Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 22

smarter, and richer— outward expressions of achievement that we reach for, based on some notion that we just aren’t enough as we are. We try and we try to be enough. It is fleeting, the sensation of getting there. How you talk about yourself matters. Start to only talk about the good things and what is going well. See yourself in a more positive light by actively having conversations around your strengths instead of your weaknesses. myself and how others perceived me. Our inner critics try to sabotage us, they tell us mean things to keep us playing small. To truly build your own self-love practice start by addressing your inner critic and turning the negative voice into a more kind and compassionate one. These tips are from Shannon Kaisers new book The Self-Love Experiment: Fifteen Principles for Becoming More Kind, Compassionate, and Accepting of Yourself . STEP 3: Address Your Inner Critic But it’s not just women who are seemingly unable to love themselves. It’s men, too. And who is the culprit? It’s that mean part of us that says we aren’t worthy, or lovable. The inner critic that creates a playground for lack of self-love. It is the judgmental, critical, and belittling inner dialogue that virtually every person hears running through their mind every day. It became clear that, in order for me to find self-love, I had to look at what was blocking me, which was my own inner critic and the beliefs about Read Online! Shannon Kaiser - Shannon Kaiser is a bestselling author of Adventures for Your Soul and Find Your Happy. She’s an international speaker, retreat leader and teacher. Her newest book The Self-Love Experiment will be released on August 29, 2017. She’s been named “Top 100 Women to Watch in Wellness,” by MindBodyGreen. Shannon’s the founder of Playwiththeworld. com, named “Top 75 Personal Development Websites,” and “Top 100 Self Help Blogs” by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Everything Shannon does is to help you connect to your true self and unapologetically live your authentic purpose. Visit www.playwiththeworld.com “See yours elf in a mo re positive lig ht by activ ely having co nversation s around you r strengths instead of your weaknesse s.” Shanno n Kaise r 22 www.AspireMAG.net | August / September 2017