The Mountain Is You

THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Automatically believing
what you think and feel is true.
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WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You want to worry because it feels comfortable, and therefore
safer. The more you blindly trust every random thought or feeling that
passes through you, the more you are going to be at the whim of what’s
happening around you. You must learn to steady yourself in clarity, truth,
and groundedness, and to be able to mentally discern between what is
helpful and what is not.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Eating poorly when you
don’t want to.

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WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU
TO KNOW: You are doing too much, or you’re not giving yourself enough
rest and nourishment. You are being too extreme. This is why your body is
requiring that you continue to fuel it. Alternatively, it could be that you are
emotionally hungry, and because you are not giving yourself the true
experiences you crave, you are satisfying your
“hunger” another way.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Not doing the work you
know would help move your career forward.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You might not be as clear as you think you are on what you want
to be doing. If it isn’t flowing, there is a reason. Instead of trying to push
through and continually hitting the same wall over and over again, take a
step back. Maybe it’s time to regroup, restrategize, or
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seriously think about why you’re trying to take the steps you are.
Something needs to change, and it’s probably not just your motivation.
THE WAY YOU ARE SELF-SABOTAGING: Overworking.
WHAT YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND MIGHT WANT YOU TO
KNOW: You do not have to prove your value. You do, however, have to
stop running from the discomfort of being alone with your feelings, which
is very often the reason that people overwork. There is a difference between

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being passionately committed to something and feeling obligat-ed to
outperform everyone else. One is healthy; the other is not.