We all have an inner critic inside of us, telling us that we aren’t good enough or that we can’t do certain things. However, we can tell it to hit the road, because we don’t need it in our lives. Start with finding your truth, if your inner critic is saying anything outside of what you know to be your inner truth, you know it isn’t true. If it is outside of what you truly believe about yourself, kick it to the curb, don’t listen to those thoughts. If it is maybe something you could improve in, talk to other people you know and research ways you can improve it. Steve says he would talk to his wife and me about it. If it is an area you could improve in, start putting in the work to better yourself. It doesn’t mean that you aren’t good enough, it just means that there’s room for more growth there. 

Along with the inner critic saying that we aren’t good enough, we also have an ego that says that we are awesome at everything. Those thoughts don’t serve us either because it doesn’t leave any room for growth in the areas where we may need it. Look at your impact on the world. Do you get a smile when you’re walking down the street and you say something nice or positive? If you’re on social media, do you get positive or negative reactions? Are you making the world a better place by acting the way you’re acting? Air on the side of making an impact by being positive so that people want more of you rather than less of you. If you are struggling with a larger ego, take a look at all of the people who do amazing things around you as well. For example, I used to do fundraisers with some of my choirs and occasionally I would see “wow look how much money I raised!!” I needed to let that go and look around me at the people who donated, the kids that sang in the choir, and everything else that allowed me to get to that point. See the team around you that helped you get to your amazing points, it will help you to stay humble. Raise other people up instead of focusing on raising yourself.