"Let It Go" Is a Lie - What Actually Works When You're Trying to Release the Inner Critic

from Career Pivot Accelerator · host Peggy McKnight

Around and around we go - the same frustration, the same story, the same wheel. But who is spinning it? This episode is about the most popular piece of advice in the personal development industry - let it go - and why, without the one thing it always skips, it almost never works. The Inner Critic Series, Episode 2. This week: why blaming and complaining keeps you in an emotional state that costs you more than you know, what anchoring to what you actually know really means, and the practical exercise that builds the evidence base the inner critic has been keeping from you. Get your free guide the ⁠Mid-Year Reset: Reflect, Release, and Rise journal prompts that goes alongside today's episode.⁠Book your complimentary ⁠Career Clarity Call

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