Posts tagged 'Growth'

In my early 20s, I was a free spirit who shunned the idea of a traditional, steady job. I craved variety and excitement, so I bounced from one temporary job to another with reckless abandon. From the hot, noisy confines of a plastic recycling factory to the assembly lines of a car factory, from pushing flower carts in supermarkets, running a music pub in Thailand to getting my hands dirty in gardening, I sampled a diverse array of professions in my pursuit of experience.

I don’t know about you, but the older you get, the more reflective you become right, and you begin to be grateful for what before you would have considered “small things” and fret a lot less about stuff that would have bothered you previously. There are so many things that grab our attention away from ourselves (I've discussed detoxing from technology in my previous article) and whilst that is absolutely inevitable and indeed a part of life, I really do feel that it doesn’t have to be the only way for us.

Self-sabotage is a common yet often overlooked phenomenon that can hinder our personal and professional growth. Whether it's procrastination, negative self-talk, or fear of success, self-sabotaging behaviours can prevent us from reaching our full potential and living fulfilling lives. In this article, we'll explore the various ways in which we self-sabotage and provide practical strategies for healing and breaking free from these destructive patterns.