Worthy Wednesdays - Breaking the Self-Sabotage Cycle

Hey Worth Warriors!

Happiest of New Year to you all! I'm back with our first Worthy Wednesday of 2025!

Today's Worthy Wednesday invites you to break the self-sabotage cycle!

Stay Authentic, Stay Curious,

Grace!

🌟 WORTH

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Self-Sabotage Detective Grab your journal and let’s investigate:

1. List your last 3 “almost” moments (when success was within reach but something went wrong) Example: “Almost launched my project but spent the day reorganising my desk instead”

2. For each moment, note:

   • What was about to happen?

   • What did you do instead?

   • What were you feeling just before?

3. Circle any patterns you notice Are you procrastinating before big presentations? Do you pick fights when relationships deepen? Do you overspend when you’re close to a savings goal?

This awareness is your first step to changing the pattern.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Protection to Permission Self-sabotage is often self-protection in disguise. What if these behaviours were trying to keep you safe? How can you thank them and create new safety through growth?

📚 Curated Resource: "Saboteurs Assessment" by Shirzad Chamine Discover how to identify and quiet your inner saboteurs while strengthening your sage mind. ​The Saboteur Assessment​ is your first step to conquering your Saboteurs — identifying them to expose their lies and limiting beliefs. Take the Saboteurs Assessment and you'll be surprised what you find out!

🎯 Micro-Challenge: Pattern Interrupt The next time you catch yourself about to self-sabotage, pause and fill in this blank: "If I let myself succeed, I'm worthy of __________." Sit with your answer for 10 seconds. No editing, no judging - just honest acknowledgment.

💰 WEALTH

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Financial Self-Sabotage Scan or review your last three financial decisions that didn't serve you well. For each one, complete this sentence: "I chose this because I believed..."
Look for limiting beliefs hiding in your answers.

🔄 Worth Reframe: From Defence to Design Stop playing defence with your finances. Learn how to transform protective behaviours into proactive strategies that align with your true financial goals.

📚 Curated Resource: ​"The Psychology of Money" Morgan Housel​ - Specifically focus on the part on how our personal histories shape our money behaviours. (One of my favourite all time go to books - I always refer to this book time and time again)EFT

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Success Safety Net Before making any financial decision this week, ask yourself: "Am I choosing this from fear or growth?" Create a pause between impulse and action.​​​​

🌿 WELLBEING

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Body Signal Mapping Set a timer for 5 minutes. Notice where you feel tension in your body when thinking about success. Place your hand there and ask: "What are you trying to tell me?" Write down what comes up.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Self-Sabotage as Self-Signal What if your "destructive" behaviours are actually desperate attempts at communication from parts of yourself that need attention? Listen with curiosity instead of judgment.

📚 Curated Resource: "​When the Body Says No​" by Dr. Gabor Maté Understanding the mind-body connection in self-sabotaging patterns through when your body says no. This book promotes learning and healing, providing transformative insights into how disease can be the body's way of saying no.

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Nurture Timeline Map out your day in 3-hour blocks. For each block, plan one small act of nurture (2 minutes max) that directly counters your usual self-sabotage pattern.

Examples:

• If you skip meals when stressed: Set an alarm to eat a piece of fruit

• If you avoid rest: Schedule a 1-minute stretch break

• If you isolate when overwhelmed: Send one connection text Track which nurture acts feel most supportive.

WISDOM WHISPERER

Why this whisper? Campbell, who studied the hero's journey across cultures, understood that what we resist most often holds our greatest growth. Self-sabotage is often our way of avoiding the cave - the unknown territory of our potential. But just beyond that resistance lies everything we've been working toward. Your patterns of self-sabotage aren't character flaws; they're signposts pointing toward your next level of growth.

Remember: Every time you catch yourself in a self-sabotage pattern, you're already beginning to break it. Awareness is the first step to freedom.