BRX Pro Tip: Two Common Sources of Self Sabotage
Stone Payton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor, Stone Payton here with you. Let’s talk about two of the most common sources of self sabotage.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:07] Yeah, as part of a growth of a leader, of an entrepreneur, you know, there’s danger all around you. But sometimes the danger is within, and that we have to fight these kind of self saboteurs that are within ourselves. I think that one of the most common self saboteurs is that inner worrier. That person or part of you that sees all the negative possibilities and potential dangers that are out there.
Lee Kantor: [00:00:38] And those dangers and negative possibilities are both real and imagined. Sometimes that discourages us from taking action, and we really have to be clear that are we not taking action because there really is a danger or there really is a negative possibility, or are we just afraid? So that inner worrier within ourselves is important, kind of, to be aware of and to kind of manage. The second self saboteur that a lot of folks have to deal with is that inner critic who thinks that we’re an impostor, who thinks that we’re not qualified or we’re not ready to take on this challenge ahead. You have to be able to ignore that voice and go boldly forward. The worst case scenario is rarely fatal.
Lee Kantor: [00:01:22] It is much better to take an action and then kind of deal with the ramifications of it, than it is to not take that action and pull the trigger when the time comes. So I think that if you can manage these two self saboteurs, you’re going to have a much better chance of success. Leading is difficult, you know. Running an organization, creating something from nothing is difficult. So if you have these two common self saboteurs kind of working against you, it makes it that much harder. So be aware that they exist and fight through them. You can do it.
