How Your Emotions Can Screw up Your Success

Are you paying attention to your feelings?

Are you paying attention to your feelings?

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“New Year’s resolutions often fail because toxic emotions and experiences from our past can sabotage us or keep us stuck with the same old thoughts, patterns, and regrets.”

— Debbie Ford

It is impossible to change our behavior without addressing our emotions.

We can manage our attitudes, but emotions are out of our control. That’s the biggest challenge that lies ahead. Even though we can’t control our emotions, we must confront them if we want to achieve our resolutions.

You can’t block negative emotions from your life. Whether it’s fear, anxiety, or guilt, you are not immune from the emotional rollercoaster — change is not a linear process, but full of highs and lows.

Unfortunately, most people think that success depends on the right method. By looking for a 5-step process to achieving our goals, they fail to address the emotional battle inside their minds.

Emotions Inside Your Head

“The problem with New Year’s resol…