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Welp, Here's the Reason You Can't Stop Sabotaging Yourself

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We all sabotage ourselves at some point (or at many points) in our lives—and careers—without really knowing it. We are hard on ourselves, we lose confidence in our abilities and our ambitions, and we undervalue our own credibility. Worst, we even take it out on one another.

It’s time we stopped. More importantly, it’s time we started believing that we deserve to be happy, and successful, and, dare we say it, loved.

Why do we even do this to begin with? This School of Life video might just open your eyes—and help you to stop holding yourself back from the life you deserve.