Karl Edwards presents Working Matters

Tag: self-sabotage

  • Listen In -> When Playing by the Rules Backfires #1: The Literalist

    Fulfilling one’s job description is a good thing. Right? Well, not always.

    We begin a new podcast series this week entitled, “When Playing by the Rules Backfires.”

    Wait a minute. Is that possible? I thought we were supposed to play by the rules.

    Yes, but sometimes in doing so we undermine our own effectiveness, sabotage how others perceive us, or forfeit key opportunities.

    Join Claudia and I as we meet and discuss:

    1. The Literalist
    2. The Silent Achiever
    3. The Peacekeeper
    4. The Enforcer
    5. The Rule Keeper

    Today, we meet the Literalist. Join the conversation and listen in.

  • Lessons from Eliot Spitzer

    You have to read this post from Ellen Weber on how our own choices can sabotage our efforts. Even if the fall-out from our choices isn’t as dramatic as Eliot Spitzer’s, we all find ourselves doing things that work against our goals.

    Click over to her Brain-Based Business site and check out her insightful list of ten ways we shoot ourselves in the foot. These include: avoiding risk, dodging reflection, procrastinating, and choosing insincerity among others.

    While not exactly thrilled to see some of my choices on the list, understanding the how and why behind how those choices affect (read damage) my capacity to choose as I’d like in the future, was a real eye-opener. I gained a new motivation to choose differently.

    Who’s side are you on? Not always your own, it seems.

    I say we change that today.