We all have the inner voices.

The ones telling us stories about how we don’t measure up.

How we’re not smart enough to do our jobs and will be found out.

How it’s too late make the big change—we missed the chance when we had it.

How we are flawed in this way or that: not experienced enough or too practical or not focused or 10 pounds too heavy…

Some of the most powerful work I do with my coaching clients is what I call “inner critic work” – a process of getting to know this voice and learning how to take it out of the driver’s seat of our lives, so that we can live confidently and joyfully, and so that we can go for our dreams.

We can’t get rid of that little voice — short of becoming enlightened, Buddha-style, and that’s not currently in my plan, nor I’m guessing, yours. We can’t graduate from the voice, and we can’t surgically remove it. But we can quiet it. And we can learn how to hear it, and not take direction from it. It can become familiar and even amusing background noise – rather than an authoritative voice that paralyzes us from taking action.

When I thought about what I wanted to teach in the new year, I knew it was this. It’s our inner critic narratives, more than anything else, that keep us from living our best lives. From leading our families, gloriously. From doing more brilliant work. From living a life of richness and thrilling aliveness. In 2011, I want you to get really smart about your inner critic so that you can take big strides forward toward your dreams.

So, I’m holding an “Inner Critic Clinic” January 12 & 26th 12 noon to 1:30pm PST.

It’s a virtual class/workshop where you’ll learn:
• What the inner critic is, and why you have one
• How to recognize your inner critic and separate it’s voice from your own best thinking
• 10 simple tools to quiet the inner critic when it shows up
• How to experience a less pervasive, less invasive inner critic presence in your life

Both calls will be recorded for those who can’t attend at that time. Signing up for the class gives you access to:
• The live and recorded calls
• The inner critic workbook I use with my coaching clients
• Access to a online group for course participants where you can share questions, learnings, and get support.