How Self Talk Shapes Your Success: The Communication Skill Nobody Teaches You

The most important communication skill you will ever develop has nothing to do with presentations, meetings, or networking. It starts with the words you say to yourself every single day.In this solo episode of Conversations That Count, David Shaft breaks down why self talk is the foundation of every other communication skill you will ever build. Following up on his previous episode about defining success on your own terms, David explains how the gap between who you are now and who you want to become gets closed by one thing: how you speak to yourself when nobody else is listening.What you'll learn in this episode:Why the words you use about yourself shape your confidence, your career development, and every professional relationship you buildHow to catch negative self talk patterns and reframe them into language that actually moves you forward (with real examples from David's own career in banking)A simple homework challenge, find three phrases you say to yourself that hold you back and replace them with something that builds you up"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." Oscar Wilde's words hit different when you realize most professionals would never speak to a colleague the way they speak to themselves.New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Follow on Spotify so you never miss an episode.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsThatCount-CTC Visit: https://ctcpodcast.mediaFree Communication Playbook, 10 frameworks and scripts to communicate like a pro: https://conversations-that-count.kit.com/e7fa86a708