About this episode

This episode explores the neuroscience behind self-handicapping and extinction bursts that hinder high-achievers, offering a 5-step framework to overcome self-sabotage.

Mindset success isn't about willpower—it's about understanding why your brain literally sabotages you. In this episode, discover the neuroscience behind self-handicapping and extinction bursts that trap 70% of high-achievers in a failure loop. Tracy breaks down the exact 5-step framework neuroscientists use to reprogram your mental operating system, so you stop self-sabotaging your remarkable success and finally break through the average barrier. YourSuccessDNA.com

People in this episode

Host: Tracy Brinkmann

Topics covered

• mindset
• neuroscience
• self-sabotage
• high-achievers
• success
• productivity

Keywords

• self-handicapping
• extinction burst
• neuroscience
• success
• productivity
• high-achievers
• mental operating system

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YourSuccessDNA.com

Books & works: EP 046 Self-Handicapping & Extinction Burst: Mindset Success Secrets from Neuroscience

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