What Is My Kryptonite? How Self-Deception and Hidden Beliefs Sabotage Our Success.

What is my kryptonite? It’s not fear of failure, nor fear of success. It’s deceiving myself.

My kryptonite is the 1% I hold back. It’s the tiny corner of my heart that refuses to fully commit, the whisper that says, you're different, the rules don't apply to you. I’ve told myself this so many times that it feels true. I think I’m protecting myself from pain or loss, but actually, I’m sabotaging myself.

The uncomfortable truth? When I hold back, I’m really saying to myself, I must not be worthy enough to fully go after what I want. And that is the part that keeps me stuck.

The 1% That Keeps Us Stuck

I have learned that partial effort is one of the most dangerous lies I can tell myself. I can be the person who shows up, listens, even asks for help, but then secretly does it my way. I keep the comfort item, the habit, the shortcut.

That last 1% feels like control, but it’s actually the thing that keeps me from crossing the finish line.

And when the results don’t show up, I throw up my hands and say, “See? It doesn’t work for me.”

But deep down, I know the truth: I never gave it everything.

Radical Honesty Is the Turning Point

When what I want seems “too far away” or “taking too long,” I’ve learned to stop and ask myself hard questions:

Where am I holding back?

Where am I not being honest?

 Usually, the solution isn’t to try harder — it’s to surrender more completely. It’s letting go of the crutch, the excuse, the belief that I can hold on to this one thing and still get the results I want.

The Courage to Surrender

Surrender isn’t weakness. It’s an act of courage. It takes guts to feel the fear, the grief, the anger, and not reach for the thing that numbs it.

When those feelings come up, I remind myself to breathe through them, to face them head-on, and to speak truth over them:

I am powerful.

I am successful.

I am worthy.

I can let you go.

I am enough.

I am all that I desire in this moment.

I take a deep breath, shake off the stagnant energy of the past, and step forward as though I already have what I want. Because if I truly desire it, it’s already mine.

Acting As Though It’s Already Done

Faith is not passive. It is an action.

So, I act as though the outcome is certain.

I take the next right step — not 99% of it, but 100%; and that is where I see the shifts begin to happen.

I am not here to stay stuck.

I am here to be free.

And I choose to no longer let my kryptonite hold me back.