How to Mute Your Inner Critic and Focus On Your Strengths with Leadership Coach Donna Karlin

“The inner critic is all our insecurities wrapped up in a tight little bow that you hold on to...and it constantly tells you what you lack.” —Donna Karlin

Coach Donna Karlin joins Coach Elix to discuss how you can silence your inner critic and amplify your positive voice. Tune in to learn a clever way you can realize how unreasonable your inner critic actually is. 

Donna Karlin, PCC, CEC, MLE℠, is a well known leadership coach best known as The Shadow Coach.  Throughout her career, she has coached TED fellows and leaders of Fortune 100 companies.

Timestamps: 

[08:36] Would you allow someone to speak to you like this? 

[14:07] Who is Donna Karlin? 

[16:26] Who is your inner critic? 

[18:25] Why do we allow our inner critic to talk to us in unacceptable ways? (and what to do instead)

[21:00] When is our inner critic born?

[24:21] How can you help yourself if you don’t have a support system.

[26:59] What to focus on even when catastrophic events are happening. 

[32:44] Things you can do RIGHT NOW to mute your inner critic. 

[35:37] How to empower people without telling them what to do (and how to get on the TED stage).

[39:12] What Donna Karlin learned from partnering up with TED fellows. 

[40:48] What is the No Ceiling, Just The Sky Institute? 

[42:01] How the people you surround yourself with can change your life.

[46:12] Fire round of questions with Donna Karlin.

4 Key Takeaways: 

We all have an inner critic. To begin standing up to your inner critic, ask yourself: would you allow someone to talk to you the way your inner critic speaks to you? You can also ask yourself: would you allow someone to talk to someone you love the way your inner critic speaks to you? If the answer is no, why are you allowing yourself to operate based on that myth? 

We allow our inner critic to speak to us in unacceptable ways because we allow our inner critic to run on autopilot. We don’t question it. Instead, ask yourself: what is the story you want to own of yourself? Are you living it? 

If you don’t have a support system that already exists, find somebody out there who is struggling and support each other. You have an enormous contribution to give the world. You can make an impact. 

When negative events take place and your inner critic starts raising their voice, stay focused by going back to your purpose. Focus on what you are here on Earth for. Mute the inner critic by keeping your eye on the bigger picture. Disempower your inner critic by focusing on what you’re good at and leave your weaknesses behind. 

“People don’t want to be told what to do. They want to hear what you did that was so mind blowing that they think they have the permission to be mind blowing as well.” —Donna Karlin

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Coach Elix and Steven the Medium celebrate Pride Month this episode by reflecting on the Stonewall uprising, the origin of the pride parade, their personal experiences growing up gay, and why being gay is not a lifestyle. 

“Queer people don’t grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimize humiliation and prejudice.” 

Timestamps: 

[04:40] Why is pride month a whole month?

[07:12] What was the Stonewall uprising?

[15:06] What was it like to be gay in 1969?

[18:12] Is the LGBTQ community fully equal to their heterosexual counterparts now?

[20:42] What happened during the Stonewall uprising and why it makes sense that Stonewall had to be owned by the mafia. 

[24:51] Misconceptions that straight allies have about the LGBTQ community.

[26:58] Why do we remember the Stonewall uprising? (the orign of the pride parade)

[30:33] Coach Elix’s experience being gay as a young person. 

[35:46] Steven the Medium’s experience being gay (responding powerfully to a bully). 

[39:17] The simple reason that explains why being gay is not a lifestyle. 

[43:35] What you should do if you suspect someone in your life is gay.

3 Key Takeaways: 

The Stonewall uprising in 1969 was the catalyst for the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Stonewall was a filthy dive bar. It was the only bar that allowed people to fully be themselves without judgement or persecution. It took a lot of pain and suffering to achieve equal rights. 

LGBTQ persons still face discrimination despite equal rights laws. There has been a lot of progress since 1969, but the fight continues. 

