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A tool for when your inner critic takes the mic... We all have that voice in our heads that is, quite frankly, a jerk. Sometimes it's just being a jerk. Other times, it may be pointing out something worth considering. That doesn't mean you have to accept the way it's talking to you. When you catch your inner critic being mean, try what I call "The Friend Test." The Friend Test Catch it. Notice when you're being harder on yourself than you would be with someone else. Ask it. "

I have this friend. She’s great in so many ways. But when I told her I was starting my own life coaching business, the first thing she blurted out, I kid you not, was “Yeah right.” “Yeah right?!” Okay, rude! Then she goes, “I mean, don’t get me wrong, you’re a great listener and you have the education and all, but do you really think someone is going to pay you to help them? Have you ever built a website before? You’re not exactly a social media expert…you’re not going to be