EP 430 The “Almost There” Trap

The Purpose Show

Allie Casazza

Marriage, Self-improvement, Business, Goalsetting, Education, Intentionalliving, Homemaking, Entrepreneur, Purposefulliving, Mindfulliving, Motherhood, Minimalism, Femaleentrepreneur

4.6 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Purpose Show, we’re talking about something I see all the time, the almost there trap. That moment when you're so close to the breakthrough, but instead of pushing through, you self-sabotage. Sound familiar?

I’m breaking down the psychology behind why we do this and how to reframe your mindset from constantly starting over to actually finishing what you started. We’ll talk about consistency, discomfort, and the truth about what it really takes to grow.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of getting close and then backing off, this episode is your reminder that you’re closer than you think. Let’s break the pattern and keep going.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Almost There Trap
02:23 Reframing the Mindset: Finishing vs. Starting Over
05:39 Understanding the Psychology of Self-Sabotage
12:11 Strategies to Overcome Self-Sabotage
24:54 Making Showing Up a Non-Negotiable

Transcript

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0:00.0	you're not here to stay the same all the time you're not here to play fucking small the whole
0:06.2	the whole point of being alive is to live to evolve you're listening to the purpose show
0:14.9	hello my love welcome back to the purpose show podcast i'm ali cassaza So excited to be here with you today. We have a lot of
0:23.4	new listeners. So if that is you, welcome. This is a great episode for you to start with. And if you are
0:28.8	not new, this is an amazing episode for you to go deeper with. So let's get into it. I want to focus today
0:36.4	on what I call the almost there trap. So this whole thing
0:40.8	is pretty wild. It's like right when you start to get to where you've been working so hard to get
0:48.7	to that something comes up like magically seemingly, right derails your progress so like right when the
0:56.4	weight starts coming off and you're starting to really see a difference and you're feeling good
1:00.5	you all of a sudden start craving fast food like all week or you forget your supplements it's right
1:08.1	when you finally get serious about saving money and unexpected bill hits and
1:13.2	like wipes out your entire progress.
1:15.8	It's right when you've been showing up online consistently.
1:18.7	You're getting traction.
1:19.7	You feel momentum.
1:21.3	People are engaging with your content and then you catch yourself procrastinating for like
1:25.3	three days straight, convincing yourself like,
1:27.5	oh, it's just not the right time. Oh, I'm just not in the mood. Oh, I've just been busy.
1:32.1	Maybe you've been like doing all the mindset work. Like you're journaling, you're visualizing,
1:36.6	you're doing your daily ritual. And suddenly like you hit this random fog. You feel super
1:42.4	disconnected. You start questioning everything like does this
1:44.9	shit even work and all of that those moments that almost their moment that happened so often
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