Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage — From Upper Limits to Aligned Action

Have you ever noticed how, right before a breakthrough, you start pulling back? Maybe you procrastinate, overwork, numb out, or even question if you’re really ready. That’s not random—that’s self-sabotage. And underneath it is something called the Upper Limit Problem, a concept from Gay Hendricks’ book The Big Leap.

In this episode of the Reset Series, Glory Lichon unpacks why sabotage shows up right before expansion, how the upper limit keeps you stuck, and what it really takes to move through it with clarity, alignment, and soul.

You’ll learn how to recognize the sabotage cycle, reframe it as a sign of growth—not failure—and use regulation, mindset, energetic alignment, and embodiment to expand your capacity and hold the next level of success without burnout.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The Sabotage Cycle: Trigger → Sabotage → Shame → Repeat—and why it keeps you stuck.
• Why your nervous system prioritizes safety over growth, and how that impacts your expansion.
• The truth about the Upper Limit Problem from The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks.
• Four practical tools to reset sabotage: Regulation, Mindset, Energetic Alignment, and Embodiment.
• A simple Reset Practice you can use anytime sabotage shows up, so you can return to clarity and aligned action.

Resources + Links Mentioned in This Episode:

• 📖 The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
• ✨ Download your free Reset Journal: Link
• 🎧 Catch the full Reset Series on the Elevate Beyond Boundaries Podcast

About Glory Lichon

Glory Lichon is a empowerment and aligned leadership mentor helping visionary women entrepreneurs grow with clarity, alignment, and soul. She’s the founder of Elevate Beyond Boundaries and creator of Empowered2Scale, guiding women to reset mindset, reclaim time, and scale with purpose—without burnout.