Chapter 8 - Develop An Inner Captain to Dissolve Your Inner Critic

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Optimising Your Brilliance

Estelle Read

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We’ll get to the source of what makes people brilliant, explore how to eradicate the barriers that stop them from shining, so that you can lead your very best work-life. You’ll hear from business & thought leaders who bare all & share their insider secrets, along with my episodes focused on optimising your performance, happiness, success & wellbeing. Hi, I’m Estelle Read, your host, founder of Beee, Executive Coach, Speaker, & bestselling author of Inner Brilliance Outer Shine: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism. Connect & access resources here: https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee

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Chapter 8 - Develop An Inner Captain to Dissolve Your Inner Critic

Optimising Your Brilliance

1 hour 6 minutes 27 seconds

2 months ago

Chapter 8 - Develop An Inner Captain to Dissolve Your Inner Critic

In this episode, I dive into Chapter 8 of my bestselling book Inner Brilliance: Outer Shine, 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism & Stress, which focuses on how to develop an inner captain and take charge of your thoughts.

Key Topics Covered:

I explore how to develop an “inner captain” to take charge of your thoughts and beliefs.
I share personal stories, including my experience withimposter syndrome and a cancer diagnosis, to show how mindset tools work in real life.
I discuss the impact of negative self-talk and how reframing thoughts can change your emotional state and outcomes.
I reveal practical strategies like journaling, havening, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and positive affirmations, to manage stress and negativity.
I talk about the importance of gratitude and how focusing on what’s good in your life helps you to stay positive and become happier.
I explain how I interrupt negative thought patterns—sometimes with humour, distraction, or even singing!
I highlight the dangers of comparison, especially on social media, and how you can bring your focus back to your own journey.
I encourage listeners to process emotions rather thansuppress them, using various tools.
I remind you that negative feelings are temporary, and that we have the power to choose our response.

Here’s to your shining!

Estelle Read x

Bestselling Author, Coach &Speaker

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction to the podcast and host
0:40 – About Estelle and her book
1:33 – Starting Chapter 8: Develop Your Inner Captain
2:37 – The impact of negative thoughts and language
6:17 – Strategies to counter imposter syndrome andnegativity
8:38 – Personal story: Facing a cancer diagnosis
14:07 – Blackpool Illuminations: Spotting and interruptingnegative thought patterns
17:04 – Journaling and processing thoughts
21:06 – Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and havening
24:06 – Dealing with uncertainty and "what if"thinking
27:00 – Useful vs. useless thoughts; learning to reframe
31:16 – Down in the doldrums: Coping with depression andloss
36:46 – The power of gratitude and "re-dipping"into positive memories
41:17 – Affirmations and manifesting positive change
46:09 – Summary of key points and closing thoughts
48:48 – What's next: Preview of Chapter 9

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