YOUR OWN WORST CRITIC? HERE'S HOW TO STOP. 
PODCAST #394
Being your own worst critic is a recipe for low self-esteem, heightened anxiety and a life of frustration. You can learn how to stand up to your inner bully and how to start talking back to the bully in an effective way. This podcast episode will teach you how to do just that. Get the full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/394 
This week on The Confidence Podcast we're talking about:

What is actually going on when you are hyper-self-critical or have mean internal self-talk
How to stop being so self-critical and your own worst enemy - 10 things you can start to do right away
8 sample sentences that work when it comes to talking back to the inner critic or bully


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Our most popular episodes here on The Confidence Podcast are always around the same topic: how to stop caring what people think.  So, ya'll, I'm going deeper on this topic than ever before. 
What you'll learn....
In this 20-minute webinar, you'll learn how to stop getting distracted from your dreams and purpose because of what people *might* think about you. When I finally learned let go of caring too much what other people *might think* the gateways of success opened! The tools I am going to teach you have allowed me to  write 3 best-selling books, win the North Face Trail Marathon, build a solid 6-figure online coaching business, and reach millions of people around the world with encouragement 
If you're ready to push play on your purpose with confidence and freedom, then this webinar is for you.  In class we'll cover...

The real issue and how to tackle it. You'll learn how caring too much what people think is so destructive to our happiness and why we get trapped into this toxic pattern of thinking. 
The first 3 things you can do right now to change how you feel. You'll learn 3 things you can start doing differently right away to get free from the restriction of caring what people think 
The easiest way to go after your purpose with total confidence.You'll get advice on the exact next-steps to take to have more confidence and courage to go after your dreams without being distracted or delayed by comparison, overthinking or self-doubt. 

HISTORICAL NOTE:
I live in Virginia, close to DC, and at the time of this recording, the cornavirus is hitting my area exceptionally hard, and the streets are flooded at night with both peaceful protests and violent riots. Conflict is everywhere - pain is rampant - people are trying to do the right thing and being upturned by opportunists who are looting and destroying towns. We are desperate for racial reconcilation and equal rights - for proper judiciary justice and for the abolition of racial profiling. Good and love are pouring out from all ethnicities - and in the same areas, those groups also have representatives spewing hate. 
Hate destroys everything. 
I record today with the thought of what bullying does - what hatred does. 
Our world is groaning in pain. It feels like it's swirling and intensifying, making it easy to feel uncertain of how to move forward. I ache alongside you, and simply hope to offer a few notes of encouragement for you to tuck into your heart this week. 
Confidence is the state of heart of being able to walk with certainty in a life that is filled with uncertainty. So, with that in mind, here are some simple reminders of ways to remain confident and secure no matter what swirls around you or what tomorrow brings.
The one thing that is certain is that we have absolutely no idea what will happen tomorrow, or next week or next month. To create certainty in your life, create habits and thoughts that make you better, and that makes those around you better.

Love wins, and the love you put out into the world is needed now more than ever. 
Repair the despair around you by living with an open and generous