Those Pesky Little Buggers
How to Deal with the Thoughts that Lead to Self Sabotage
Tapping has changed my life in so many ways. When I think back to 4 years ago and where I was at emotionally and mentally and the state of affairs in my life, I can really see the changes. I felt pretty emotionally bankrupt and I was sick and tired of being sick and tired of where my life was at.
When I found tapping, for a while I noticed I was figuratively pinching myself because a part of me was in disbelief that I was finally truly getting the positive traction in my life I had tried for so many years to get. It’s truly amazing how well this technique has worked for me.
I’m so thankful to now be running my own business and to see all the ways that I used to self sabotage (never intentionally). The challenge was I had so many persistent thoughts that I’d been thinking over so many years that ended up limiting me and my ability to really create positive lasting change in my life.
I spent years caught in what I like to call the Try and Fail Cycle and now I’m happy to report this is no longer the case.
Recently I became acutely aware of my doubtful mind. It seemed to rear it’s head with new vigor and force. I was tapping consistently on this yet it felt like it kept returning with equal strength.
Was this really the case?
Were my tapping efforts in vain?
Here’s the good news. I was making progress. It’s just that my doubt has been a much longer term thought pattern.
My maiden name is Wortman and I had a nickname given to me by those who knew me best. Worry Wortman.
When I remembered this, it came to me that worry/doubt had been a rather constant companion of mine. Unbeknownst to me I had been cultivating my doubtful thoughts for decades.
What a relief!!!!
A relief you might think….really?!?!!
YES….it was definitely a relief, because what this meant was that my doubtful thoughts had simply created a more well worn neural pathway in my brain. What that meant was it was going to take more persistent pattern interrupting to release my doubtful thoughts.
So each time my doubt would flair up and remembered to do so, I’d do a quick pattern interrupt and I have to say, it’s been highly effective. I notice my doubtful thoughts are much less persistent and so much more manageable.
Now I’m onto my next well worn thought pattern and I’m being quite vigilant in interrupting this pattern as well.
I think what’s really helped is I’ve chosen some amazing mentors and coaches that have helped me to clear out so much of what I call the undertow of emotional charge around so many of my limiting thoughts that now my self awareness is on hyper drive and I much more quickly notice these more persistent limiting thoughts.
If you find, you’re not getting the positive traction in your life that you’d like. If you are tired and burned out from feeling like you’re caught in the Try and Fail Cycle, then I hope you find the video included helpful. I’ll share with you some ways to interrupt the limiting beliefs that show up for you.
So in the spirit of freeing yourself from the thoughts that lead you to self sabotage…I hope you find this useful.
Here’s to Taking Your Big Leap!!
Marti