I think you know that self-sabotage is rampant in this world. It’s human nature.  You want to do one thing, set a goal and decide to do whatever it takes, and then end up stopping or changing your mind at some point. Do you let your subconscious mind steal your dreams? Has that ever happened to you?

I had a call with one of my clients today. Her subconscious mind is trying to get the best of her whenever she’s upleveling big, which she is right now. She is working towards a few really big goals in her business and she has very little time to accomplish them. (By the way, time does not really exist and is not a real barrier, but we won’t get into that right now.)

First she manifested a circumstance that would completely pull her off center.  She got distracted, emotionally drained and couldn’t do what she had set out to do as she had to handle this all-consuming “crisis” first. This happened right after committing to her new big goals and it’s not a coincidence that it happened when it did.

Once the drama of the event settled down, she got moving along towards her goals again, doing the work she needed to do and getting into a good rhythm, and then, boom, she got sick! Has that ever happened to you?

Your subconscious mind wants to keep you right where you are! Remember, it’s the subconscious mind’s job to keep you safe and in the old days, if you walked out of your cave, you could literally get eaten by a lion. The subconscious mind wants to keep you in your cave – no matter how dark, cold or miserable it may be in there. At least you are alive, and that’s what the subconscious mind cares about.

But reaching your business goals won’t kill you, right? Well, the subconscious mind isn’t logical and it doesn’t reason. Click To TweetBut reaching your business goals won’t kill you, right? Well, the subconscious mind isn’t logical and it doesn’t reason. It takes everything literally and simply does what it is programmed to do. In this case, change = danger and needs to be stopped at all forces.

If you let events like these stop you from moving forward, you will always be stuck. The subconscious mind will pull these things each time you do a big uplevel or want to make a change in your life or business that puts you out of your comfort zone.

In fact, I just had the same happen before I went to Seychelles this year. About a week before leaving something happened that could have prevented me from going. I had already paid my coach and the trip and was meeting other people there who were there to support me. It was a major event and no way could I not show up! Understanding what was happening I tried to stay calm and just as quickly as the drama arose, it was gone.

This is what happens: You make a decision to move forward and – boom! Here comes the surprise that makes you stop, wonder and ask yourself: Maybe I’m not supposed to do this…? But yes you are supposed to move forward. In fact, if you don’t you’ll continue to spin around your hamster wheel forever.

Your subconscious mind is rebelling and trying to get you to stop. It knows you very well and knows exactly what kind of situation or event will get you to stop. And if you let it, well then you are back to where you started – in just the same place as before, but this time maybe even more discouraged, because you tried one more time without succeeding.

So how do you move beyond this? You decide that no matter what happens, it’s not going to stop you. You decided you wanted to do this, didn’t you? So, you cannot stop just because some obstacles get in your way. The obstacles are designed to get you to stop, but if you do, you’re trapped. But there is a better way. Read this article to learn how to outsmart your subconscious mind. 

You may have heard some people say that growth is messy, and yes, it can be. But you don’t have to get stuck in the mud. Just keep moving forward and just as quickly as the drama arose, it will go away and you will be on the other side. This time on the side of empowerment, because you finally broke through the barrier that had been trying to keep you stuck, maybe for a very long time.

Next time this happens to you, how are you going to respond? Would love to hear. Feel free to drop a comment below.

Want some help moving beyond self-sabotage and finally break through? I invite you to apply for a complimentary Success-Soul Living Strategy Session here. We’ll get clear on what’s been holding you back and how to change it now so you can step into living your dreams.