Do you sabotage yourself?

On Saturday the Phoenix Chapter of the National Speakers Association celebrated Cavett Robert Day. It was Cavett's birthday and as the founder of NSA, we all love to plug into his energy in any way that we can. We watched a video of one of Cavett's speeches and he told the story of a hobo lying on a park bench. When he looked up he saw a gentleman, wearing a silk top hat, riding in the back seat of a limo. The hobo looked up and said: "There but for me go I". We all laughed out loud and as I've repeated this story over the past few days everyone has continued to have a great chuckle. Why do we make poor choices that then limit our success? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. For me there are a few key, non-negotiable, practices. I find that if I keep these practices in place on a regular basis, the quality of my decisions is far greater. My personal practices include aerobic exercise, writing time and think time. I'll look forward to hearing about what support structures you have in place to limit the times that you sabotage yourself and your organization.