How to Silence Your Inner Critic
Paper tiger:
Some people find that the best way to attack a negative thought is to write it down. Applying the rational strategy mentioned earlier, corporate performance coach Sarah Hathorn, CEO of Illustra Consulting, recommends that you, “Write down a list of at least five reasons why there is no real basis for that negative evaluation or statement. Explain your arguments with powerful words until you win the argument.” It is also fun to save your writing, so years later you can re-read it and marvel at how crazy you used to be.