#62 The Archetype Series: Say Hello to My Friend Self Sabotage with Carolyn Wallace, Archetype Consultant

Be The Wolf

You know what needs to be done to finish the POUT [put off until tomorrow] project. And it’s not even hard. But try as you might, every time you sit down to work on it, that little voice inside your head says, “Nah, we can do it later. You still have three days.”

So you tell Sally that you can proofread that report she’s been working on. And when John stops by to ask if you can help him solve “another” problem, you say sure and jump to his aid

The next day you open the documents to work on the POUT project. Then you have a never-ending battle in your head about which part of POUT to work on.

You imagine every which way to go about the work, trying to figure out which way makes the most sense. Which way would be the most efficient? Which way will prevent having to backtrack and do things twice?

You tell yourself, “If I can plan it RIGHT, I will save time.”

Forty minutes later, someone comes by to tell you that the new girl brought donuts.

You jump without hesitation. ”Don’t want to miss the donuts!” you tell yourself.

But deep down you know you’re avoiding the POUT project.

Finally, at about 5:30 you are finally feeling it. You’ve gotten a solid 40 minutes of work done on POUT. But at 5:45 Lacy comes by and says that everyone’s leaving for happy hour in 15 and you better come because she has so much to tell you about Lars from accounting.

The next morning your head’s FOGGY and getting out of bed is … let’s just say “not fun.”

But you do it anyway. You have to! The POUT project is due tomorrow! And you know you’re going to have to pull an all-nighter to get it done.

Why do you do this to yourself? You’d think you’d have learned your lesson by now, but no. Procrastination has become your permanent self-sabotaging companion, and you’re sick of it!

Well, if you’re really sick of self-sabotaging I bet you’d be interested in checking out this week’s podcast.

This is the fourth episode of four I’m doing with Carolyn Wallace on the survival archetypes. And this week we are talking about the Saboteur. This is the part of you who procrastinates, and talks you out of those things you KNOW are good for you. The Saboteur will do everything possible to keep you in your comfort zone. It wants everything to stay the same, even if you don’t like it. If you’re not happy about something in your life, it’ll be the part that talks you out of taking the steps to change that thing. So check out this episode so you can learn how to deal with the saboteur.

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Carolyn Wallace Bio:

Carolyn Wallace, Archetypal Consultant, has almost 20 years of experience guiding people through the process of transformation. While she’s worked with various modalities, archetypal consulting is the most powerful and transformative so far. Through archetypal consulting sessions, speaking, and writing, she helps spiritual women stand in their own authority with unapologetic confidence and activate their highest potential through the power of archetypes.

She holds a 500-hour Yoga Teacher Certification from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is a Certified Shake Your Soul dance teacher. While employed at Kripalu, she taught many yoga and dance classes and workshops. She is a seeker of spiritual wisdom and draws from many different streams in her work with clients.