Rasa Kviese’s Reviews > Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way > Status Update

Although their intentions may have been good (“This is not good enough, and I just want you to be your best!”), hearing negative messages about your performance or being judged for your efforts constantly, especially when you feel you did try your best, makes you start to question whether anything you do will be good enough. In time, that critical adult’s voice morphs into your own voice.