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Why You Seem To Always Take One Step Forward & Two Steps Back
“The ego is a trickster. It’s a necessary phenomena, but it is only looking out for your survival as opposed to your growth.” (Anonymous)
Have you ever taken one giant step forward and two steps back?
Are you frustrated by your inability to make any real and sustainable progress within your life?
I have an answer: Understanding ego backlash.
What does this even mean and why is it important for your own life?
Ego backlash is the experience of taking one step forward and two steps back. It is backsliding.
It’s when homeostasis kicks in and brings you back to your old, neurotic habits when you think that you’ve created a new solid foundation of healthy habits.
Ego backlash is such an important topic to understand for the following reasons:
You will always struggle with change if you don’t understand and become aware of ego backlash
The majority of people are constantly frustrated as to why they seem to make a bit of progress and they always fall…
