You’re caught up in a cycle. You know the one. You’ve been talking down to yourself for a while. Every word in your mind points out your flaws and mistakes to the point where you might even start to believe it.

When you’re in upheaval, you tend to hit survival mode pretty quickly. Your life becomes focused on just getting through the day. Beyond that? You don’t have the time or energy to consciously set new personal growth goals.

People are wired with emotions. Therefore, when you suppress your emotions, you are going against your design. That can cause harm to you physically and emotionally.

What does it mean to try something new? For some, it may mean learning a new sport. For others, it could be trying a new food. Whatever it means to you, the principle is the same for everyone:

You may have heard of the best-selling book, Psycho Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz, M.D., F.I.C.S. Today’s field of psychology considers the book to be one of the most important ever written.

Self-sabotage is when certain thought patterns or behaviours prevent us from reaching our goals. This can be either active or passive and so sometimes we may not even realise we’re doing it.

Everyone procrastinates sometimes, and it is totally normal. But, if you find that procrastination is a constant problem for you, it’s time to make a few changes in your life.