As you know, in sports, the difference between the top athletes isn’t necessarily their ability or skill, but is said to be their mental attitude. The biggest threat to our mental attitude is self sabotage. The sports person can feel ‘on’ one day and ‘off’ the next. – Why? – Self sabotage somehow creeps in! You can watch any golf or snooker tournament (or any other sport, closely) and you will see it in action on the faces of the players. At the top level, the one who wins is the one who is least affected by self sabotage.

It may be witnessed quite prominently within sport, but this phenomenon affects most people in their lives......