Being gay is not a lifestyle. A lifestyle is golfing, wanting to cook, wanting to travel, etc. Being gay is being born gay. Nobody chooses to be treated as a second class citizen.

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Lessons from Accidentally Going TikTok Viral with the Pelvic Health Ladies

On this episode, Coach Elix is joined by the TikTok viral sensation: The Pelvic Health Ladies! During the pandemic, they racked up 332K followers on TikTok — by accident. Tune in to today’s episode to learn how they went viral, what being TikTok famous feels like, and how to transform obscure content into relatable snippets of content.   

The Pelvic Health Ladies are composed of two medical professionals, Dr. Angel Johnson, a Urogynecologist, and Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas, a Physical Therapist. 

“If you want to be successful in business, you have to create more than you consume” - Jeff Bezos

Timestamps: 

05:48 Have you ever heard of the Pelvic Health Ladies? (turning something obscure into something relatable)

17:01 What is pelvic health and does it impact both men and women? 

18:51 What is Urogynecology? 

20:08 How did the Pelvic Health Ladies meet?

23:39 What kind of solutions are ones that patients never consider? 

24:33 The 3 most common myths about pelvic health.

28:18 Going viral on TikTok (332K followers): Why start a TikTok? 

30:05 Going viral on TikTok by accident (she wasn’t using TikTok to grow an audience)!

30:38 How humor transforms dense information into something relatable.

32:37 What it feels like to go viral on TikTok.

33:17  Is it unprofessional for medical professionals to make fun social media content?

35:37 How do you get comfortable with the uncomfortable? 

37:26 What opportunities have come to The Pelvic Health Ladies since they’ve gone viral?

40:26 How do we cultivate braver women leaders in male-dominated spaces?

42:09 The best advice for people who are seeking a career in pelvic health physical therapy. 

43:24 What’s next for The Pelvic Health Ladies?

45:53 If you are stuck with your idea, listen to THIS.

47:07 The rapid fire questionnaire!

Key Takeaways: 

Pelvic health is anything to do with bowel health, sexual health, and bladder health. It is not just about the pelvic floor. 

Pelvic health impacts both men and women. Everybody has a pelvic floor.

Urogynecology combines both urology and gynecology. 

The pandemic has afforded The Pelvic Health Ladies to build their social media presence. 

Having a coach is basically having an accountability partner. 

The most common myth about pelvic health that they debunk every single day is that it is normal to leak urine. 

There is a normalization of pain in a large way. For example: normalizing pain because of pregnancy. However, just because there is a normalization around something, doesn’t mean it has to be that way. 

There is also a myth that sexual intercourse is supposed to be painful. 

TikTok was a great way for the Pelvic Health Ladies to stay connected to their patients during the pandemic. 

Humor is a great way to share obscure information to a wide audience. 

Some people think that it is unprofessional for medical professionals to be creating fun social media content, but the best way to silence the naysayers is with your success. 

As a woman, own your voice. Even if you don’t know everything you need to know, keep going. Finding a mentor or a coach can be a great experience. 

If you have a vision but you are stuck, turn it into a list of actionable items. 

Goals take time to accomplish, you have to be patient in your pursuit to accomplish them. 

Common isn’t normal!

What going viral online makes you feel and how it empowers you:

“It kind of reinforced to me the power of an idea, that if you get this great idea and you launch with full velocity and put all of your passion and effort and energy behind it then it really can turn into something great and better than you expected.” 

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Saving Lives Through Coaching with Professional Personal Development Coach, Dr. Henry Kahn

Dr. Henry Kahn joins Coach Elix to share a deeply personal story about his relationship with his brother that changed his life. He shares several anecdotes about how to overcome self doubt, impostor syndrome, and how to uncover what you have been hiding from yourself. 

Elbert Hubbard wrote: “We work to become, not to acquire” and Dr. Khan is a true embodiment of that. He is a physician turned coach that has dedicated his life to creating rather than consuming. 

Listen in to learn about the experience that made him choose to save lives through coaching rather than through medicine. 

Timestamps: 

00:01 Episode overview and personal updates!

