During the past two plus decades of working with people, I’ve discovered many things about human behavior, but one of the most striking is how often the most creative, intelligent people get in their own way. Across the board, I have seen artists, business owners, graduate students and high-powered career people sabotage their own best efforts. It is such a common occurrence that of late, I’ve become a bit obsessed with the whole topic of self-sabotaging patterns.