Absolute Freedom Lifestyle

Day 17 - Examine How You Are Dealing with Criticism

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Criticism is a fact of life. There will be people who aren’t happy with you or who ask you to improve in some way. And that’s okay. Sometimes, it can feel like the end of the world when someone is critical toward us. Such actions can send our inner critic into overdrive. This is especially true if you’re someone who is sensitive to being criticized. There are ways to handle criticism with grace and to actually use it to your advantage.

Day 18 - Find a Cheerleader to Help You Through Those Days When Your Inner Critic Won’t Shut Up

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By now, you understand how relentless your inner critic can be. It takes a lot of strategy and resilience to keep it at bay. So far, we’ve discussed a number of helpful ways you can work on managing this internal bully on your own. These types of coping strategies are valuable in managing bouts of self-doubt and helping you to push through insecurity. You should also know that you don’t always have to battle your inner meanie on your own. Having a support network of friends, family, and co-workers can be extremely beneficial to your overall wellbeing and can help you to overcome many of the obstacles presented by your inner critic.

Day 19 - Acknowledge and Celebrate Your Wins

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Most of us tend not to celebrate ourselves enough. Our inner critic thrives because it’s much easier to recognize flaws than it is to embrace our strengths. That seems to be something most people can relate to. As with the other strategies we’ve discussed along the way, you can break out of this habit of noticing only your shortcomings. It just takes a shift in mindset and some practice. The results are well worth the effort.

Day 20 - Take a Few Baby Steps and Watch Your Inner Critic Disappear

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Shutting up your inner critic can feel like a monumental task. This is especially true if you’ve spent a lifetime giving into and believing this negative self-talk. Breaking through internalized beliefs and ingrained habits is one of the toughest things to do. That’s why so many of us simply give up on making changes. Whether it’s going to the gym or silencing your inner bully, ditching old habits is something that isn’t easy. As with most difficult tasks, though, quieting your inner critic can be made simpler when you break it down into small chunks. Take a few baby steps, and you’ll start to notice your inner critic disappear.

Day 21 - Replace Internal Criticism with Excitement

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Our inner critic tends to drag us down. It makes us feel bad, and we may find ourselves constantly battling it. What if you took a different approach instead? Consider what would happen if you were to embrace that internal voice that sabotages you. It will take some practice, but you can approach things with an entirely new mindset. Think about what would happen if you replace your internal critic with excitement instead of dread.

Day 22 - What Past Experiences are Shaping Your Inner Critic?

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Sometimes there’s more than our own perceptions influencing that voice inside our heads. We have a lifetime of experiences that have contributed to who we are. It only makes sense that our interactions with the people in our lives would have an influence on the messages we give ourselves. This is likely true of you. If you think about it, can you name one or more people who have sent you negative messages over the course of your life? We internalize these words and make them a part of our being. Overcoming the negative influence of past experiences takes a lot of work.

Day 23 - Ignoring or Refuting Your Inner Critic Will Get Easier with Time

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Getting in the habit of addressing your inner critic can be really tough. As they say, old habits die hard. That’s because we become so used to doing things a certain way that it usually doesn’t occur to us to do them any differently. By the time we decide a change is needed, it takes serious effort to break long-held, ingrained habits. This is true of your inner critic. You’ve gotten used to hearing and believing its messages. Ignoring or refuting those words will take time. But, as with most habits, it does get easier with practice.

Day 24 - The Power of Momentum in Silencing Your Inner Critic

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I’ve mentioned the concept of momentum many times throughout this challenge. That’s because it’s such a key component to changing your self-talk. In fact, it’s essential to changing any habit and achieving goals. Momentum, in this case, is the combined forward actions that build upon each other. As that force continues to move, it gets stronger. That’s why, once you start something new and practice it regularly, it becomes easier.

Day 25 - It’s Ok to be Scared – Do It Anyway

One of the emotions your inner critic preys upon most is fear. If you’re afraid, you won’t even try and you’ll be safe. At least, that’s the rationale. That’s why it’s so hard to shut that mean internal voice up sometimes. Hopefully, by this point in our journey, you’re starting to feel comfortable and confident in managing your internal critic. Today, I’d like to address ways to push past the fear that may still creep in every now and again.

Day 26 - Realize That You Don’t Have to be Perfect

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Perfectionism is a friend of your inner critic. Like fear and insecurity, it fuels the flames of your negative self-talk; working to convince you you’ll never be good enough to achieve your dreams. If you have a tendency to be a perfectionist, you probably understand all too well the cycle of starting something only to give up because it will never be up to your own standards or others won’t approve. That is if you even get started. Perfectionism can keep us from even trying at all. There are ways you can work to keep your inner perfectionist in check.

Day 27 - The Importance of Recognizing Self-Sabotaging Behavior

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You know now that your inner critic does not offer constructive criticism. It gives you the exact opposite, spouting untruths and exaggerations that are meant to keep you in your place. Listening to your own negative self-talk is self-defeating. Giving in to that voice will never allow you to move ahead. That’s why it’s so important to take small steps toward overcoming it. Recognizing self-sabotaging behaviour is a big step toward stopping it in its tracks.

Day 28 - Make a Plan and Break It Down into Manageable Milestones

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Setting and reaching goals is important. It keeps you moving forward in life, rather than remaining stagnant. Striving for your dreams helps to motivate you and improves your overall outlook on life. Anyone who’s made a New Year’s resolution, however, understands that goals can be overwhelmingly difficult to achieve. Add your inner critic into the mix, and it’s no surprise you sometimes feel like you’ll never find success. It doesn’t have to be that way, though. With proper planning and progress checks through the creation of milestones, your chances of success increase greatly.