The 4 steps you need to help you stop self-sabotage in its tracks

How To Stop Self-Sabotage and Get Out of Your Own DAMN Way

Self-sabotage is very real and alive in everyone’s life, but it doesn’t have to be in charge

Ellen Goodwin
12 min readNov 11, 2022

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I once almost ran my former business into the ground by ignoring clients and deadlines. Instead, I watched YouTube videos and got into heated political discussions online.

Why?

Because cat videos were way more fun than invoicing or finding new clients. I needed to grow the business, but I wasn’t sure of the next steps to take.

Each idea I came up with, I quickly shot down, thinking, “I can’t do that,” “I’m not good at that,” and “No one will believe me if I say that.” I was sitting in fear: procrastinating, and getting nothing done. I was a one-woman wrecking crew, sabotaging my business. And I was damn good at it!

One year later, my business was thriving. New clients were calling. Interesting work was showing up. I was connected with my business and excited about the future. Cat videos and political arguments were a thing of the past. There may have been unicorns dancing in my office and rainbows shooting through the windows.

What kind of mysterious miracle happened in those 12 months?

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Ellen Goodwin

Productivity Consultant, TEDx Speaker, Podcast Co-host, Author of DONE: How To Work When No One Is Watching. Learn more at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com