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There is an interesting board game saboteur. There are dwarves who go to the goal with gold. But there are still dwarves who sabotage the excavations. They have another goal, so that the dwarves do not have time and do not reach the gold in the allotted time.
Often we ourselves are the gnomes who sabotage our goal because deep down we have the opposite goal and achieve it.
This is because everything is new, your growth is a source of stress, instability and risk. At a deep level, we have resistance and skillfully sabotage achievements. If you do nothing, nothing will happen. And now we are already looking for reasons instead of solutions
For the technique of working with sabotage, you can use the Descartes square.
If I do:
+ What will happen if this happens?
- What won't happen if it happens?
If I don't do it
+ What will happen if it does not happen?
- What won't happen if it doesn't happen?
After answering the questions, the Purpose becomes clearer, and the last question drains the energy from our inner saboteur
Peaceful Warrior is a drama that was released in 2006. What is interesting is that there is a discussion of the topics of internal sabotage and the syndrome of delayed life.
The main character, gymnast Dan Millman, is forced to rethink his life after an injury, and he finds a teacher in the person of the mysterious Socrates, who helps him understand the importance of living in the next moment and using the potential that we already have.
The film explores the ideas of self-improvement, inner peace and the ability to overcome one's own limitations.