Self-limiting beliefs like feeling like a failure act as obstacles that prevent personal growth and the realization of one's potential.

“it makes me mad because I can see you're the one shutting the door on your own potential you don't even realize the power of what you think and say to yourself as you're sitting there shutting the door on your dreams and on what's possible”

The most common limiting belief that prevents people from achieving their goals is the fear of not being enough, which often manifests as uncertainty.

“I think most people bump up against that fear that something in me is not enough. And the deeper fear is that if I'm not enough, I won't be loved.”

The belief of not being good enough has served as an internal barrier to pursuing professional aspirations.

“if I'm constantly in that mindset of it's not enough I haven't done enough then how could sole degree ever become what it should be”

Self-sabotage often functions as an unconscious form of self-protection stemming from past experiences.

“I always like to think of self-sabotage and self-destruction as self-protection you're actually protecting yourself from something and a lot of it is unconscious”

Self-sabotage can function as an unconscious mechanism to create enough chaos in one's life that others are forced to intervene and remove them from an overwhelming situation.

“If you create enough chaos, then the people in your orbit are going to make those decisions for you.”

Self-sabotaging behaviors are not character flaws but are instead protective mechanisms stemming from unmet needs.

“the first thing that I want you to think about when it comes to you doing any sort of habit you don't want to be doing is understanding that your bad habits and the things honestly anything that you do, but your bad habits are not character flaws, they're really just information.”