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EP 59: Real Confidence- Overcoming Confidence-crushing Brain Chatter with Special Guest Jacquie Elliott
You know that voice in your head that tells you all the reasons you can’t reach your goals or go after what you want? Maybe you call it your inner critic or inner saboteur – it doesn’t really matter, because we all have one. Its job is to get us to maintain the status quo because to our brains, change – even positive change – is a threat.
If you’re human, then it’s pretty much a given you’ve experienced situations where your brain tells you not to ask for or do something because you might fail, or be told no or rejected and then regret taking that action.
But what happens when your inner critic or bully turns the volume up to 11? Makes it deeply personal? Tells you the reason that XYZ can’t happen, is because there’s something wrong with you?
My guest on this episode of Real Confidence calls that “abusive brain chatter” and that’s a phrase, that the first time I saw it, jumped off the page at me.
Because there’s a difference between the chatter telling you that you’re a sucky public speaker – a skill you can improve upon – and telling you that you have nothing worthwhile to say and you add no value so you might as well keep your mouth shut.
The former might rattle your confidence, but the latter? Destroys it. The good news is you can learn to spot when your brain chatter is abusive and take steps to heal it.
Listen in as life, relationship and spiritual coach Jacquie Elliott and I talk about:
Jacquie Elliott is a certified life, relationship and spiritual coach who helps people heal the abusive brain chatter in their heads and realize their full potential. You can learn more about Jacquie’s work and retreats at healingabc.com.
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You know that voice in your head that tells you all the reasons you can’t reach your goals or go after what you want? Maybe you call it your inner critic or inner saboteur – it doesn’t really matter, because we all have one. Its job is to get us to maintain the status quo because to our brains, change – even positive change – is a threat.
If you’re human, then it’s pretty much a given you’ve experienced situations where your brain tells you not to ask for or do something because you might fail, or be told no or rejected and then regret taking that action.
But what happens when your inner critic or bully turns the volume up to 11? Makes it deeply personal? Tells you the reason that XYZ can’t happen, is because there’s something wrong with you?
My guest on this episode of Real Confidence calls that “abusive brain chatter” and that’s a phrase, that the first time I saw it, jumped off the page at me.
Because there’s a difference between the chatter telling you that you’re a sucky public speaker – a skill you can improve upon – and telling you that you have nothing worthwhile to say and you add no value so you might as well keep your mouth shut.
The former might rattle your confidence, but the latter? Destroys it. The good news is you can learn to spot when your brain chatter is abusive and take steps to heal it.
Listen in as life, relationship and spiritual coach Jacquie Elliott and I talk about:
Jacquie Elliott is a certified life, relationship and spiritual coach who helps people heal the abusive brain chatter in their heads and realize their full potential. You can learn more about Jacquie’s work and retreats at healingabc.com.