#560 4 Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage at Work

Squiggly Careers

AmazingIf

Careers, Business, Management

4.9 • 838 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Does your inner critic get loudest exactly when you need it to be quiet? In this Squiggly Shortcut, Helen unpacks what self-sabotage actually looks and feels like at work, and shares four simple things you can do to start turning the volume down. 🎯 What You'll Learn – Why self-sabotage tends to show up hardest in the moments that matter most (and what that costs you over time) – How to spot the specific situations where your inner critic is having the biggest impact – Why "name it to tame it" is one of the most useful things you can do with a worry – One simple language swap, from "I can't" to "I don't", that shifts you from feeling stuck to feeling in control 📚 Resources Mentioned Episode 283 - How to stop self-sabotage: https://www.amazingif.com/listen/how-to-stop-self-sabotage/ For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email: helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Need some more squiggly career support? 1. Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 2. Sign up for our Skills Sprints: https://www.amazingif.com/squigglysprints/ 3. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Newsletter, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/squigglynewsletter_pod 4. Order our new book Learn Like a Lobster: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name's Mark and this is my NHS story. The sensation in my neck was painful all the time.
0:07.0	Once I spoke to my GP, they referred me to my CDC. They got me in very, very quickly.
0:12.0	The amount of pain I went through for something so easy, why hadn't I done this four months before?
0:17.0	The government is opening new community diagnostic centres, with many already available 12 hours a day, seven days a week, so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it. Find your closest one at gov.uk.com slash NHS Fit for the Future, available Englandwide. My name is Karen, and this is my NHS story. You don't realize how blind you are until you have cataract surgery. I was referred to a surgical hub and they booked us in for an operation. It was about three weeks before I was there. It's very, very quick. The government is opening more surgical hubs with more than 120 already operating across England so the NHS can be there for all of us when we need it.
0:55.6	Find your closest one at gov.uk slash NHS Fit for the Future.
1:01.1	Get the ice cream, love.
1:03.4	Big freezer.
1:05.0	Oh, it's stupid.
1:08.4	It's five of peas.
1:11.3	Some things are really best not to put off.
1:13.8	Mike, defrosting the freezer.
1:15.3	Or if you're a landlord, sending a copy of the new government information sheet to your existing tenants.
1:20.6	You must do this by the 31st of May or risk a fine.
1:24.0	Make sure you're up to date with the new laws.
1:26.3	Find the information sheet at gov.uk. Slarrenting is changing. Hi, I'm Helen. And you're up to date with the new laws. Find the information sheet at gov.uk
1:28.1	slash renting is changing. Hi, I'm Helen and you're listening to one of our squiggly career
1:33.2	shortcuts. These episodes are designed to be really quick to listen to and really easy for you to take
1:39.3	action. We try to take a topic that we know that is relevant to lots of people. And I want to talk to you today about the topic of self-sabotage.
1:47.9	Now, this is a really big topic.
1:49.7	And we've done lots of different podcasts around building your squiggly career confidence,
1:54.3	which I definitely recommend that you have a listen to you.
1:56.7	I'll let you know which ones at the end of this today.
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