Confidencelink And Your Own `Inner Coach`Part Two
February 15th, 2011
Hi once more and welcome back to this second part of our discussion about the `inner coach` and `inner voice`. It`s the inner voice that we`ll explore today.
The way we view our experiences affects the inner voice we all hear from time to time. Of course, the inner voice can appear in non verbal ways too – It can appear in the form of a feeling or sensation.
Have you ever felt like trying something new but didn’t because you had the feeling that you would not be good enough? Well, that is your inner critic doing its usual trick of holding you back and putting you down. If you ever experience this type of feeling more than an ‘I can do’ attitude then it’s time to return to your inner coach again.
Why again, you ask? The answer is because our inner coach is the loudest voice inside us as children. Think about how daring you are as a child. Consider all the new things you are willing to try and the people you are happy to give the benefit of the doubt to. The inner critic sneaks in and sets like concrete as we get older and become more cynical, more worldly wise – or so we think.
The inner critic is the part of you that sticks to playing safe, to not speak to that cool looking person in a bar or to not have the nerve to ask your boss about a raise in salary. It is up to you to decide what you would rather have, between having an inner coach or an inner critic. Your inner coach is encouraging, constructive and empowering while you inner critic is paralysing, destructive and submissive.
Obviously we need to be able to consider our behaviour in a constructive way, and yet so many people end up by putting themselves down. One of the best ways to develop the inner coach is through relaxation. Maintain a positive attitude when times are tough by visualising or thinking about something relaxing. Take a few moments to imagine a favourite place, floating in the sea or lying in bed, and you’ll switch into a calmer physical state.
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