ID-670-Dineen Wasylik

Q: My question is how did you learn to get out of your own way? I feel that for me I’m making choices that impede progress instead of going forward. How do you get out of your way and do what you know you need to do? Because I think a lot of people self-sabotage, which is what I’m learning today is that I’m doing a lot of that.
A: Well, self-sabotage and getting out of your own way are not necessarily the same thing. Self-sabotage could be when you make decisions that you know are going to lead to results you don’t want. Getting in your own way could be your subconscious attempt to protect yourself from something that you’re afraid of.
A: I think, the bigger picture is every chance you have an opportunity to do something that scares you think about why you’re not making the decision. If you know it’s going to move you forward, why are you not doing that? You’re probably not doing that because you’re afraid to fail. You’re afraid you’re not going to get there. And then I start thinking, why am I so inclined to believe I’m not going to get there when I have all this opportunity for past reflection of things that I did that I did get there. So I’m going to choose to focus my energy on those things, all of the times I got there as opposed to all of the times I couldn’t get there.