10:22 Who is a powerful person?

15:36  Who is Dr. Henry Kahn?

16:56  A tragedy that shifted his career from being a certified physician to a personal development coach (what happened?).

25:41 Taking decisions at crossroads.

27:38 How to stay resilient in the face of self doubt. 

32:07 “Cancer is the best thing that happened to me”: how come?

36:37 How coaching can literally save lives (a real example).

40:58 Impostor syndrome: what we have to remove to find ourselves. 

44:27 What story do you not want to tell? 

Key Takeaways: 

A person of power never waits for a decisive moment, a person of power is decisive in the moment. 

We feel true joy in our work when we feel we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves.

Looking at how others stay resilient in the face of roadblocks can inspire you to be resilient in the face of your own challenges.

The story you do not want to tell may be the story you need to tell.

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Having just gone through an extremely challenging and unexpected situation, Coach Elix shares about navigating unexpected circumstances from a place of power.  

No matter how stressful an unexpected event may be, there is always light at the other end of the tunnel — especially with the four methods presented in this episode. 

Tune in to learn how to correct yourself in real time and find the silver lining in every unexpected event no matter how bad it may seem. 

Timestamps: 

00:01 We couldn’t get on the plane (life update)

09:23 Talking from real life experience of an unexpected breakdown

12:34 What is the larger meaning behind unexpected breakdowns?

15:37 Our whole world was collectively interrupted! (this is unprecedented)

16:30 What the way you handle unexpected circumstances tells you about yourself. 

16:50 The main decision you must make when unexpected things happen. 

 17:15 What scientific research says about unexpected situations. 

18:40 How mindfulness saves you TIME & EFFORT  in tough times.

23:25 Dealing with the unexpected from a place of power vs. dealing with the unexpected as a victim.

24:30 4 ways to deal with the unexpected from a place of POWER. 

24:47 Way #1: Pause before you act (reaction vs. response).

28:00 An example of something you might be doing unconsciously. 

29:20 Way #2 Don’t assume that the things you don’t want are bad. 

31:10 An example showing that there is always something to be grateful about even in terrible situations 

33:48 Way #3: Plan for everything to turn out well (why I don’t hope for anything)

39:11 Way #4: Trust in your ability that everything will be okay

45:44 This is for my mom, and all the moms out there.

Key Takeaways: 

There is a larger meaning behind unexpected events that take place in your life. You might not always know yet why something is unfolding the way it is. 

There is always a silver lining, no matter how bad the situation you find yourself might be. Make an effort to view things positively with intention. 

Sudden interruptions in your life are an opportunity to practice mindfulness about what works and what may not be working with you. 

When faced with an unexpected situation, you have one main decision to make: Am I going to keep doing something that I know doesn’t work? Or am I going to make a correction? 

When negative unexpected events happen, we tend to focus on negative emotions. But, research shows that negative emotions make our brain’s decision making powers less effective. This makes mindfulness in tough situations all the more pressing.

Mindfulness in tough situations gets you where you want to be faster! If you let something ruin your day, you lose the day. That is one day longer in a negative situation. 

Reactions come from an automatic part of your brain. A response is something that you intentionally choose to do. When an unexpected situation happens, as yours: am I reacting or am I responding? 

If you want a good outcome, you have to plan that outcome. Instead of asking yourself: what if it doesn’t work, ask yourself what if it goes well? 

There is a lot more than what you see when a tough situation happens: 

“If you only believe in what you see, then you are missing out on three quarters of what we are supposed to experience in this earth school...Trust that everything is going to turn out the way it is supposed to turn out. You don’t need to know how it is happening, or how quickly it is going to turn out, or how it is going to actually be processed. You just have to trust the outcome” - Steven the Medium

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Transforming Self-Doubt Into Self-Mastery with Best-Selling Author, Natalie Banks

We all battle with self doubt, no matter how successful, smart, or talented we are. Best-selling author Natalie Banks joins Coach Elix on this episode to prove it. An award-winning author, she has been aware of her own self-doubt since childhood. 

