In this first episode we have Valerie Teller who switched carriers from being a lawyer to helping people be a fuller version of themselves. Valerie’s unique style is to walk with people in the nature to help them reflect on their life challenges. She talks about how we damage ourselves through the voice of our inner critic.What is being hard on yourself?It is the voice of the inner critic that goes on constantly in our head with a certain harshness and this can be quite limiting.Can you give an example of this voice?We can replay events in our head reviewing how things went. Reviewing in itself is not a bad thing as we learn from what we do. It is the quality of the review that is sometimes not necessarily kind. Just noticing that the voice of your inner critic is at play is key.What is the impact of being hard on yourself?The impact is perhaps feeling horrible about oneself, feeling incompetent or diminished by the voice of the inner critic. The biggest thing about it is that it can be debilitating, as it can send you to a state of being helpless as you can’t change the past.The worst part of that is that we do this to ourselves. The other impact of the voice of the inner critic is to potentially create shame within ourselves and shame isolates us; as we think something is wrong with us. That’s when the inner critic starts controlling us.What is ONE advice to get out of the suffering of the inner critic? The first step is to notice how you speak to yourself, because if you don’t notice how you speak to yourself there is no chance of doing it differently. Otherwise you suffer the impact of the inner critic voice without having any control over it. So, pay attention and notice when the inner critic is at play.The second stepis to ask yourself the question: If a dear friend who you cared about very much was experiencing what you are going through i.e. your dear friend is replaying the event and feeling horrible, would you treat them like this? Would you speak to them like the voice of your inner critic ?Be kind to yourself as you don’t deserve the suffering that comes with being hard on yourself!The third stepis to show yourself the compassion when you are learning by reviewing your past events. Be kind to yourself and know that in that moment being hard on yourself is not what you need.Save SaveSave Save

 Hello High Achievers,I’m Deepa Natarajan, and I want to thank you for joining me for the very first episode of MeetMyPotential. The focus of MeetMyPotential are High Achievers. In this episode I’m going to tell you a little about MMP, a little about you and what you can expect from our show.About me and why I created Meet My PotentialI created MMP because I often asked myself questions like: How do I manage conflicts? How can I live in integrity with my potential? How can I get others to collaborate? How can I make change happen? I went through several self-development courses spending a whole lot of time and money. The courses gave me immense learning and allowed me to create a lifestyle I wanted. Before going through the courses I worked in the IT industry for over a decade. I know the stress, the tensions, the politics and I know you don’t have numerous days to spend on long self-development courses. So, I decided to create podcasts that give insights on leadership, with no commercials, podcasts that are totally FREE, so that that you can get the most valuable leadership tips while you are driving to work, joggin or simply walking your dog.About the show, format and what you can expectEpisodes are of 2 different styles.One type of episode are interviews. Where I interview an experienced coach or guru, to share with us key insights on a topic. Each episode is no longer than 20 min.  The format of the interview episodes includes:A brief description of the topicThe challenge people face with respect to the topicWith a concrete exampleOne TIP that you can practically implement yourself.Every episode ends with a message to the audience.The 2ndtype of podcasts are podcasts where you will only hear me. I will share with you highly useful leadership topics with concrete examples and actions that you can take to grow yourself with ease.Frequency: To begin, I will release 3 episodes at launch and then I will release 1 episode per week every Monday.About youI created this show for High Achievers. High Achievers because our society often tends to leave a lot on the shoulders of High Achievers. Most high achiever’s I have worked with in coaching sessions have pushed themselves very hard to get things done, be in action and shine. In working with High Achievers we noticed there is an easier way to succeed and one does not have to push themselves so hard.If you are someone who is focused, likes to grow and lead a faces-paced life, you might have questions like:How can I move forward with ease ?How can I make the big shift ?How can I make the change happen?Our insights from the podcasts might help you answer some of these questions.I’d really be happy to happy to have your feedback by sending me an email or simply rate the show on itunes if you like them.For personal feedback, I’d appreciate if you can send me an email. My email address is: Deepa@MeetMyPotential.comSo if you are ready to get inspired and get ignite your potential – Subscribe to our podcasts.Save SaveSave Save