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CHAPTER 2

STOP THE MADNESS: COACH YOUR CRITIC EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

Hurdle: Inner Critic, the Mother of All Hurdles

The Big Question

Is your Inner Critic stifling your voice, preventing you from making decisions, stopping you from realizing your dreams, hampering your relationships, or minimizing your joy?

The Big Lie

The Inner Critic is my moderate, accurate guiding light.

The Big Opportunity

Reaching your full potential and helping others to reach theirs by clueing in to what’s informative and distinguishing limiting beliefs.

The Inner Critic at Work on:

BIAS

One-up: “She is very friendly and nice. I wonder if she’s smart.”

One-down:

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