Self-Sabotaging Thinking Habits

Many of us think that our emotions is our first response to an activating event. Actually, it is our thinking about the event which is quickly followed by our belief about the event which then produces an emotional response (aka the consequence). This consequence can result in behavior or an interpretation that results in self-sabotaging behavior (i.e., how we get in our way of success or progress). Research has found (Ellis & Harper, 1975 & 1979), that if we can dispute our beliefs about an activating event, we can get the upper hand on managing our behavior and or emotional response to an activating event. My Thursday broadcast will look at several evidence-based strategies to either dispute our interpretation or stop our self-sabotaging thinking about a potentially activating event. Tune in on Twitter's Periscope under "thinking habits" at 7:00  PM central time for a live presentation on this topic. You can also follow me on Periscope which will enable you to avoid searching for me. Thank you for your consideration.