Why Do Sometimes We Self-Sabotage?

You know half the reason I write so many blog posts?

As I teach you, I teach myself.

I have lots of reasons to make excuses between 3 young children, multiple businesses and investments, employees, hundreds of thousands of people in my organization, etc.

Sometimes I let these “excuses” prevent me from doing what I know needs to be done. (working out, writing my next book, planning date-nights with my love, etc)

I’ll tell you what I tell myself.

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I spoke to a packed out crowd a couple nights ago at a restaurant in San Diego.

It’s always a ton of fun for me and I wanted to share my own unique little process I’ve used for the past 10 years when I got started with my company.

I had allowed myself to get burned out in the past and it got to the point where it just wasn’t “fun” doing events anymore. That’s a major problem and I knew it would cost me a ton of money if I allowed that to continue.

So I implemented rule #1 for myself.

What’s rule #1 you ask?

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Quick story:

I was having dinner a few years ago with a friend doing his PhD in organizational leadership and we had a fascinating conversation.

For his thesis, he went back in time over the past 100 years looking at the most respected authors and lecturers on leadership and discovered the 5 character traits that were the most commonly listed.

Today I’ll share one of them.

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My ex-grandmother-in-law passed away today. (My children’s great-grandmother)

She was an amazingly kind woman who had eight children. Thankfully, most of her close family got to see her before she passed on.

I’m sad to see her go but happy because I’m sure she’s earned a place in heaven and is now without any pain or suffering.

Between her passing and Kobe’s passing last week, it’s got me thinking a lot about my own death.

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