Self defeating thinking appears in predictable situations.
Examples:
- rejection
- tough conversations
- pricing discussions
- stalled deals
Here is a quick exercise to examine your top 3 self-defeating triggers…
Take a piece of paper and write down your top 3, now.
Consider when hesitation, for you, appears most often…and start writing.
When you’re finished, walk away and take a breather.
Return to your responses and look for patterns in where you experience a self-defeating trigger.
It could be one of the examples above or something completely unique to you.
Keep these triggers handy, because in the next post we’ll talk about how to interrupt these triggers and put you back in control.