Do you find yourself questioning your decisions, getting stuck at a certain level in your business, or do you feel like life is just throwing you one drama after another? Do you feel like you are just not doing a great job in your life and business?

In this episode, I will be sharing an amazing book that just blew my mind and changed my perspective on self-sabotage - "The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery" by Brianna Wiest. This book is filled with wisdom and truth bombs that helped me get over habits that lead me to self-sabotage. I will also share my observations of how business owners can spiral down to self-sabotage, as well as my personal experiences.

Make sure you listen in and let me know how this episode resonated with you. I cannot recommend this book enough and I dropped a few more books that you can check out with the links below!

Key Points of the Episode:

• A short introduction about the book "The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery" by Brianna Wiest.
• The self-sabotaging behaviors observed and experienced by Stef.
• Leadership, growth, breaking habits, and ego.

Quote:

"Being busy is not a virtue. It only signals to others that you don't know how to manage your time or your tasks."

"We have to make those hard-line changes if we really, really want to see a difference in our lives."

"Success requires change."

"To put an end to self-sabotage behaviors means change is on the horizon."

"The people that you keep company will 100% have an impact on you."

"Ego wants you to play small. It wants you to stay on the couch and not do your routine because that feels safe."

"Give yourself a break, give yourself some grace if you struggle with self-sabotage."

"The higher I went I realized this isn't getting easier. The growth does not stop."

"If you have to constantly on a near-daily basis rationalize why you're unhappy about your life, you're not doing yourself any favors or not getting any closer to creating lasting change."

" Not everybody in your inner circle is going to be on the same page as you when it comes to growth."

In this Episode:

• 0:26 Stef gives a brief intro about the book "The Mountain is You" and how it relates to self-sabotage.
• 2:26 What Stef realized about being "busy" and why it's self-sabotaging behavior.
• 10:18 Stef talks about the time she felt stuck in her business.
• 14:00 What Stef realized about success, routine, and becoming more intentional.
• 19:50 How self-love can help you get over self-sabotage.
• 21:39 Stef talks about leadership, growth, and her personal experience in breaking habits.
• 27:19 Stef talks about the importance of spending time with the right people.
• 30:41 Stef touches on some of the other self-sabotaging behaviors mentioned in the book.
• 32:29 Stef talks about ego versus intuition.

Link/s Mentioned:

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest: https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-You-Transforming-Self-Sabotage-Self-Mastery/dp/1949759229

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest: https://www.amazon.com/Essays-That-Will-Change-Think/dp/1945796065/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/139-6858284-4425904?pd_rd_w=4Y5ES&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=J3J6S8CSY47926HCPZ1G&pd_rd_r=78733728-d6ea-46a4-a46f-7518e0f42170&pd_rd_wg=9DYXT&pd_rd_i=1945796065&psc=1

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0593189647/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18WQ49ZS8L68P&dchild=1&keywords=atomic+habits&qid=1632970662&s=books&sprefix=Atomi%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C372&sr=1-2