📚 Book Breakdown

• Topic: Personal growth & self-help.

• Personal Rating: 4/5 (Good)

• Main Ideas: Good

• Examples & Stories: Good

• Engagement: Okay

💭 Personal Reflection

After reading Worthy by Jaime Kern Lima,

I was still looking for practical advice on how and what doing the “internal work” looked like.

After all, what does it matter if you know you have a problem but don’t know how to solve it?

This book has been on my reading list for a while and has been recommended by many, so finally, I decided to read it.

“Historically, mountains have been used as metaphors for spiritual awakenings, journeys of personal growth, and insurmountable challenges that seem impossible to overcome when we are standing at the bottom.

The mountain is often less of a challenge in front of us as it is a problem within us.

We fix this by reconciling two parts of us: the conscious and the unconscious.

• The conscious: The part of you that knows what you want.

• The unconscious: The part of you that is wondering, “Why are you still holding yourself back?”

After reading this book, I learned that self-sabotaging behaviours are not necessarily bad.

They are coping mechanisms trying to protect us.

We are simply resisting the discomfort of change…

After all, it’s easy to get attached to what we know.

You may need to face some hard truths…

• Being successful can make you less liked.

• Finding love can make you more vulnerable.

• Making yourself more attractive can bring you more attention.

• Playing small allows you to avoid scrutiny.

• Procrastinating puts you back in a place of comfort.

Anything new, good or bad, will feel uncomfortable until it becomes familiar.

My favourite chapters of this book were the following.

• Chapter 1: Self-sabotaging as a coping mechanism.

• Chapter 2: What self-sabotaging looks like (16 self-sabotaging behaviours).

• Chapter 3: Your triggers are the guides to your freedom (8 negative emotions to interpret).

If you are looking for a book that explores self-sabotaging behaviours, how to interpret negative emotions, and how to build emotional intelligence, this is a good book to read, and I would recommend it.

“To have a mountain in front of you does not mean you are fundamentally broken in some way…

It is a sign that you are human, and more importantly, it is a sign that you still have more potential within you.”

Hope this helps, until next week.

-Agustin

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