🧠 Your Brain Is Wired to Make You Feel Terrible
Your brain has basically unlimited energy to make you feel bad about yourself. No matter how tired you are, you never run out of fuel to beat yourself up.
But here is the crazy part — that same person who has all this energy to feel terrible will say they cannot build momentum because they lack the money, the team, or the right circumstances.
The irony? The same power you use to make yourself feel awful is the exact same power you could use to go after something.
Think of it like baking:
- Every cup of fear automatically doubles to two cups
- Every cup of empowerment stays at just one cup
The math is always working against you. The first step is simply recognizing this is happening — that one cup of fear is never just one cup.
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