You're listening to the Confidence Podcast.

You're one-stop-shop for motivation, inspiration, and confidence to help you boldly take action on your dreams.

I'm your host, Trish Blackwell, internationally recognized confidence coach and founder of the College of

Competence and I teach women how to take their thoughts captive, how to step out of their shadows of

self-doubt, and how to courageously step into their purpose with confidence.

It's time to train your thoughts. Let's get started.

Well, hey there, it is Trish Blackwell, your confidence coach, and you are listening to episode

number 394 of the Confidence Podcast. Today we are talking about, about oh man something I've struggled with

so much of my life and if you're a high achiever a go-getter a type A and any gram three

and any gram one, perfectionist.

Listen, how do you think if you're a human

you struggle with this?

Being your own worst critic.

So we're going to talk about, all right,

well first off, are you bullying yourself are you your own worst critic and here's how to stop because the reality is that being your own worst critic is a recipe for low self-esteem,

for heightened anxiety, and for a life of frustration.

You can learn how to stand up to your inner bully

and how to start talking back to the bully

in an effective way. This podcast episode is going to teach you how to do just that.

And listen, you might not call it self-critical. You might just say, what does a five standard

for myself? Or, oh no, I'm just really tough on myself, but I'm like really kind to other people. You

guys like, first off, you're lying to yourself, okay? I did that for years.

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