Human Relations For Career and Personal Success 9th Edition by Andrew Dubrin

Exercise 4

Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
Most people engage in some behavior that could be selfdefeating, sometimes to a major degree. For example, hundreds of otherwise rational people are seriously injured every year because they climb on their roof to clean a gutter or replace a shingle. Also, many people walk out into traffic or bump into a lamppost or building while sending or receiving a text message. Another example is that some wellto- do people cannot resist the urge to shoplift occasionally. If you engage in no self-defeating behavior or behavior that is potentially self-defeating, you are exempt from this exercise. For all others, answer the following four questions:
What is my most self-defeating behavior, even if the behavior is infrequent or only has the potential to be self-defeating?