{"id":2279,"date":"2019-10-28T03:33:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T03:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:34:31","slug":"drown-out-the-inner-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/2019\/10\/28\/drown-out-the-inner-critic\/","title":{"rendered":"Drown Out the Inner Critic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my last blog post<\/a>, we discussed how to tell the difference between our Inner Voice and the inner critic. Today I want to discuss tools we have at our disposal when the inner critic shouts so loud we cannot hear our intuition, or doubt we can trust such a weak, distant voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inner critic also goes by other names.  Personal demons can keep us from reaching our goals.  Gremlins undermine our best efforts at self improvement.  The cluttered mind keeps us overwhelmed and unmotivated. Ego is a tremendous force with decades of momentum behind it.  No wonder the inner critic is so vividly real and so pervasively persuasive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to understand that the \u201cvoice\u201d or the \u201cgremlin messages\u201d are thoughts.  Your thoughts come from your mind, so it\u2019s possible for you to change them!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How cool is that?  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead!”
<\/p>~ Pink, Fuckin\u2019 Perfect\ufeff<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The power to choose our own thoughts is the greatest power we have, but most of us have no idea how to wield that power. Our beliefs shape our thoughts, so if we want to change our thoughts, let\u2019s take a look at our beliefs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grow on!<\/strong>
Are your beliefs ones that you chose for yourself?
Were most of them chosen for you? 
Are they your culture\u2019s beliefs, or your parents? 
How willing are you to let go of the ones that no longer serve you? 
What new belief(s) would you like to begin practicing today?
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Beliefs are something I explore with my clients all the time.  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Around 90% of the clients I talk with eventually uncover an underlying belief that they are \u201cnot enough\u201d in some way.  Once we uncover that, it\u2019s easy to see how a belief like that would spawn inner critic thoughts like: \u201cWhy even try?\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll never get a better job.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll never find anyone who loves\/understands me.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t get your hopes up!\u201d \u201cForget what you WANT, get a practical job!\u201d \u201cDon’t let people get to know you, they won’t like you.\u201d  \u201cI have no confidence.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t deserve this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With thoughts like these, who needs enemies, right?  And EVERYONE has them!  It\u2019s important to know that if you are identifying with these thoughts, you are not alone.  Some people have learned how to deal with them so they don\u2019t cause stress and suffering, but the self doubts are a very human condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our limiting thoughts construct an invisible prison that limit the options available to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to increase the options and opportunities available to us, and live our best lives, we must make an effort to change the thoughts.  It\u2019s not difficult, but it does take some effort and CONSTANT reminders.  Constant reminders.  Constantly constant reminders.  The enemy is a tremendous force with decades of momentum, so it will take time to slow that locomotive down before it can change directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONSTANT reminders!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the previous post<\/a>, I talked about practicing affirmations as a way to strengthen the messages of the Inner Voice.\u00a0 Since writing that post, I have discovered an AMAZING app called Think Up<\/em>. App info here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free version of Think Up<\/em> allows you to record three affirmations in your own voice, then it plays them back to you over soothing music!  I love it!  It lifts me every time I hear my own voice reminding me I am worthy and abundant!  It\u2019s extremely powerful and uplifting.  The app allows you to set reminders to practice throughout the day.  This is a really cool reminder to realign your energy frequently.  Practicing is KEY to shifting your thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read something daily meant only to uplift and inspire!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Some GREAT ways to stay inspired are to read inspiring books, listen to inspiring speakers, and talk with people who are inspired!  Subscribe to a podcast that is meant to uplift.  Turn OFF the news and listen to a TED talk.  We cannot immerse ourselves in  the general, chaotic vibration of the world, and not counter it with inspiration, and then expect to feel inspired!  How can we possibly feel inspired if we are digesting current events daily with no counterpoint? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the link again to my post called Practice Happiness Daily<\/a>.
It has a list of uplifting resources to play with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constant reminders are vital, but besides bolstering our Inner Voice, we want to begin quieting the screeching of any gremlin messages that are interfering with receiving intuitive messages from the Universe (inner voice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How on earth do we slow the momentum of the inner critic?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When you become aware that your inner critic is active, just notice.  That is the first step.  Just let yourself be aware that the critic is vying for your attention.  Don\u2019t try to shift gears.  Don\u2019t get upset that \u201cit\u2019s happening\u201d again.  Don\u2019t run away from the voice or the feelings it brings.  Just shine awareness on it. Just be aware.  Simply watch the actions of the gremlin with curiosity and non-judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grow on!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What were you engaged in when the inner critic spoke up? 
– Keeping a list of your triggers can be helpful.
What is the inner critic trying to protect you from? 
If it\u2019s an emotion that the critic is trying to avoid, sit with that emotion.  Allow yourself to experience it. 
What does it feel like to allow the emotion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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tamingyourgremlin<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Awareness is a powerful weapon against the inner critic.  For now, let that be enough.  Practice getting good at recognizing the inner critic\u2019s voice, and simply observing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next post<\/a>, we explore ways to disarm our gremlins and begin redirecting the energy they drain from us into building new, more positive thought pathways!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow this link to order Taming Your Gremlin<\/em><\/a>: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way<\/em> by Rick Carson. It’s the preeminent work on gremlin taming and a very useful book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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