Worksheet: Break the Self-Sabotage Cycle

This worksheet helps you recognize when you're about to torpedo something that's working

This worksheet stops the cycle before you blow up what’s working. You’ll identify your specific pattern (the deadline binge, the finish line pivot, the “too good” retreat), name the actual fear driving it, and create a plan to interrupt it next time.

It’s designed for people who’ve spent decades thinking they were fundamentally broken: flaky, lazy, someone who “always does this.” You’re not broken. Your brain is trying to protect you from something that feels catastrophic. This helps you see what that something is.

This pairs with our core newsletter on why self-sabotage feels safer than success.