The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

by Brianna Wiest

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Personal Growth & LeadershipPsychology & Mind

Wiest's argument is that self-sabotage comes from needs that conflict, which is why you can resist the very change you say you want. The book looks at why it happens, when it shows up and how to stop it, and its mountain is the major obstacle in your life that only inner work gets you over.

Core ideas
  • Learn from the habit: Among the steps the book proposes is drawing lessons from the habits that are doing you damage.
  • Emotional intelligence: Building it partly means understanding the neurobiology behind your reactions, and the book pairs that with releasing past trauma.
  • Mastering yourself: In the book's closing idea, the mountain isn't what you end up mastering. You are, on the way to your fullest potential.
Published2020
Pages250
ISBN9781949759228
ReadMay 2024

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