Go Away! (Weekly Challengers, 7/6/09)
How many times a day does your critical voice, your negative side talk to you? What messages does it give you? How often does it tell you, “You should,” “You must,” “You can’t,” or some other variation on that theme? That critical, self-sabotaging voice is what Richard Carson refers to as “The Gremlin.” (Check out his book, Taming Your Gremlin, available at Amazon through A Good Read on the ManageYourMuse site.)
It’s not uncommon to hear that voice upwards of 30 times a day, but we’re so used to it that we’re not even aware it’s there. This week, start listening for that voice, instead of listening to it. When you hear it, just tell it to go away and leave you alone. You’ll probably have to do that over and over again. Gremlins are sneaky and persistent.
July 6th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I can’t believe just how timely this blog is for me. My husband and I have been reading and digesting the book by Dr. Wayne Dryer, Excuses Begone. He speaks about the gremlin as a meme. (rimes with Team) Voices that have been “loaded” into our subconscious mind by “well meaning” people that wanted you to know yourself. And then later we take what we keep on hearing and turn them into excuses for not doing something wonderful with our lives. I realize that it is keeping me from losing weight, to writing the book that has been living in side me for a long time. It also has kept me from becoming a success in my job. You need to be conscous about the inner thoughts and challenge them in order to change you life. I am guessing that Richard Carson is saying much the same thing. This is just another way of saying it. Thank you for letting me know about the book. I believe that I will check into it, and perhaps become a way better person than I am already.
Thank you,
Carly