#189: The Voices in Your Head

"It was an incredibly powerful object lesson about what our unchecked negative self-talk can turn into and just how toxic it can be for all of us." What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: • What the "Inner Critic" sounds like, and how it can become toxic. • How it's self-sustaining and what it says can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. • Beating ourselves up, what the inner critic does, is a preemptive gambit to inoculate ourselves from external shaming. 8 Strategies for Managing Your Inner Critic 1. Gratitude 2. Catastrophize 3. Make a Definite Decision 4. Subtract the Negatives 5. The B.H.A.G. 6. Detach 7. The Power of Generosity 8. Community Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: LL Flooring - http://www.llflooring.com/pro Get Paid for Estimates - https://buildermasterclass.com/script Mastermind Group for CoConstruct Users- https://buildermasterclass.com/cogroup The Happy Secret to Better Work- Shawn Achor - https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work Fear Setting - Tim Ferriss - https://mindfulambition.net/fear-setting-tim-ferriss/ Art of War by Steven Pressfield Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hills