The re-education of your inner critic

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is about that voice in your head. The one that second guesses your actions, that says you’re not good enough, that says, “Why do you think that people care about what you have to say?” “Why would anyone want to buy your program?” and even, “Who do you think you are?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That voice is your inner critic. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have one — you’re not alone. I recently had a run-in with mine. I launched a program...and it felt like a flop because it didn’t reach my expectations. Now, it wasn’t completely unsuccessful because I did have some wonderful people join our community. But the result was nowhere near what I was hoping for.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And my inner critic started laying it on thick. For a couple of days, I was pulling out all my NLP tools to help me break out of those feelings of disappointment and rejection. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s interesting is that — as is so often the case — other people in my space were hearing from their inner critics too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is the inner critic anyway? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NLP teaches us that we sometimes have unintegrated parts. These are parts of your unconscious mind that don’t realize they’re parts of the larger whole of your consciousness. These parts have their own values, their own sets of beliefs, and their own personalities. And when they get triggered, it feels like something awful’s got a hold of you and you can’t get away for its grip.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I believe inner critics are just that — a part. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From my own experiences and my clients’ experiences, I’ve learned that it’s helpful to view the inner critic like a child. It’s like a child who’s grown up in a sheltered environment and is sorely lacking in information and experience.</span></p>