Anxiety, Self-Talk, and Success: Is Your Inner Voice Sabotaging You or Supporting You?

Aug 26, 2025

Dive into the complexities of self-talk and its impact on anxiety and entrepreneurial success. Discover how rumination keeps you stuck and the surprising roles your inner voice can play. Learn to transform negative thoughts into empowering dialogue and use journaling as a powerful tool for clarity. Explore strategies to shift from a self-critical mindset to one that fuels growth and resilience. This episode mixes psychology with actionable insights to help you lead with confidence and purpose.

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INSIGHT

Anxiety Is Normal And Useful

Anxiety and rumination are normal evolutionary responses that signal areas for growth.
Jasmine says entrepreneurs must return to functioning by learning from negative emotions.

ANECDOTE

Harsh Self-Talk That Feels Motivating

Jasmine describes years of self-beratement where she believed negativity motivated her.
She realized that harsh self-talk led to anxiety, depression, and burnout instead of growth.

INSIGHT

Self-Talk Is A Swiss Army Knife

Dr. Ethan Cross frames self-talk as a multifunctional tool rather than just a problem.
Jasmine summarizes four functions: memorizing, simulating, controlling/motivating, and making sense.

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Have you ever spiraled into a pit of “what ifs” and self-doubt that made you feel like the worst CEO ever?

Same, friend. 🙋🏻‍♀️

In this episode, I’m breaking down how to stop the inner spiral and reframe your self-talk to actually work for you. Inspired by the books The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and Chatter by Dr. Ethan Kross, I’m sharing how I’ve applied their insights as an entrepreneur.

You’ll learn:

✨ Why rumination keeps entrepreneurs stuck

✨ How my inner critic disguised itself as “motivation”

✨ The 4 ways your inner voice can actually help you

✨ How to rewire your mindset for clarity and confidence

It’s part pep talk, part psychology, and all strategy to help you lead with peace, power, and purpose.

Let’s reframe the voice in your head—because it’s time to turn your critic into a coach. 🎧

Click play to hear all of this and:

[00:55] Why “chatter” in your head is holding you back (and how to harness it)

[02:54] How ruminating on “what ifs” keeps entrepreneurs stuck and small

[04:43] The dangerous myth that self-criticism = motivation

[05:39] The 4 surprising roles of your inner voice (Dr. Ethan Kross’ framework)

[08:15] How to shift from anxious overthinker to action-oriented detective

[09:57] How Jasmine’s predictive mind led to burnout and how she’s rewiring it

[14:02] Why “suffering less” is the key to better leadership and communication

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