Ep. 30 Inner Critic Series - The Edge of Your Comfort Zone

As part of my inner critic series, I'm talking today about the one that shows up when you’re taking those important steps of doing something that scares you. In other words, when you're on the edge of something big or doing something you don't normally do. Whether you’re about to quit your job, start a side hustle, or set a much needed boundary, your inner critic tends to get louder as you push past your comfort zone. I share personal stories of experiencing this, as well as examples from a client, and even my niece. Tune in to learn how to reframe that fear, breakthrough self-doubt, and take bold steps forward.

Episode Highlights:

1. Learn about the inner critic that shows up at edge of your comfort zone

2. Reframe fear as a sign of growth and progress

3. Practical strategies to silence your inner critic and keep moving forward

4. Identify the sneaky self-talk of self doubt that holds you back

Quotables:

[00:03:13]

"This inner critic is the one that I'm calling the edge of your comfort zone. Inner critic can come in blazing and this happens with my clients a lot. And I got to tell you that when we have a conversation and they're telling me, yeah, I was moving forward on this thing, and then all this self doubt came in, I'm like, yes. Honey, you are right on track. Fear not."

[00:05:57]

"It can be really helpful to identify this inner critic, to remind you, oh, right, I actually don't need this safety department right now and actually, the way I'm living my life right now is I'm willing to take risks, that I want to push my comfort zone, that I want to do things differently, that I want to go after my biggest boldest dreams."

[00:12:34]

"Comfort zone inner critic can trigger other inner critics, like scarcity inner critics and all kinds of other things. It can be the impetus because then they're having a whole party giving more reasons why you shouldn't go do that scary thing."

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