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Day 14 - Don’t Let Your Inner Critic Compare You to Others

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Your inner critic can be fueled by a number of sources, both internal and external. Such negativity doesn’t need much of a spark in order to rage out of control. Comparison to others is one trigger that can cause insecurity and negativity to spiral. Perhaps such comparisons are a problem for you, too. Looking outside yourself can be a source of motivation if it’s done in a healthy way. Unfortunately, too many of us compare ourselves unfairly to others, causing unnecessary pain.

Day 15 - Get a Second Opinion About Those Critical Thoughts

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Your inner critic gains a great deal of its strength specifically because of the fact that it's internal. These are the messages you’re giving yourself, and sometimes your view can be skewed. It's hard to see the best in ourselves, especially when our negative self-talk doesn't ever seem to let up.

Day 16 - Try a Social Media Fast to Boost Self-Confidence and Banish Your Inner Critic

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Social media can be awesome. Catching up with friends and family, seeing photos of their vacations, and reading about their milestones in life can be fun and exciting. Unfortunately, it can also come with some negative effects, including lowering your self-confidence. It’s so easy to unfairly compare yourself to others and let your inner critic run wild when you spend lots of time looking at the lives of others. Being bombarded by the highlights of your friends’ seemingly perfect lives can even lead to sadness and anxiety. As with most aspects of dealing with your inner critic, it’s important to know that you can take control of your social media in order to get the results you want from the experience.

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.