Distancing oneself from a negative internal voice by naming it and talking back to it effectively reduces its power and influence.

“by by distancing yourself and talking back to it it loses its power over you”

He believes the negative inner voice he experiences is irrational, but he manages it through presence, self-care, and accepting that the thoughts do not reflect reality.

“I don't need to block those thoughts, but they are irrational. And I just I just know what's happening. Do you know what I mean? I need to get my nutrition in order. I need to get down the gym. I need to get a good night's sleep.”

Self-doubt is a lie that kills dreams and should be addressed by tuning into one's inner knowing rather than listening to negative internal or external voices.

“self-doubt will kill more dreams than almost anything else. Don't wait on your weight to live your best life.”

Journaling is an effective practice for identifying and rewriting negative stories to overcome creative self-doubt.

“it was through journaling. It was a complete narrative shift. So, I would write out the stories that I was telling myself.”

Self-doubt can be mitigated by recognizing that negative thoughts are often not one's own but rather external programming that can be mentally dismissed.

“The minute you acknowledge that, that's not my thought. That's someone else's. That's not You begin to eliminate. I call it like scratching the CD. When I begin to have negative self-t talk, negative thoughts, I literally picture and I'm old by the way, but I picture an old record player or a DVD an”

Self-doubt serves as a valuable balancing tool for creators that can be harnessed to push work beyond merely acceptable toward a masterpiece.

“it's a check on yourself. It can either be really helpful or it can undermine you. So it's something we all have. And if we let it undermine us, then we don't make anything and that's not good. But when used as a balancing tool in our lives, it serves a great function”

A critical inner voice can be a useful tool for accountability and self-awareness if it is balanced correctly.

“I've learned how to turn it into something that's more balanced than what it was when I inherited it”