Here’s the thing: Our brains are wired to keep us safe and risk-free. When it comes to starting a new business venture, executing a launch or committing to a new project, our brains are likely the first to offer a list of reasons why it won’t work out or why we should stay where we are instead.
Self-coaching is a valuable tool I use and teach all my business coaching clients to familiarize themselves with while building their business. Self-coaching is the ability to coach yourself into believing a new thought, or further solidifying an existing thought, to become the version of yourself you desire to be.
As Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, co-founders of a career improvement company, wrote for Harvard Business Review, “Self-coaching is the skill of asking questions to improve self-awareness and prompt positive action. … Everyone can learn to coach themselves, regardless of experience or expertise.”