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How To Not Let Your Inner Critic Crush You

Is your inner critic trying to sabotage your success? Our
inner voice can be nasty and really bring us down. Before I left
for my around-the-world lifestyle to truly take my business
of coaching and writing location independent, my inner critic
reared its ugly head. It tried to tell me, “You are making a huge
mistake. This is the worst thing you could do at this stage in
your life. What about all the missed opportunities that will hap-
pen when you are gone?”
Luckily, I didn’t listen to my inner citric, and today, almost
three months into my around-the-world journey, I am happi-
er than I’ve ever been and my business is better than it’s ever
been. You see, when we follow our hearts and listen to our
BY: SHANNON KAISER inner guide instead of our inner critic, our life begins to work
Founder of PlayWithTheWorld.com
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We are less stressed, less bored, healthier and happier.
Success, abundance, and happiness are natural side effects
of following your heart and being true to yourself. If you want
“ Prioritizing and free, check out these powerful tips.
to learn how to silence your inner critic so you can be happy

1. Prioritize Self-Care
Your inner critic often criticizes you for not doing enough or
what brings you
showing up the best way for yourself, and this can be crippling.
happiness and
care of yourself. Self-care isn’t just about nutrition, exercise, and
joy will help you Instead of listening to your inner critic, take action and take
making sure you have your green juice every day. It is about
feel more aligned taking care of your needs ,including your dreams and following
to your best self. your heart. Prioritizing what brings you happiness and joy will
help you feel more aligned to your best self.

2. Confront Your Inner Critic
The negative voice will do everything it can to try to bring
you down. A good tool is to confront it. Become aware of the
inner critic voice and say, “Fear voice, don’t bring me down
today.” You can even address it and say, “You aren’t real” then
immediately counter it with a more positive voice that is loving
and kind.

3. Lean into Love
If your inner critic is taking over, you can transform your
judgment by focusing on a love-filled voice. Ask yourself, what
would love say? What would love do? These small steps prac-
ticed daily will help you avoid the crushing critic so you can live
with more peace and joy.

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