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How to let go of self-sabotage

BDJ In Practice volume 36, pages 17–19 (2023)Cite this article

Self-sabotaging behaviours can stop dentists from furthering their career and achieving goals that could benefit both their families and themselves. In fact, Brian Tracy once said that 'self-doubt does more to sabotage individual potential than all external limitations put together'.

So why engage in this type of behaviour in the first place? Psychologically, it can be viewed as a method of self-preservation, acting as a shield against the possibility of pain and potential hurt.

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