Have you ever heard that STRONG, POWERFUL VOICE  that tells you how inadequate you are? 

It’s like an infared tracking system that tracks everything you do WRONG, and lets you know about it.  It’s a voice that PUNISHES and CUTS YOU DOWN for every mistake you make and DOWNPLAYS every accomplishment you’ve ever achieved.

It makes you question everything about yourself.

• You’re not good enough!

• You’re not smart enough!

• You’re not fast enough!

• You should be like him/her!

• What’s wrong with you?

• Why can’t you get it right?

• You are so stupid!

• Why can’t you be more like other people?

• You don’t belong!

• You’re not wanted!

• You’re too skinny!

• You’re too fat!

The message is consistent.  You’re not good enough!  A bully may say it to YOU once or twice, but YOUR inner critic repeats it another 100x. 

Whatever gets repeated in your mind over and over tends to become a BELIEF, even when it’s not true.

EVERYONE has an inner critic; for some it’s just STRONGER than others.  Sometimes, its been playing in the background for so long that you don’t even hear it or pay attention to it, yet it STEALS your PEACE and JOY by diminishing your self-esteem. 

It ROBS you of your CONFIDENCE, makes you DOUBT yourself and your abilities.  Once your inner critic CRITICIZES you, you are open and vulnerable to that same criticism from others.  It makes you FEAR that you’ll  be found unacceptable to others; fear that you’ll be rejected .

Our inner critic can be a relentless BULLY.

The sad thing is that no matter how distorted and false our inner critics attacks may be, WE ALMOST ALWAYS BELIEVE THEM!