used to Falling

You’ve been knocked down enough times that it is becoming harder and harder to get back up and try again.

14. Low self-esteem

You constantly devalue yourself and your talents by “giving away” your services. You have inner programming that tells you that making and having lots of money is sinful or otherwise bad.

15. Indecisiveness

You have sooo many great ideas that it seems impossible to pick one and get started. You know you have the potential to do more with your life, but are afraid of failure (or success).

Self-sabotage happens to people of all ages, professions, financial and social status! Few people are exempt from this frustrating fact of life!

However, authentically successful people will do whatever they need to do to break free from their self sabotaging barriers and behaviors so they can easily and naturally move toward the successful accomplishment of their goals.

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