567: Achieve More While Criticizing Yourself Less: The Power of Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff

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🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Professor and author Kristin Neff shares how self-compassion yields bigger results with less unpleasant self-talk… and how it can help manage anxiety during a crisis.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why self-compassion is a better motivator than criticism

2) How to turn your compassion for others inward

3) The value of tone and touch in self-compassion

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— ABOUT KRISTIN —

Kristin Neff is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, creating a scale to measure the construct over fifteen years ago. She is author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, she has developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, which is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide.

Kristin received her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, studying moral development. She is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

• Book: Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind

• Book: Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals

• Website: Self-Compassion.org

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

• Documentary: The Horse Boy

• Past episode: 396: Insights into Embracing Emotions at Work with Liz Fosslien

• Personality: Chris Germer

• Yoga: Ashtanga yoga

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0:00.0	Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast,
0:04.0	the show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills
0:08.0	required to flourish at work.
0:10.0	Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money.
0:14.0	With your host, Pete McKitis.
0:19.0	Hello and thanks for joining us here for episode 567 with Kristen Neff.
0:23.9	Kristen's got some pro tips on how you can achieve more
0:26.4	with less criticism through what she calls self-compassion.
0:30.4	So have you been beating yourself up if you're less productive now amidst the
0:33.8	coronavirus or just all the time she's got some great insights that I
0:38.6	believe you will be enriched by and you might have a much more pleasant experience inside your own head.
0:45.2	You'll learn one why self-compassion is in fact a better motivator than criticism.
0:50.0	Do how to turn the compassion you have for others inward and three the value of your tone and touch within self-compassion.
0:58.5	So if you want to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to items we've referenced,
1:01.6	you can expand that in your app player or
1:04.0	visit awesome at your job.com slash EP 567. Here's Kristen's story.
1:09.8	Kristen Neff is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research,
1:12.8	creating a scale to measure the construct over 15 years ago.
1:15.9	She's the author of the book Self Compassion, The Power of Being Kind to Yourself.
1:19.5	In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer,
1:21.8	she has developed an
1:23.0	empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion
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