Tag: self-talk

• March 12, 2021

  We beat ourselves up

  “We don’t want to beat ourselves up for beating ourselves up.” Kristin Neff What are we hoping to achieve when we beat ourselves up? You know the feeling when that internal monologue takes over. It’s like an evil villain has taken over our brain. This hijacking usually occurs after we make a mistake or fail…
• March 2, 2021

  The stories we feed

  “If we can figure out how to tell ourselves a different story, then we might be able to make a different level of contribution.” Seth Godin Are you constantly replaying stories that are getting in your way? Why not shut them off. Or stop listening to them. If they aren’t helping, do they deserve air…
• September 16, 2020

  Should work feel authentic?

  “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde Have you ever had the feeling that your work feels inauthentic? You don’t necessarily feel it all the time but it slowly creeps in and lingers below the surface.  It started out…