187 Self Sabotaging Quotes

187 Self Sabotaging Quotes

Do you ever find yourself stumbling through life without achieving the success you desire?

If so, it could be due to what is known as self-sabotage. Have you heard of this destructive behavior?

Self-sabotage is when you have a goal in mind that you keep trying to reach, but something within yourself stops you from doing so.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, people will use self-defeating words and actions to block their own progress.

Negative thoughts can stop us from achieving our goals and dreams.

We must recognize these self sabotaging tendencies if we want to succeed.

To help with this process, here’s a list of powerful quotes about self sabotage and how to overcome it.

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187 Self Sabotaging Quotes

“Everything seems impossible until it is done.”
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up.
“If you don’t build your dreams, someone else will hire you to build theirs.”
“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.”
“You are only as good as your last performance.”
“Don’t talk about it, be about it.”
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning how to dance in the rain.”
“When you think you’re not good enough, you stop believing that great things could happen to you.”
“If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody will.”
“You can talk yourself out of success just as easily as you can talk yourself into it.”
“When we prevent ourselves from being successful and happy, it comes down to fears of the unknown and the need for control.”
“The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.”
“Self-doubt is a difficult thing to overcome, but once you do, nothing can stand in your way of achieving your dreams.”
“You are capable of so much more than you know—you just have to be brave enough to go for it.”
“Be careful of your thoughts, they may become your words.”
“It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thought make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds.”
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.”
“Sometimes you have to possibility to find against yourself before someone else does it for you.”
“Fear is an overwhelming force that traps us in an unconscious cycle and keeps us from achieving what we desire in life.”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.”
“Accept where you are right now, accept the mistakes and don’t let them define you. It’s how you move forward that will make all the difference.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“More often than not, we find ourselves our own worst enemy when it comes to success and happiness.”
“Before you can achieve anything meaningful, you must first learn to stop sabotaging yourself with limiting beliefs, negative thoughts and destructive behaviors.”
“If only we could become as comfortable being happy with ourselves—in our raw form—as we do being miserable with setbacks or criticism from others!”
“The biggest challenge of life is learning to keep away from things that could undermine your well-being, even if they seem desirable or safe at first glance.”
“Change the channel in your head and tell a different story—one filled with self-love and acceptance rather than self-doubt and sabotage —no matter how long it takes.”
“The only limits in life are the ones you set for yourself.”
“Our greatest illusions are our opinions of ourselves.”
“Don’t be afraid to be wrong; be afraid not to try.”
“Learn to say no to the good, so you can say yes to the best.”
“It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark; just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.”
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
“Love yourself – there is nothing greater than self-acceptance and self-love for who you really are.”
“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.”
“No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.”
“I can do anything but not everything.”
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.”
“Create the highest grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.
You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.
“The only person holding you back is yourself.”
“Self-sabotage starts with a thought – and it can end with a thought too.”
“If you don’t change direction, you may end up where you’re heading.”
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.”
“Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a different direction.”
“Focusing on self-doubt and fear of making mistakes only creates more mistakes.”
“Identify your weaknesses and work on turning them into strengths instead of dwelling on them.”
“Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”
“Fear is the mind killer.”
“We are the authors of our destiny.”
“The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.”
“Your greatness is not what you have, it’s what you give.”
“Success follows doing what you want to do, there is no other way to be successful.”
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.”
“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”
“You are responsible for your own happiness.”
“Failure is an option, but giving up is not.”
“Stop beating yourself up and start loving yourself more.”
“Growth begins when you come out of your comfort zone and push through the fear.”
“The best investment you can make is in yourself; therefore keep learning, growing, and striving towards success!”
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
“You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.”
“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you! Push yourself out of your comfort zone and be free!”
“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act but a habit.”
“You’ll never reach your goals if you don’t take a chance and try.”
“No matter how hard you work, it won’t be enough if you don’t believe in yourself.”
“Never give up on the things that make you happy; your dreams are worth the effort.”
“Don’t let fear of failure stop you from getting what you want. Fear will only limit your potential for success.”
“Success is hard-won and requires time, patience, and persistence—be strong enough to accept these as facts before any other thought process can begin.
“Struggles are inevitable but it’s how we respond to them that defines us as individuals.”
“The best way to move forward is to face adversity head on.”
“The only person who can make you feel inferior without your permission is you.”
“You cannot expect to reach the heights of your capabilities until you first learn to respect yourself and your efforts.”
“Your self-confidence will turn even moments of failure into success when you choose not to abandon hope for a brighter future.”
“Never give up on yourself, no matter how hard it seems or how daunting the challenge ahead may be.”
“Instead of beating yourself up for mistakes, be proud that you have the courage and strength to pick yourself up and try again.”
“Stop sabotaging your own happiness by allowing negative thoughts to dictate reality.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
“If you want something different, you must do something different.”
“The biggest challenge is to be yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else.”
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
“Stop letting other people control your destiny.”
“Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.
