Gremlin You, Gremlin Me Part III | Identifying Your Inner Critic

A few months back, we talked about our inner Gremlin, the critic within us, the over reactive-voice that can practically drown us into self-depreciating beliefs, bringing down our confidence and blocking our way to success.

Ring any bells? Sure it does, you sweet soul, you!

Since then, one question kept finding its way into my inbox, in one form or another:  

How can I make sure that it is my gremlin speaking, and not good old plain reason?

How can I be sure that it is actually my inner critic the one stopping me from moving forward, telling me this isn’t going to work out and not the voice of reason?

And that was my first question too, when I first started spotting that little voice, I didn’t even know directed my every action and that is why I am really excited to be sharing with you, these 5 Tips to help you recognize your inner critic.

Please read responsibly!

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Talk To Yourself Like You Would To Someone You Love [tweet this]

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Here we go! 
It is your little gremlin talking to you when:

1. The voice, talking to you is full of criticism. It is rude and demeaning, and it really doesn’t sound like you at all. It feels like a negativity party is going on in your head and you seem to be the only one invited! {lucky you!}

2. You feel like you are having no power over this voice, whatsoever. As if what is being told is the one and only truth, you have no right questioning. In most cases if you try to repeat that thought out loud, it doesn’t sound rational, at all. In fact it sounds impractical, untrue and pessimistic. Give it a try. You will be amazed.

3. The voice also sounds a lot like one of your “real life” critics, like your teachers, boss, relatives, friends etc. {Yeah, you are not the only one whose family members are not the most encouraging people on the planet!} Your Gremlin, will often use their words and tone of voice to put you down. Look out for the signs.

4. Your head is bombarded with the same negative message again and again “You are not good enough, tall enough, smart enough” {you name it} almost like playing a cassette on repeat. No explanation will ever be provided. No reasoning behind the thought. Just that nagging, little sentence, again and again. “You are not good enough, tall enough, smart enough”. Sounds familiar?

5. Right after the negativity shower "that's impossible", "you will never make it" the voice totally snaps at you, saying things like “Get over your inferiority syndrome girl”, “you really need to put your sh*t together”, or even worse “Take a look around you, everyone else is so confident and successful, where do you think you are going with that self defeating attitude?” Ha! Crazy, right?

In a nutshell, your Gremlin, uses a tone of voice you would never use to address a friend or someone you care about, it makes great big bold declarations without any reasoning, sounds like your worst real life critic, says the same things over and over again and makes you feel inferior, whenever you are thinking of making a change in your life.

Do not fall the trap. Beat your inner critic to submission, with the tips I gave youin this article and live your life on your own terms, not your Gremlin’s.

Thank you so much for reading and as always, I would love, LOVE, to hear from you.
Do you have a favorite trick you use to identify your inner critic? 

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About Me

Hi, I'm Nichole, and I am a Life Change Architect and a Motivational Speaker, Coaching, Writing and Running Workshops about Personal Growth and Positive Change. 

Connect with me on Facebook or email me at nichole@take-ten.com

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