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Self-Sabotage

When your actions don't match your goals and actually interfere with your success.

Reasons People Self-Sabotage

Fear of rejection and fear of failure.

Scripts

Internal 'rules' that guide your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Components of Scripts

Patterns and core beliefs.

Thought Patterns

Habitual ways of thinking (self-talk). Example: 'I can't do math.'

Emotional Patterns

Habitual feelings. Example: anxiety, anger, happiness.

Behavioral Patterns

Habitual actions. Example: procrastinating or exercising.

Core Beliefs

Deep unconscious beliefs that influence your decisions.

Core Belief Areas

Beliefs about the world, other people, and yourself.

Factors That Influence Scripts

Childhood experiences, what significant adults said, observing adults' behavior.

Attribution

Messages that tell you who you are or should be.

Injunction

Messages that tell you what you should NOT be or do.

Hard Skills

Learned technical abilities. Examples: math, coding, budgeting, cooking.

Soft Skills

Personal/life skills. Examples: communication, motivation, emotional control.

Factors That Determine Exam Performance

Preparation, test-taking skills, and learning from past tests.

CORE

Collect, Organize, Rehearse, Evaluate.

Test Smart Plan

Strategy to earn the most points (do easy questions first, manage time).

Unconditional Words

All, always, never, only (usually false statements).

Conditional Words

Sometimes, often, occasionally (usually true statements).