What's your gremlin?
I've been reading about gremlins recently.
A lot of us seem to suffer their nasty habits.
I'm talking about that voice inside you that niggles away at you, deskills you, undermines you, and generally does you down. It stands in your way, stopping you from being the best you can be and from growing as a person.
Sounds familiar?
A client of mine mentioned recently that she has her own gremlin. He looks like a cross between a koala bear and a tatty, malevolent teddy bear. He smells musty, has sharp claws and evil looking eyes.
From time to time her gremlin climbs up onto her shoulder and feeds her lots of negative stuff. You probably know the sort of thing: "You don't deserve that", "You'll never be able to do this", "Who do you think you are?", "What on earth possessed you to do that?" and so on.
Fortunately, my client has found a way of dealing with her gremlin - poking him in the eyes or twisting his claws till he gives up and goes away.
Another client tells her gremlin to stop, then puts it in a box and closes the lid firmly.
It doesn't much matter how you deal with your gremlin, just that you do deal with it and put it firmly in its place. Gremlins like that only spell trouble and we don't need them in our lives.
The book I've been reading about gremlins is Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson. Fascinating stuff, all about first recognising and then dealing with that inner bully that stands in our way between ourselves and reaching our potential. Click on the link and take a quick look (oooh, and it's also an easy read with lots of pictures along the way!)
A lot of us seem to suffer their nasty habits.
I'm talking about that voice inside you that niggles away at you, deskills you, undermines you, and generally does you down. It stands in your way, stopping you from being the best you can be and from growing as a person.
Sounds familiar?
A client of mine mentioned recently that she has her own gremlin. He looks like a cross between a koala bear and a tatty, malevolent teddy bear. He smells musty, has sharp claws and evil looking eyes.
From time to time her gremlin climbs up onto her shoulder and feeds her lots of negative stuff. You probably know the sort of thing: "You don't deserve that", "You'll never be able to do this", "Who do you think you are?", "What on earth possessed you to do that?" and so on.
Fortunately, my client has found a way of dealing with her gremlin - poking him in the eyes or twisting his claws till he gives up and goes away.
Another client tells her gremlin to stop, then puts it in a box and closes the lid firmly.
It doesn't much matter how you deal with your gremlin, just that you do deal with it and put it firmly in its place. Gremlins like that only spell trouble and we don't need them in our lives.
The book I've been reading about gremlins is Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson. Fascinating stuff, all about first recognising and then dealing with that inner bully that stands in our way between ourselves and reaching our potential. Click on the link and take a quick look (oooh, and it's also an easy read with lots of pictures along the way!)
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