The Hidden Cost of Self Sabotage for VISIONARY & CREATIVE (ENFP) Entrepreneurs

Описание: If you’re a visionary, creator, or ENFP who starts fast but struggles to finish, this is for you. In this episode, Donnie unpacks why high-energy, idea-rich leaders self-sabotage (perfection loops, persona masks, over-engineering, going “too deep,” and unfinished work)—and how to break the cycle with confidence, clarity, and faith.

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Who this helps

Visionary/Creative founders, leaders, and ENFPs who want meaningful impact, but keep stalling out on “perfect,” changing fonts and funnels instead of shipping work—and who care about purpose, family, and doing work with God.

You’ll learn

What self-sabotage really is (productive-looking activity with no results).

Top 5 ENFP traps: complexity, persona masks, unfinished work, over-finishing, going too deep.

Faith & mindset shifts to renew confidence and steady your focus.

A simple 5-step anti-sabotage plan: Prioritize → Decide → Activate → Start → Renew.

Chapters

00:00 — The real enemy within (visionary self-sabotage)
01:00 — Confidence, belief, and the “wind-tossed wave”
02:00 — Creative avoidance & the ENFP desire to be unique
03:00 — Trap #1: Creating unnecessary complexity
04:00 — Trap #2: Persona masks vs. your true design
05:00 — Trap #3: Unfinished work (Da Vinci problem)
06:00 — Trap #4: Over-finishing (the Vasa ship story)
07:00 — Trap #5: Going too deep (when meaning stalls momentum)
08:00 — Be like Edison: 1–2% improvements that ship
09:00 — The 5 moves: Prioritize, Decide, Activate, Start, Renew
10:00 — Finishing through the pain & framing it with purpose
11:00 — Call to courage: ship your “good” and keep creating

Top quotes

“Ship your good work—your level of ‘good’ is someone else’s ‘excellent.’”

“Visionaries create luck by starting; inspiration shows up when you do.”

“Greater is He within you—you’re designed to overcome and finish.”

Action steps (do these today)

Prioritize one project (just one).

Decide: remove all other options for 90 minutes.

Activate: refresh your vision board or one visual cue.

Start: work the first 10 minutes, no inspiration required.

Renew: when it hurts near the finish line, remember who you are and why it matters.

Resources & next step

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