Silence Your Inner Critic to Unlock Motivation

We all have an inner voice that criticizes and judges us, making us feel bad about ourselves. This "inner critic" tells us we're not good enough - too fat, ugly, stupid, unfunny, and unworthy of love. The troubling part is that we often believe these negative thoughts and accept them as defining who we are.

However, as explained in this video, you don't have to believe the thoughts you think. This is Step #2 in mastering motivation after the first step of rejecting motivation through self-hatred.

Conceptually, it's simple - you can choose to not buy into the destructive messages of your inner critic. But putting this into practice is much harder. The good news is that the upcoming steps in this 9-step series will provide more specifics on how to quiet your inner critic.

For now, the main thing to understand is that the negative voice inside your head is not reality. It's just an inner critic causing damage to your self-esteem and well-being. You have the power to say no to this self-imposed judgment and stop letting it steal your motivation.

The next step will reveal a "magic question" to help turn down the volume of your unmotivating inner critic. Stay tuned for more insights into cultivating lasting motivation from a place of self-acceptance rather than self-criticism.