a limit in your mindset, you entertain a low…
a limit in your mindset, you entertain a low belief in yourself, your capabilities, what you deserve, or what it’s possible
— from The Mind in the Cockpit
In the book
Then there is the cruelest category — the lies you tell about yourself. A self-limiting belief — I am not capable, I am not worthy, I am not safe — is rarely examined; it just runs in the background, deciding what you will even attempt. Paint a disparaging picture of yourself and you push away every comfort, which deepens the very picture you painted. — The Mind in the Cockpit