Could You Be Your Own Worst Enemy? 4 Signs to Look For.

Have you ever wondered why it is that you're not getting ahead?

Are you having difficulty in finding opportunities?

Or could it be that you're not taking the opportunities when they come to you?

Crazy as it sounds, the most common reason people don't succeed is that they're engaging in self-defeating behaviors.

If you're not performing at the level you think you ought to be, you might want to consider whether or not you've become your own worst enemy.

How can you tell if you’re your own worst enemy? Look for these four signs:

#1) You Use the Emergency Exit

Do you tend to come close to completion of a project, only to back out at the last minute?

When you feel the need to bail, it's typically because you're afraid to take the last step.

Either you're too worried that it won't work out, or worse, you're worried that it will.

It's not uncommon to back away from things that frighten us. For instance, this is why we tank a relationship the moment we start to feel close to the other person. It's also why we sabotage ourselves at work when we hear we're being considered for promotion.

#2) You're Procrastinating

When you put things off, it typically means you are feeling unsure about what you're doing.

If you feel like your skills are not up to the task, or you're not confident regarding the next step, it's natural to put things off, hoping that they'll seem more apparent later.

The problem is this clarity rarely comes. In truth, we only wind up sinking ourselves when we could have asked for help instead.

#3) You're Burying Yourself in Something Else Entirely

Are you easily distracted?

If you're worried about the outcome of one project, it's not uncommon to throw yourself into another.

This helps you keep your mind off what worries you. It also keeps you from getting done what you need to.

#4) You're Giving Yourself the Wrong Pep Talk

Instead of using some positive self-talk to get things done, are you by any chance using negative self-talk to keep you from trying?

After all, it's very easy to convince ourselves that we're failures. Why do we do it? Because if we know it's not going to work out, we never have to try in the first place.

All these behaviors can have a seriously detrimental effect on what we're doing. Indeed, we are experts at being our own worst enemies, especially when we are trying to accomplish something which involves any manner of risk, or the task is personally important to us.

Your brain has a sneaky little secret locked within.

And it could be holding you back.

You may think you know how you naturally function. After all, you know yourself, right?

And, like I mentioned above, it sometimes feels like you’ve hit a roadblock whenever you try to move forward with a goal. Or opportunities seem to evade you.

Then the frustration takes over, maybe you beat yourself up.

What you may not realize is that your brain is like a computer that you haven’t been taught how to use yet.

Without knowing that, you can easily sabotage yourself (because you don’t fully understand how you actually function).

Every time you try to move forward on whatever you’re trying to succeed at, you end up fighting yourself.

It doesn’t have to be so hard.