Why do entrepreneurs keep sabotaging their own progress even when they want success more than anything? Why do they repeat the same patterns, ruin good opportunities, lose discipline, or fall back into old habits?

In this episode, Dr. Robb Kelly — widely known as "The Addiction Doctor" — breaks down the real science behind self-sabotage, trauma, and identity. This conversation reveals how childhood experiences quietly shape adult behavior, and why so many entrepreneurs struggle with patterns they cannot explain.

We discuss why childhood trauma often becomes the root of people-pleasing, addiction, overworking, and burnout. Dr. Kelly explains how the brain rewires itself to treat certain behaviors as "survival," and why traditional motivation or discipline will never work until identity is healed.

He also shares a practical three-minute morning routine designed to reset the brain, shift your subconscious patterns, and rebuild a stronger inner identity. His personal story — from losing everything and dying twice to rebuilding his life through neuroscience — is one of the most powerful lessons on transformation and resilience.

If you feel stuck, keep repeating the same mistakes, or feel "not enough" no matter how hard you work, this episode will help you understand why and what to do next.

 

Who This Episode Is For

Entrepreneurs

Founders dealing with burnout

High achievers who keep repeating negative patterns

Anyone struggling with self-sabotage

People affected by childhood trauma or emotional neglect

Anyone who wants to rebuild their identity and reprogram their mind

 

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Time Stamps

00:00 – Why entrepreneurs self-sabotage

03:45 – Childhood trauma stored in the subconscious

07:10 – How the brain blocks success

12:50 – Patterns formed in childhood that control adult behavior

18:22 – Why discipline is difficult for high achievers

22:39 – The three-minute morning brain reset

26:04 – How people-pleasing develops from trauma

29:30 – Addiction, dopamine and the survival brain

33:12 – How identity is formed and how to change it

38:10 – Breaking emotional cycles

42:55 – Why small acts of kindness can save lives

47:20 – A message every entrepreneur should hear

 

 

Pullout quotes:

1. "Everybody's born a genius. Everybody can build a multi-million-dollar business."
2. "The survival part of the brain tells alcoholics to drink alcohol to live — not water."
3. "Childhood trauma is the gateway drug. It's stored deep in the subconscious."
4. "Stop giving a shit what people think about you. That's the biggest killer of dreams."
5. "If you want to be a millionaire, it's not that hard — once the mindset shifts."

 

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