Battling with self-doubt doesn’t mean we cannot reach self-mastery. Tune in to this episode to learn how to reframe self-doubt in a way that empowers you instead of derailing you.

Timestamps: 

06:56 Can self-doubt be healthy?

08:33 Practice this to live your truth

10:00 What does courage really mean?

11:28 Create the opening you need to live your truth

13:57 About Natalie Banks

16:48 The crazy thing Natalie did that launched her writing career

18:25 The first step in dismantling the power of self-doubt

19:16 Is self-doubt expressed in your voice?

24:09 What are defining moments?

27:07 Natalie’s defining moment

29:41 Did you create a life sentence for yourself?

31:26 How to immediately silence your self-doubt 

34:42 Even amazing writers have self doubt 

35:38 These are the ONLY people you should listen to

38:00 What does getting a grip even mean? 

40:00 Ways we can free ourselves from self-doubt

40:16 Way #1 What we resist persists 

41:26 Way #2 Be skeptical of your thoughts, they are not reality 

41:58 Way #3 Give your inner critic a name, here’s why

42:52 Way #4 Cultivate your sense of purpose, you have to go after what fills you up 

44:29 Way #5 Spend time with people who believe in you 

46:13 Way #6 Practice self compassion, if you dont you are a bully of your bully  

46:44 Way #7 Speak self gratitude everyday 

49:18  Self-doubt is a habit, nothing more nothing less.

49:50 How to connect with Natalie 

Key Takeaways: 

Imagine the ending you want in your life and work your way back from there

The self doubting voice in your head sounds like you and feels like you. YET, it is not you. It is usually a voice from your childhood.

When you hear negative things about you from others or from your inner voice, you can take things one of two ways. You can either say “this person is speaking truth” or you can say “I don’t want to be the person they are describing.” 

Defining moments can be life sentences where we spend the rest of our lives trying to prove ourselves guilty of ‘not being good enough’ — OR, they can drive your passion. 

Self-care and self-love are the answer to keeping your self-doubt in check. It is cheesy, but it is true. 

Don't entertain self-doubt. Silence it straight up. Don't allow yourself to go into the rabbit hole. Don't feed it.

Don't ever give value to other people's opinions, no matter if it is positive or negative, unless it comes from somebody who has a stake in your success (NBA champion Brian Scalabrine’s advice to Elix from episode 4).

Getting a grip means getting a hold of what you love and not giving up on yourself.

If you think you are not good enough, write down that you are not good enough then write 5 things that you are amazing at right next to it. Prove your inner critic wrong. 

You don't get what you want, you get what you are. 

Say this to your inner critic (instead of just calling it a liar):

“I hear you. I hear you don’t feel good enough and I understand why. But, it is not MY reality. My reality is that I have everything it takes.”

How do you silence your inner critic? What works best for you? How do you avoid falling into the rabbit hole? Tell us in the comments!

Also don’t forget: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -Jim Rohn 

This is the book Elix mentions (Three Laws of Performance)

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Self-forgiveness is your ticket to freedom. There are no shortcuts. In this episode, we give you a practical guide to get started on the right path.

In this episode you will learn:

Why we struggle with forgiveness and resentment

Five questions to ask yourself to help you become your best self

Actionable steps to help you free yourself through self-forgiveness

Timestamps: 

03:01 What happened on our run this morning

06:19 Personal updates 

10:03 What does forgiveness mean? 

15:07 Why do we struggle with forgiveness? 

19:04 How resentment punishes the wrong person 

19:45 How to finally let go of survivor’s guilt

22:22 This is the first step to setting yourself free

23:03 How the way you grow up can influence your ability to forgive 

26:30 My rough childhood: growing up with a lack of self-love

30:14 You cannot live your best life without doing this 

33:24 How to forgive yourself (a practical guide)

38:21 Actionable process to start forgiving yourself STEP 1: letting your emotions out and releasing negative energy 

40:55 Actionable process to start forgiving yourself STEP 2: Give yourself grace and encourage yourself

41:40 Actionable process to start forgiving yourself STEP 3: give yourself this powerful gift

42:00 Actionable process to start forgiving yourself STEP 4: shift your focus from the past to the future

42:46 5 questions that can help you become your best self

45:45 Never forget this! 

