The Money Mind Shift

One of the biggest hurdles to creating a wealth mindset is sabotaging your own success. Everyone has had the experience of self-destructing. It’s a strange feeling to know that you ruined the very thing you were trying so hard to accomplish. Most self-sabotage is the result of discomfort. It can be the discomfort of failing, succeeding, or having to perform tasks that are uncomfortable.

You may have heard the saying, “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” Unfortunately, most of us are well-practised in the art of avoiding discomfort. This is the most common way we sabotage our success.

Are you sabotaging your success?

Consider these points:

1. Distractions. The tasks that need to be done in order to be successful are typically less appealing than watching TV, surfing the internet, or spending time with friends. We’re experts at distracting ourselves, and the urge to seek out distractions increases with the unpleasantness of the task.

• Solution: Allow yourself to have distractions, but control when, and how long, you engage in them. You might give yourself 30 minutes of distraction time after three hours of work. Or, you might limit distractions to the evening after your work is done for the day. 
• Use your distractions as a reward for doing valuable work. Allow yourself the ability to enjoy your distractions in a guilt-free manner. This way, you can channel distractions into a more positive outlet.

2. Procrastination. Distractions are one way of procrastinating, but there are countless ways to procrastinate. The general theme is that you’re doing something other than what you should be doing.

• Solution: Be clear on what needs to be done and why.
• Focus on just getting started, which is often the most challenging part of working.
• Use a timer and see how much you can accomplish in 30 minutes.

3. Indecisiveness. Indecisiveness is a success killer. When you can’t make up your mind, progress comes to a stop. If you wait until you have all the wisdom and information necessary to make the perfect choice, you’ll be waiting a long time. You have to pull the trigger and move forward.

• Solution: Be clear on what needs to be done to accomplish your objective.
• Give yourself a time limit. You might give yourself 10 minutes or a day to make a decision. Then just decide and do your best.

4. Negative thoughts. For many people, the closer they get to success, the more negative thoughts they experience.

The shift happens before the numbers do

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