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Getting Out of Our Own Way
In the final episode of Working Towards Our Purpose for this year, we explore new beginnings and how to stop holding ourselves back from reaching our goals in 2026.
New Year, New Intentions
Every year I get excited thinking about what I want to accomplish in the coming year. For me the new year is a time to dream. It’s less about resolutions and more about thinking about what I want to accomplish in the next 12 months. Even though it’s just another day, the new year always feels like a fresh start or a new beginning. It’s a time to set intentions for where I want my energy to go next.
The Inner Critic and Why It Matters
One of the biggest things that’s held me back in the past from achieving my goals, is my inner critic. That annoying voice in your head that tells you you’re not good enough or will never accomplish your goals. I’ve realized that this voice isn’t speaking the truth, and it’s up to us to not let it have control over our actions.
This is why I have created my guide called “Softening Your Inner Critic in Seven Days: A Guide to Stop Getting In Your Own Way.” The kinder and more supportive we are to ourselves, the easier it is to get out of our own way and actually go after what we want to accomplish. A lot of the times we are our own worst enemy, and being hyper critical and harsh to ourselves isn’t the way to make true change or start something new.
My Gift to You
We’ve been taught that being our own harshest critic is the only way to succeed. But for most of us, that inner bully has actually become a bottleneck that fuels imposter syndrome and creates an invisible ceiling.
I’ve created Softening Your Inner Critic in Seven Days as a strategic roadmap to dismantle this internal conflict.
It isn’t about being “soft”, it’s about optimizing your mental environment so that you can stop self-sabotaging and start executing with genuine confidence. If you’re tired of being your own worst enemy while trying to build a life of purpose, try turning the volume down on your inner critic.
Goodbye 2025
Looking back at this years Working Towards Our Purpose community, I’m proud of relaunching this podcast in July and putting out 40 episodes in the last six months. Thank you to everyone who reached out over this past year and made a connection, kind comment, streamed an episode, read an article here on Substack, or watched a video on YouTube. I’m truly appreciative. Have a wonderful holidays and I will see you in the new year!
Download “Softening Your Inner Critic in 7 Days: A Guide to Stop Getting In Your Own Way“
Let me know in the comments, what are your goals for 2026?
This article was drafted with the help of AI (castmagic: podcast to text) but then reviewed and edited by a human being.