Give this saboteur a name to go with its description. This may be an actual person, a beast, place, or scene. There is no right or wrong. It is what works for you.

Make a note of when it shows up. Do not defend, judge or worry about correcting it just yet. Just note it.

What can you visualize doing to this saboteur to put it in its place or remove it? Find a strategy which works to dissipate, vanish, disappear, shrink, shrivel, liquefy, corral, bust-it-up to make it go away.

Without judgment, notice what is occurring when it shows up. Or retrospectively, notice what was happening when it did show up.

Once clear on the items above, when you feel those familiar feelings noted or experience the bodily sensations, it may trigger to you that your Saboteur is present. With awareness it becomes easier to recognize. Once we are aware, then we can work on changing the internal conversation by separating it from who we truly are and could be.

Are you able to separate the "talk" and direction made by the saboteur from who you are? Can you define where it came from? Are those thoughts representative of the real you? Are the thoughts stemming from running an old program which is no longer effective or pertinent? Can this Saboteur be dumped and replaced with something more productive? Can new thoughts on what is possible be put in its place?

We may not know where we have picked up our baggage over the years but we can become aware of carrying it, defining it and recognizing it is no longer productive to keep.

Once we are aware, once we define, then we can remove and with practice, change our response.

My Saboteur is looks like this amorphous large dark cloud looming, hovering over me. I think of it as impending doom and gloom. I simply call it the "dark cloud".

My dark cloud shows up when I have too many things on the go, am interrupted and tired. Usually I am feeling frustrated and short tempered with something or someone. I am over committed.

I notice my breathing is shallower, my muscles become more tense, I change my posture and I quicken my pace. My internal conversation becomes reactive, demanding, one of stress, and impatience. I have at this point reduced my listening skills and tend to tune people out because I am listening to myself.

I put it in its place by noticing and recognizing my behavior and where my thoughts are first. I then change my posture, breathing, slow my pace, and visualize sunbeams breaking up the cloud until it dissipates. I take a step back to exhibit dominion over my "conversation". In effect I change both my physiology and thoughts.

I usually review a bit later in the day to become aware of my trigger and how I set myself up for it to appear. Then I review what I need to change.

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Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Peacock is a chiropractor, speaker, author and professional health coach. Recent author of "Pearls of Wisdom - Pure and Powerful" an authentic book to which any woman can relate. "Dr. Liz" has enjoyed a huge family practice, served on numerous committees, boards and provided guidance to many in both the professional and public sector. She is well known in the pediatric chiropractic arena, has published numerous papers and continues to keep busy. Join her with group coaching of "Pearls" through or join her on Twitter or Facebook.