Natalie FisherCEO, Natalie Fisher Coaching

The Sneaky Way We Self-sabotage And How To Clear It - EPISODE #228

26 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment Natalie Fisher discusses the subtle form of self‑sabotage that occurs when we talk ourselves out of taking action. She argues that if we know a course of action will lead to growth or a desired result, the only real barrier is our own excuses—fears that effort will be wasted. Fisher counters this by asserting that effort is never for nothing because the process itself changes us. She illustrates this with her personal experience of consistently weight‑lifting multiple times per week since March, noting that the repeated practice has reshaped her mindset and self‑belief, making her a different person regardless of the external outcomes.

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And I believe that when we are talking ourselves out of it, that is the ultimate form of self-sabotage. Because if we know there's something that's going to work if we keep doing it, like if we know that we're going to achieve it, then why wouldn't we keep doing it, right? And so, like I said in the beginning, the excuses are, well, what if I do all this work and it doesn't work? What if I put all this effort in and it's for nothing? And so the response to that that I have is, Well, it will never be for nothing, right? Because even if you don't get the result, you will become a different person in the process of having done it. And I feel that in my bones because from that experience I've had from lifting weights from March until now, at least 2 times a week, 3 to 4 times a week, most weeks, I can tell you that I am a different person for having done that. My mind is different. I believe different things about myself simply because of that repetition.