How You Talk to Yourself Matters

How often do you catch yourself in a storm of self-defeating thoughts? Do you tend to be self-critical and drift toward worry regardless of the circumstances? How do you usually talk to yourself? Are you your own cheerleader? How often do you hear in your head statements like "I'm no good"? You can't reason with your reptilian brain, but the good news is that it learns through action. Every time you take action and survive, it learns a new lesson. In other words, the process of facing fear, acknowledging it, taking action, is like a muscle. The more you work it, the easier it becomes. This is one of the best mechanisms that I know for reducing the volume of negative self-talk because taking even small actions in the face of fear helps you become more confident. Today's episode is a reminder to evaluate how you talk to yourself. Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[01:05] Language is incredibly powerful, and you're in charge of writing your life script.

[02:47] Fear is a gift, a precious instinct.

[04:09] Take action despite fear.

[05:21] Naysayers are not in the room with you right now. Is fear doing a table read?

[06:36] Actions plus positive self-talk will be your ticket to writing your own script in life. Do not let your monkey brain rehearse lines from old scripts.

[07:55] Just do it!

Enjoy!

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