Why Being Hard on Yourself Creates Failure
Are you one of the millions of people who compare yourself to others, judge yourself harshly, being hard on yourself frequently? Do you worry about not being ‘enough’ or not having ‘enough?’ Do you allow that silent inner critic to yell at you consistently because you weren’t quite perfect once again? Being hard on yourself minimises self-esteem, plants toxic thoughts or ‘weeds’ for more of the same, devalues self-worth and personal power. It is a recipe for failure. A recent Canadian University study also concluded that self-criticism was consistently associated with less motivation and self-control. This particular study tracked the procrastination of students over a semester. They found that many students put off studying for the first exam. The students…