INT 172 - Quieting that Voice in your Head

You’re sitting in a meeting listening to your co-workers review business plans. But while you’re listening to them, the little voice in your head keeps telling you you’re not good enough.

Your inner voice is saying it so much you start going down a self-doubt spiral. How can you quiet this voice in your head and build your self-confidence back up to tackle your projects?

Listen to this week’s episode of the Int-HER-rupt podcast. In this episode, host Linda Yates chats with Tiffany Houser, leadership coach & founder of Evolve, on shifting the negative talk into positives. Tune in to hear Tiffany’s insight and advice to help stop you in your tracks when the little voice becomes too much!

Tiffany Houser's Background

• Tiffany is the CEO and founder of Evolve, where she helps senior leaders and founders transform their self-worth through an authentic leadership style, vision, and purpose.

• She is also the creator of Self-Worth Advantage, which provides leaders and their people partners with strategies and a framework to leave the imposter's feelings behind for good.

• Tiffany believes in cultivating compassionate, responsible, inclusive, and empowered leaders at all organizational levels.

Why Is It Hard To Tap Into Your Authentic Self?

• For those struggling to find their authentic self, Tiffany believes it’s essential to focus on the one question or choice you’re facing. You know what you want, but fear gets in the way of making the right choice.

• Sometimes, people let their fears get in the way of their options, and their hopes stay as dreams. When this happens, self-destruction suffers in different ways, such as overeating or insufficient sleep.

How Do You Determine What You Want?

• Tiffany believes grace is the first step to determining what you want in your career or life.

• When you have grace, it allows you to tap into your desires and push you to reach your goals. If you let fear or your ego get in the way, it puts more pressure on the choices you’re trying to make.

Three Ways To Quiet the Inner Voice

• Tiffany shares three tips to help you quiet your inner voice when making difficult choices.

• The first advice is to ask yourself what you are afraid of when deciding on something and can’t make a choice. Once you figure out what you’re scared of, ask yourself why. You’ll discover it hasn’t happened to you and likely won’t.

• The second tip is to ask yourself if you have what you want. This will help you stop overprotecting yourself and clarify what you want.

• The last piece of advice is to ask others for support. Family and friends know what you want too, because they listen to you talk. If you’re unsure about something, ask for their advice to help you decide.

• Tiffany shares that this was how she overcame her negative thinking patterns and finally clarified what she wanted in her career and life.

Making decisions in life is never easy, especially when your inner voice says you can't...