Are You Giving Up Before Hitting Gold? How to Keep Going When It’s Tough

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In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li dives deep into the emotional and psychological roadblocks that hold us back from making progress—using the topic of clutter as a springboard. After noticing a shift in her audience’s social media comments from surface-level thanks to more vulnerable shares about overwhelm, grief, and shame, Dr. Christine Li explores seven common self-sabotaging habits and how to overcome them. She discusses the power of reframing your perspective, embracing experimentation, balancing self-reliance with asking for help, staying persistent, and developing new skills with the support of others. This episode is filled with compassionate advice and practical strategies to help listeners get unstuck and move closer to their goals.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - 00:01:15: Dr. Christine Li introduces how our psychology affects daily habits, inspired by her social media experiences.
• 00:01:20 - 00:01:47: Purpose of the podcast: strategies to overcome procrastination and reach goals.
• 00:02:02 - 00:04:06: Clutter as a symptom of emotional overwhelm, shame, and paralysis.
• 00:04:06 - 00:05:58: First way we hold ourselves back—thinking we lack time or energy.
• 00:05:58 - 00:06:35: Second way—forgetting life is an experiment and not needing perfect conditions to begin.
• 00:06:36 - 00:09:26: Third and fourth ways—believing we need more help before starting and not getting help when needed.
• 00:10:59 - 00:12:39: Fifth way—thinking it’s all up to us and not seeking support.
• 00:13:13 - 00:16:24: Sixth way—giving up too soon, before hitting success.
• 00:16:24 - 00:18:24: Seventh way—not developing essential skills or getting expert help.
• Wrap-Up: Encouragement to pursue goals with openness and joy; worksheet available at maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/leap.

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