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The Leadership Shot
#39 Master Self-Talk. Talk to Yourself!
Have you ever left a meeting--walked out the conference room door or clicked “End Meeting”--and groaned to yourself about something you said or did? “I can’t believe I said that!” or “Oh my gosh, why do I do that?” or “Wow, I looked so stupid.”
This is self-talk. You talking to yourself. And while we ca tell ourselves anything, the vast majority of us have negative self-talk. We harp on ourselves. We beat ourselves up but expressing what we did wrong or what we don’t like about our behavior, experience, even appearance.
When you learn to recognize your self-talk and understand why it’s there, you’ll be a better leader. So, let’s talk about your self-talk.