You sabotage because success doesn't feel safe

back from true growth and satisfaction, both in business and life. Here’s what you’ll hear about in today’s conversation:Topics CoveredUpper Limit Problems: I explore how we unconsciously sabotage our own progress by creating chaos or letting go in other areas when things start going well.Emotional & Somatic Capacity: Discover why it often feels unsafe to expand and why our minds and bodies might resist growth, especially after periods of stress or trauma.Patterns of Self-Sabotage: Exhaustion, drama, procrastination, moaning, withdrawal, and inconsistency are all ways we might undercut ourselves without even realizing it.Learning from Contrast: I share my personal experience with the 75 Hard challenge and what it taught me about who I am when I’m at my best versus when I let things slip.Raising the Stakes: Hear my realizations about training and competing not just to finish, but to excel—and how this shift in mindset applies to our businesses and lives.Expanding Capacity: I offer insights into combining mindset and somatic work for real change, and why just “getting through” isn’t enough for true satisfaction.Practical Coaching Tools: Learn about my 3A process—awareness, alternative, and action—for catching unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and immediately shifting into a more resourceful state.Key TakeawaysWhen we grow or set bigger goals, it’s common to unconsciously create chaos elsewhere as a way to keep ourselves safe.True transformation requires expanding both mental and somatic (bodily) capacity.Don’t train just to finish—train to thrive, in every area of your life.The stories we tell ourselves (“I’m so tired,” “I can’t do it all”) often keep us playing small.With the right strategies, you can both protect your energy and expand your possibilities.Resources MentionedFind me on Instagram at Who Will I Become? — where I’m documenting my journey with the 75 Hard challenge and Hyrox training in real time.Join the ConversationHave you noticed yourself letting go in one area when you go all in somewhere else? Which self-sabotage patterns resonate for you? I’d love to hear about your experiences and how you’re raising the stakes in your own life.Thanks for tuning in to this smorgasbord of insight and strategy. Let’s keep growing together—see you on the next episode of Be More Lobster!