46:53 A symbolic ritual that you can start today

Key Takeaways: 

Forgiveness is a difficult but necessary journey. There is no time limit. There are no limits. It is a process.

Forgiveness is a type of self-love. 

Forgiveness is very intimidating because we have to open closed boxes. 

Self-forgiveness can set you free. You cannot step into your best life without forgiving yourself and without letting go of things that hold you back.

Ask yourself “what happened” and “what specifically went wrong” to figure out what you need to forgive yourself for in the first place. 

You cannot truly forgive others without first forgiving yourself. 

The first step to forgiving yourself: Think about why you are holding on to the emotional pain, what purpose is it serving, and how would your life look without it.

Self forgiveness is an opportunity to embrace all parts of yourself, even the parts of yourself that you don’t like are there to serve a purpose. You cannot discover that purpose without first forgiving yourself.

Why being resentful is a boomerang:

“Being resentful is when you take poison expecting someone else to die.”

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Defining moments can be building block of excellence, but they can also derail us. As children, we start creating narratives about our lives. If we are not careful, we may let limiting narratives gain control of our adulthood. In this episode, we discuss how defining moments can act like a double edged sword. 

Coach Elix spills the beans on HIS defining moment at age 10 when he felt rejected by his grandma. Tune in to find out how the small moment affected him throughout his childhood and adulthood as well as what happened when he finally confronted his grandma about the event. 

This particular story made a high achiever out of Coach Elix, but is that really a good thing? 

“I was already a go getter, I was already a high achiever, but this time it was not on top of some story of what I was not.”

Timestamps: 

[01:44] Episode overview: Harnessing the power of defining moments

[09:54] The amazing effect of openly discussing your defining moments (Steven’s experience)

[14:29] What is a defining moment? 

[16:00] Coach Elix’s defining moment story (“I didn’t know I was adopted”)

[21:49] The positive side of defining moments (“I was determined to prove otherwise”)

[23:55] Are you a hamster stuck in a wheel? 

[25:30] How your inner child might be managing the adult you are. 

[27:55] Confronting his grandma (and what he was surprised to find out). 

[33:17] Reinventing your life after resolving defining moments. 

[38:39] Three things you can do to recognize defining moments. 

[44:44] What would happen if you don’t take action to resolve defining moments? 

Key Takeaways: 

Sharing your defining moments openly can lead you to reevaluate them and gives you a fresh perspective on your life. 

Getting a sense of awareness of what the defining moments of your life are gives you the clarity you need when making decisions in your life. 

Defining moments have the power to define us. They also have the power to transform our lives. 

Even though negative defining moments can lead to seemingly positive things like being an overachiever, you might find yourself like a hamster stuck in a wheel because you are basing all of your positive achievements on the basis of a negative event. 

“If you do not define a defining moment, it is going to define you”

There are three things you can do to recognize defining moments: (1) embrace adversity and stay resilient by quickly finding purpose; (2) acknowledge fear and learn to quickly recalibrate; and (3) create a solution based action plan. Insight is not enough, action is also necessary. 

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In this episode, we discuss what defining moments are and how your inner child may be controlling the adult you are today. Throughout the episode, Steven the Medium delves deep into his defining moment. He was only a child when his father committed suicide. This is that story — Unpacked. 

There may be two people inside you, which one is in control?

If you feel life is happening to you, then this episode was recorded with you in mind. Tune in to start reinventing the narrative that may be holding you back. 

“When you know that something is there then you can choose, because when you know that something is there then you can choose”  

Timestamps: 

[0:01] Life updates!

[07:35] Episode overview: the power of defining moments. 

[10:20] Do you always know when defining moments are happening? 

