Committed vs. Addicted: Are You at Cause or at Effect?

Why do we keep repeating the same patterns even when they're not serving us? In this episode of the Podcast Business News Network, host Steve Harper sits down with certified life coach, TEDx speaker, author, and EFT practitioner Michelle Mehta to unpack the "vicious cycle" known as the hamster-wheel patterns of escapism, energy drain, and self-sabotage that quietly keep us stuck. Michelle breaks down the difference between being "committed" (at cause) and "addicted" (at effect) and how that distinction showed up in radically different responses to the pandemic. She and Steve dig into "energy vampires," why success itself can trigger self-sabotage, and the deceptively simple power of asking yourself "why" versus "how does this make me feel." The conversation closes with a practical look at two tools from Michelle's coaching toolkit voice memos as a way to hear your own subconscious talk, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) tapping and how both can help interrupt a cycle that talk alone can't always break. In this episode: What makes a cycle "vicious" and why some of us are drawn back into it "Energy vampires": recognizing when you're giving more than you have Committed vs. addicted: being at cause vs. at effect (an NLP framework) Why success can trigger fear and self-sabotage (referencing The Big Leap) The power of asking "why" and "how does that make you feel" Using voice memos to hear your own unconscious self-talk What EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping actually is and how it works Why "the grass is greener where you water it" Connect with Michelle Mehta: 🌐 michellemehta.com 📱 Instagram, LinkedIn & Facebook: @iamMichelleMehta