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

Your Success DNA | Productive Mindset Habits for Success

Show Notes

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.

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