[14:40] What ARE defining moments?

[15:16] Are defining moments positive or negative? 

[16:30] When lots of defining moments happened (two real life examples). 

[20:04] Steven The Medium’s defining life moment (“I must have been the reason…”)

[27:25] The sneaky way defining moments influence the rest of your life. 

[33:33] Does the influence of defining moments ever end? 

[38:23] How can you get through a pivotal moment? 

[39:30] Passage from the book Three Laws of Performance (being two different people)

[42:54] What to ask yourself to discover what defining moments took place in your life? 

[45:47] Why you MUST find out what defining moments happened in your life. 

Key Takeaways: 

You have to have enough self awareness to be able to spot defining moments as they are happening. 

Defining moments are points in your life when you are urged to make pivotal decisions about yourself and who you are and when you experience something that changes you. They usually make you challenge your norms and beliefs. 

Often, when we experience defining moments they accompany negative events. However, transformative moments can also be positive. 

If we do not unpack our defining moments and understand the effect they have on us, lots of our life events and behaviors may be built on top of or influenced by how these defining moments have shaped our character and beliefs. 

To find out what defining moments took place in your life ask yourself “what happened to me” and try to go as far back in the past as possible, then ask yourself “am I that person?” 

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Building a Life You Love After Hitting Rock Bottom with Mark Worster, The Green Nurse

Mark Worster, Co-Founder of The Green Nurse, joins Coach Elix to share his rock bottom story. His main message? Rock bottoms can be the unexpected catalyst you need to start building a life you love. 

After a series of catastrophic events, Mark was on the verge of committing suicide. After checking in to a facility, he heard magic words by a caretaker. Words that would ultimately change his fate for the better. 

“I heard that voice that said 'you’re not done.'”

But, words was not all it took. Mark worked extremely hard to reinvent himself and, in this episode, tell us everything he did to become the successful entrepreneur and author he is today. 

Listen today to learn how you can use your own negative events to accelerate towards a life you WANT to wake up for. 

Mark Worster is the CEO of The Green Nurse. He is also a certified yoga instructor, author and speaker. He is the author of the book Absolutely F**king Amazing: Living a Life You Love, an Amazon number one best seller. 

Timestamps: 

[11:07] Who is Mark Worster? 

[15:08] Building a successful family business from the ground up. 

[16:18] Why did he sell his profitable business? 

[18:56] Hitting absolute rock bottom.

[21:40] A sentence that saved his life and turned it around in just one weekend. 

[25:50] Why hitting rock bottom can be a blessing and a catalyst. 

[27:12] How to figure out your path after hitting rock bottom?

[28:20] Stepping into what you want to do. 

[29:37] How to make peace with negative events. 

[30:59] If you say “but X person is different,” listen to this. 

[33:55] Why did Mark start his company? 

[35:28] There’s so much unpredictability in the world, what should you do? 

[39:11] How unique is your experience? 

[40:51] How to connect with Mark Worester, Green Nurse

[41:46] Rapid fire questions

[46:04] Why do people struggle with forgiveness?

Key Takeaways: 

You can build a successful business and yet discover that it is not your calling and that it does not align with your passions and vision for your life. 

At crossroads, ask yourself: can there be more to life than this? 

Hitting rock bottom can be a blessing. When life seems to be going fine it is so hard to step out and look for areas of improvement. However, when traumatic events happen you have no choice but reconsider your life and ask yourself how things can be better than they are today. 

Coming from a place of trauma, you can go into places that you could have never imagined. 

The story you create is itself what creates your life. You have the ability to create any story you want for yourself. You choose what gets in your way and you choose where it can take you. 

The person of power doesn’t wait for a decisive moment, the person of power is decisive in the moment. 

Perfect happiness is not being attached to any outcome. 

Remember, you can do ANYTHING: 

“There are lots of people out there who suffer from mental illness that say I can’t do what I want to do because I am flawed and you know what, that’s just a story, it’s not the truth. The reality is that you can do anything you want to do, you just have to step into it.”  

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