S1:E34 UNSTUCK: Teach Me a Class

I have clients who do great for stretches and then completely fall apart — at the weekend, on vacation, during a stressful week, wherever their pattern shows up. And a lot of them tend to lean negative already, beating themselves up before I even say a word. So instead of lecturing them, I use a coaching game that gets them out of shame and into insight almost instantly.I ask them one question. "Are you willing to play with me?" Then I say, "I am going to pay you a pretend hundred dollars to teach me a class called How to Be Sure You Sabotage Your Goals. Make it dramatic. Over the top. Use words like ALWAYS and NEVER. Give me ten quick lessons."In this episode I walk you through the entire exercise, live, and show you why it works so well no matter where your pattern shows up. When you teach someone else how to sabotage themselves on purpose, dramatically, with absolutes and exaggeration, your own patterns become impossible to miss. And the solution becomes obvious.What we cover:The coaching tool Leslie uses whenever a client's pattern of self sabotage shows upWhy humor and role reversal lift shame faster than direct confrontationThe full ten lesson dramatic "class" on how to guarantee sabotaging your goalsHow flipping every lesson reveals your actual plan forwardWhy play moves you above the line faster than lecture ever couldYour tiny step from this episode:Write your own over the top, dramatic ten lesson class on how to sabotage yourself. Then flip every lesson into its opposite. That flipped list is your plan.Grab your free Everyday Comeback Guide + join the newsletter: lesliebegin.myflodesk.com/comebackConnect with Leslie:📱 Instagram: @lesliebegin📧 Email: [email protected]🎙️ Subscribe to Dare to Begin wherever you listen to podcastsKeywords: self sabotage patterns, coaching tools for accountability, breaking bad habits, women's wellness podcast, health coach, everyday comeback, above the line thinking, healthy mindset for women, Leslie Begin, dare to begin, comeback mindset, conscious leadership tools, humor in coaching, accountability exercise