253. Your Inner Critic Is Costing You More Than You Think

The pressure of being a visible leader, the second-guessing before a launch, the vulnerability hangover after a big talk, the spiral when something doesn't land…  all of that lands on you. Nobody's coming to save you in your business. Not a mentor, not a mastermind, not the next program you buy.  So if you don't know how to manage what's happening between your ears, it will burn you out faster than a full calendar.This episode is about self-leadership. Specifically, the three internal roles that are competing for control of your thinking at any given moment and why most leaders are stuck in the wrong one almost all the time.This episode gets into: – why leadership is lonelier than anyone warns you about, and what that actually costs you – the Critic, the Coach, and the Cheerleader roles and how to use all three on purpose – why your brain defaults to critic mode (and why that's not entirely your fault) – what my two-year-old taught me about praising yourself – how to shift out of a negative spiral without fake positivity or toxic optimism – why self-leadership is the foundation of every room you walk into– why stepping up as an external leader is actually one of the best ways to improve your self-leadership– what your business can and cannot grow beyond without this internal work in placeREAD THE FULL SHOW NOTES HERESend me a note📣 WORK WITH HEATHER  → https://heathersager.com/📧  Get the Hint of Heather NEWSLETTER → https://heathersager.com/newsletterConnect on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermsager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerSUBSCRIBE & REVIEWIf this episode hit home, I'd be so grateful if you took a second to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps more people find the show.  Thanks for tuning in to the Hint of Hustle podcast! See you next week!