The only person standing in the way of your success is you.
“There’s no away to success for those who stand in their own way.”
“If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will either.”
“You will never reach new heights unless you are willing to let go of the mountain peak you’re climbing now.”
“Sometimes the people who don’t have confidence are their own biggest enemy”
“Stop sabotaging your future by holding on to your past regrets.”
“Success begins in the mind and ends in reality, it starts with believing what can be achieved.”
The only person standing in the way of your success is you.
“There’s no away to success for those who stand in their own way.”
“If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will either.”
“You will never reach new heights unless you are willing to let go of the mountain peak you’re climbing now.”
“Sometimes the people who don’t have confidence are their own biggest enemy”
“Stop sabotaging your future by holding on to your past regrets.”
“Success begins in the mind and ends in reality, it starts with believing what can be achieved.”
“The only person standing in the way of our success is ourselves.”
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
“We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are.”
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.”
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
“It’s easier not to try at all than to keep trying and failing.”
“I will never be good enough, so why even try?”
“What if I can’t do it? I should just give up now before I find out.”
“Others are much better than me…so why bother trying?”
“I don’t deserve success or happiness – they’re not meant for me.”
If I try something new and it doesn’t work out, then people will think less of me.
“I could never achieve my goals, so why try?”
“It costs you nothing to dream, and everything not to.”
“To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
“We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.”
“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
“The problem isn’t that I think too highly of myself; it’s that I don’t think of myself highly enough.”
“Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.”
“It costs you nothing to dream, and everything not to.”
“To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
“We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.”
“The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.”
“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
“The problem isn’t that I think too highly of myself; it’s that I don’t think of myself highly enough.”
“Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.”
“Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith and test your limits.”
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
“The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.”
“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.”
“Everyone has their own struggles; don’t judge people for theirs isn’t the same as yours.”
“Without fail, if you sabotage yourself, you either set yourself up for failure or fall just short of success.”
“Don’t let your actions speak for themselves – keep sabotaging yourself and living in regret.”
“Have faith in yourself; don’t sabotage your dreams and ambitions by letting lack of confidence stand in the way.”
“It’s a trap to sabotage your own performance by valuing perfection over progress – remember that it’s ok to make mistakes as long as you learn from them!”
“Don’t tear yourself down by setting impossible standards – practice self-validation and remind yourself that self-love comes first!”
“Never act without thinking – analyze all situation carefully before making a decision so that you don’t wind up sabotaging your own progress.”
“Eliminate the urge to sell yourself short – instead, tap into your inner strength and create a realistic plan to tackle challenges head-on!”
“There’s no use setting a goal if you don’t try to reach it.”
“Fear makes ordinary men turn away from their goals.”
“Adversity reveals who we truly are beneath the surface of our comfortable lives.”
“Perfection is an illusion and striving for it will only make your life harder.”
“It’s better to be imperfectly ambitious than to never take action at all.”
“Stay within your comfort zone and you’ll miss out on the magic that awaits beyond it.”
“Don’t let your insecurity hold you back; conquer it and become someone great.”
“There’s no use setting a goal if you don’t try to reach it.”
“Fear makes ordinary men turn away from their goals.”
“Adversity reveals who we truly are beneath the surface of our comfortable lives.”
“Perfection is an illusion and striving for it will only make your life harder.”
“It’s better to be imperfectly ambitious than to never take action at all.”
“Stay within your comfort zone and you’ll miss out on the magic that awaits beyond it.”
“Don’t let your insecurity hold you back; conquer it and become someone great.”
“Sometimes self-sabotage is a figment of our mind’s greatest fears, a way to avoid painful failure and the battles that come with it.”
Self-sabotage starts within the mind, only if we give it power, will it manifest itself into action.”
“Self-sabotage is when you know something is good for you, but still find ways to not do it.”
“When you self-sabotage, you take one step backwards for every two steps forward; so always keep your eyes on the destination and avoid self-destructive behaviour.”
“It takes courage to face your inner critic; understanding it helps you develop resilience against further self sabotage
“Your biggest enemy is yourself; stop sabotaging progress by letting fear get in the way of your happiness and success.”
“The only person who can limit your potential is you; don’t let negative thoughts, doubts or fear of failure consume and sabotage your future.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Fear is temporary, regret lasts forever.”
“Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”
“Being scared is a part of life; only cowards run away from it.”
“Your biggest limitation lives in your mind; no one else can set limits on what you can do or be.”
“The only person standing in the way of your success is you.”
“The only person who can stop me is me.”
“Let go of your self doubt – it’s the biggest enemy within you”
“If I can dream it, I can achieve it”
“We are all capable of greatness, but first we must learn to overcome our limiting beliefs”
“It’s easier to stay small than to risk making a mistake and failing in front of others”
“True growth involves getting outside your comfort zone and doing something that makes you uncomfortable”
“The most powerful form of self-care is setting boundaries and protecting your energy from negativity and toxic people”
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out an get busy.”
“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.”
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past, if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you can be at peace live in the present.”
“You may be disappointed if you fail but you are doomed if don’t try.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these self sabotaging quotes have helped to inspire you to take action and break free from the chains of self-doubt and fear.

Remember, you are capable of greatness, but first you must learn to overcome your limiting beliefs and take control of your own destiny.

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