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- Have you ever wondered why you often find yourself procrastinating or quitting just as you’re on the verge of achieving a major goal?
- Did you know that self-sabotage is actually a primitive biological response, and there are four specific triggers behind why we do it?
- What if you could master a clinically proven, six-step process to finally silence your inner critic and turn your willpower into an unstoppable force?
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Key Takeaways from Stop Self-Sabotage
- Understand why self-sabotaging behaviors stem from the brain's natural survival instincts to attain rewards and avoid threats, and learn how to bring these drives back into balance.
- Discover the six troublesome mental triggers—such as mind reading or overgeneralizing—and use a simple 24-hour thought-tracking exercise to pinpoint exactly what is derailing your progress.
- Learn how to disrupt the harmful sequence of events, thoughts, feelings, and actions by using a deemphasizing technique to objectively detach from your initial emotional reactions.
- Master the ABC method to dismantle bad habits by carefully analyzing the Antecedents, Behaviors, and Consequences that keep you trapped in destructive cycles like procrastination.
- Find out how to finally reach your goals by clearing psychological roadblocks and utilizing targeted exercises designed to sustain your motivation and willpower.
Learning Tools
Reinforce what you learned from Stop Self-Sabotage
Mind Map
Stop Self-Sabotage
Core Premise
Root Causes
Step 1: Tune Into Thinking
Identify 6 Triggers
Thought Log Exercise
Step 2: Shut Down Triggers
The Behavioral Sequence
Deemphasizing Technique
Step 3: Change Old Ways
Learn the ABCs
Break the Cycle
Step 4: Go For The Goal
Mental Contrasting
Implementation Intentions
Step 5: Maintain Focus
Value Alignment
Daily Value Practice
Step 6: Craft Visual Plan
Blueprint for Change Board
L.I.F.E. Obstacles (Bottom)
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 8
According to Dr. Judy Ho, what two key survival skills is self-sabotage usually rooted in?
Stop Self-Sabotage — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Step 1: tuning into your thoughts
Chapter 3: Step 2: shutting down triggering thoughts
Chapter 4: Step 3: transforming your old behaviors
Chapter 5: Step 4: aiming for your goal
Chapter 6: Step 5: keeping your focus steady
Chapter 7: Step 6: designing a visual blueprint
Stop Self-Sabotage Summary & Overview
Stop Self-Sabotage (2019) outlines a six-step guide to identifying and overcoming behaviors that counteract people’s ability to reach goals of all kinds. The clinically proven process includes exercises, practical advice, and real-life examples of how people have used the method to change their lives.
Who Should Listen to Stop Self-Sabotage?
- Procrastinators
- Anyone who struggles with motivation or willpower to achieve their goals
- People looking to make positive changes quickly and efficiently
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