This blog post will be about eight seemingly good habits (tendencies, behaviors, mindsets) that are actually hurting us in the long term. They're harming our personal and professional lives, happiness, and health.

Some of these behaviors are indeed praise-worthy, but at the level they are a character of a lot of the society, they have lost the healthy balance and become hurtful.

For many years I also felt like these tendencies were something to strive for, and I tried to embody them, but through the years, I have realized how they have been more of a self-sabotage that is blocking me from true fulfillment and success than beneficial tools to reach goals.

Self-doubt is a lack of belief in your own abilities and in who you are. It is based on previous negative experiences that have made you doubt your worth. It undermines your potential and makes you procrastinate on the necessary action towards your goals.

Overthinking is a state that can suck energy out of you and paralyzes your actions. Overthinking leads you nowhere, because it keeps you worrying and fearing the outcomes.

How to overcome perfectionism. Perfectionism is one of the biggest reasons why people procrastinate. Once you learn how to overcome perfectionism, you will increase your productivity and efficieny hundredfold.

Have you been trying to use self-talk or positive affirmations, but have not seen yet the results you thought they would bring? Here is what you might be doing wrong.

Trying to change things only on a behavioral level does not work. You need to rewire your subconscious brain - deal with your limiting beliefs.

Simple techniques to avoid burnout, prioritize tasks, and accomplish more of the important things.

Low self-esteem is not our natural way of being. In fact, it is the distorted view of ourselves. It is a bias against ourselves.

Low self-esteem comes from believing lies about ourselves and building up a whole life and reality out of those lies.

Perfectionism and people-pleasing — tendencies that give us a false feeling of benefit.

As acknowledged by the #1 Britain's therapist Marissa Peer, many problems come down to one limiting belief: “I am not enough.”

The way we see ourselves determines a lot — the quality of choices we will make, the quality of relationships we will have, our financial well-being, and whether we will chase after our dreams or stay in the “I don’t know if I can” zone.

Many people struggle with conditional confidence because they place their confidence upon things they can’t control. When these things change, they lose their confidence and feel sad and frustrated. Developing unconditional confidence is what leads to long-term success and lasting happiness.

I believe that unconditional love and acceptance of yourself profoundly affects the way how we can love others. And not only that. Loving and accepting yourself unconditionally can be crucial for your success and growth too.