232: How to Tame Your Inner Critic, with Tara Mohr - a podcast by Dave Stachowiak

Tara Mohr: Playing Big

Tara Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead*, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks. Tara is the creator and teacher of the global Playing Big leadership program for women, and of the Playing Big Facilitators Training for coaches, therapists, managers, and mentors.



Your worst critic is probably yourself. In this conversation, Tara joins Dave to show you how to tame your inner critic.

Actions to overcome your inner critic



Write down your inner critic’s most commonly voiced lines.

Create a character that suits your inner critic’s voice, and then picture it when you hear the voice.

Look at the voice with compassion, trying to understand what your safety instinct is afraid of.



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