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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  But you can witness their effects when you set a new goal and then notice the various ways in which you block yourself from achieving it quickly. Maybe you procrastinate. Maybe you hold back due to fear. Maybe you question whether or not you’re worthy of some new accomplishment. Maybe you make avoidable mistakes that sabotage your progress. Much of the resistance you experience is coming from your subconscious beliefs. |
This is so true and so frustrating. But I wonder if a part of personal development is recognizing these behaviors WHILE they are happening. So many times I have set a goal, and actually taken action, and slowly, I start undoing that action, slowly I forget about the original goal, until I say "hey wait a minute. Didn't I say a couple weeks ago I was going to consistently do xyz?"
By now, I have knowledge of what I am doing to myself so it is kind of funny in a way. Many important subconscious beliefs, I have re-programmed (the belief that I am a cigarette smoker, the belief that I don't enjoy exercise or can't exercise regularly, the belief that it is too hard to make my own meals, the belief that I can't go out alone and meet new people, the belief that I can't go on long trips by myself and have solo adventures). So I am proud of that.
But the "big stuff", I spin my wheels on and procrastinate. I would like to develop the strength and discipline to see my own intentions through to the end. Actually, the stuff I just listed that I have achieved, I spun my wheels on those things too until I finally incorporated them into my life. Perhaps I had to get some more foundations set before I could handle the bigger stuff like WEALTH and LOVE and FREEDOM.
Anyhow, there is a nice blank area of my wall I'm going to redecorate.