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Why Do We Engage in Self-Sabotage and How to Overcome It

Philip A. Christensen
3 min readSep 19, 2023

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Why do we engage in Self-Sabotage? and how to overcome it? Do you know those moments when you’re in a hurry because a delay could bring you various problems? When self-sabotage comes into play, you’ll be late. Or when you’re preparing to close the deal of your life, and your partner informs you that they want to separate?

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That’s when self-sabotage enters the stage.

In general, success means not doing the things that don’t bring you success. If gaining weight means an excess of calories, success for a great physique means consuming fewer calories.

Having money often involves having a mindset that allows you to keep it. Having time means using what’s available more effectively. Similarly, having success means reducing the occasions when self-sabotage occurs.

What is self-sabotage?

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Self-sabotage is about those behaviors or thought patterns that simply hold you back. Sometimes you find yourself in those patterns that create problems and prevent you from reaching your goals, and despite trying to make changes and break those patterns, something happens, and you end up…

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Philip A. Christensen
Philip A. Christensen

Written by Philip A. Christensen

Author and coach, I write for ambitious solopreneurs, creative freelancers, and overwhelmed leaders who want to know how to deal with their self-sabotage.

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