Closing the 18-Inch Gap Podcast-EP053: Achieve Inner Peace Now: Silence The Doubts In Your Mind!

Today I want to talk about the voices in your mind. The voices I'm speaking of are the things that you tell yourself, or that keep you from reaching your dreams and goals. Some people call them trolls. So today I want to speak exactly to this.

Quote of the week:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt from his 1910 speech titled "Citizenship in a Republic"

Points covered:

First, I want to get into what these thoughts are, trolls. Let's look at some aspects of this:

· You are a normal person just because you have these thoughts, doesn't there something wrong with you.

· Everyone has these at some point other.

· Their voices are familiar, and if not, they will become familiar over time.

· The more you resist them, the worse they will get.

More points were brought in the podcast.

Now let's go a little deeper into the characteristics of these trolls or inner critics:

12 major Characteristics of these trolls which are all explained in the podcast:

1. Overgeneralization

2. Catastrophizing

3. Comparative Sabotage

4. Shaming Voice

5. Inner Parental Voice

6. Guilt Inducer

7. Undermining Confidence

8. Procrastination Instigator

9. Doubt Spreader

10. Negative Labeler

11. Creates Social Anxiety

12. Voice of Imposter

Now I want to give you a list of 12 Strategies to Combat these trolls and put them to rest once and for all!!

1. Name It

2. Talk Back

3. Use Evidence-Based Thinking

4. Mindfulness Awareness

5. Limit Comparison

6. Journal Your Thoughts/ Track Your Wins

7. Visualize Success

8. Practice Affirmations

9. Take Action Anyway

10. Use Humor

11. Develop a Mantra

12. Limit Rumination

Did anything resonate with you? Do you want to explore deeper how I can help you with this topic? If so, reach out to me and let me know. Simply send me an email to edwin@edwinsoler.com and let me know what your question is and how we can connect. I always offer a complementary coaching session where we can explore how I can help you and you can see coaching action for yourself.

If this was your first time, I'm glad you're listening, and I hope you can come back for more podcast episodes. In the meantime, feel free to listen to all the previous ones I have. You can find them in your favorite podcast directory. I can't wait to be here with you next week but until then keep closing that 18- inch gap!