I named my Inner Champion "Allie" because she is an ally. (Thanks Cynthia for using that word to give me a prompt!) She's more like a cheerleader than Tara Mohr's inner mentor. She's the Nike girl, telling me to Just. Do. It. You've got this. For me it's all about permission, and she is the permission-giver and encourager-in chief.
Permission - good to know. You can drill down if you want to get to the ultimate permission, the blanket permission that will cover all permissions. And then...give yourself that permission!
I haven't done the exercise yet, but I had a recent experience of acknowledging that I AM a writer, and thus a creator. And that I AM an editor, and therefore a judge. That freed me from the Inner Critic criticizing me for being judgmental (for now!). It was an epiphany of sitting in my own power and strength. I'll try to write again when I actually do the exercise.
I love this technique, Cynthia. I was introduced to a similar one through Tara Mohr's Playing Book work (and book). She has a visualization exercise (it looks like one can request it directly here: https://www.taramohr.com/book/inner-mentor-signup/) that I've turned to a gazillion times for guidance. When I've done it, the guidance I get is always simple. In my day-to-day life, I'm a pretty "thinky" person, but when I look for this wisdom within, it's often about letting things ride, maybe to tell a difficult - but simple truth - even if only to myself, and never the complicated if-then strategy I'd cook up left to my own devices.
I haven't read Kristin Neff's work on self-compassion, but did recently listen to a podcast interview with her. This has been pretty helpful to change the first thing in the morning voice in my head. For years an exacting 8th grade PE teacher lived in there, with a lot of lists and goals. I'm working on replacing her with someone more understanding, less in-a-hurry.
I haven't thought very much about inviting an inner champion into my life as a creator, but I'll give it a go. Thank you!
I'm a big fan of Tara Mohr and her work. I had trouble with the Inner Mentor exercise because she had us fantasize 20 years out, and I was in my mid-60s when I encountered the exercise, so it was pretty scary for me. I'm eager to see where this one takes me.
I named my Inner Champion "Allie" because she is an ally. (Thanks Cynthia for using that word to give me a prompt!) She's more like a cheerleader than Tara Mohr's inner mentor. She's the Nike girl, telling me to Just. Do. It. You've got this. For me it's all about permission, and she is the permission-giver and encourager-in chief.
What a clever name! So good.
Permission - good to know. You can drill down if you want to get to the ultimate permission, the blanket permission that will cover all permissions. And then...give yourself that permission!
I haven't done the exercise yet, but I had a recent experience of acknowledging that I AM a writer, and thus a creator. And that I AM an editor, and therefore a judge. That freed me from the Inner Critic criticizing me for being judgmental (for now!). It was an epiphany of sitting in my own power and strength. I'll try to write again when I actually do the exercise.
Yes you need that discernment for editing, right?
I love this technique, Cynthia. I was introduced to a similar one through Tara Mohr's Playing Book work (and book). She has a visualization exercise (it looks like one can request it directly here: https://www.taramohr.com/book/inner-mentor-signup/) that I've turned to a gazillion times for guidance. When I've done it, the guidance I get is always simple. In my day-to-day life, I'm a pretty "thinky" person, but when I look for this wisdom within, it's often about letting things ride, maybe to tell a difficult - but simple truth - even if only to myself, and never the complicated if-then strategy I'd cook up left to my own devices.
I haven't read Kristin Neff's work on self-compassion, but did recently listen to a podcast interview with her. This has been pretty helpful to change the first thing in the morning voice in my head. For years an exacting 8th grade PE teacher lived in there, with a lot of lists and goals. I'm working on replacing her with someone more understanding, less in-a-hurry.
I haven't thought very much about inviting an inner champion into my life as a creator, but I'll give it a go. Thank you!
I'm a big fan of Tara Mohr and her work. I had trouble with the Inner Mentor exercise because she had us fantasize 20 years out, and I was in my mid-60s when I encountered the exercise, so it was pretty scary for me. I'm eager to see where this one takes me.
Thank you for sharing these resources, Kelly! I loving knowing that you have a relationship already alive with this part of you.
I like the 'less in a hurry' a lot. It's something we can practice at any time - just slowing down a notch.
I will check out this exercise. Merci!