Have you ever told yourself internally or out loud any of these statements? “How stupid of me!”, “I’m such an idiot!”, “I can’t do anything right!” If so, stop using them immediately!
If you have ever told yourself in any way that you are incompetent, stupid, or have used a similar phrase in your conversations with yourself or others, stop that self-sabotaging behavior immediately! Commit to promising yourself that you will never speak to yourself in that disrespectful way and begin consistently speaking positively about yourself! Instead, you can use phrases like these:
“I made a mistake and will do a better job next time.” “I will learn more about the situation the next time something similar occurs before I speak up.” “I gave an incorrect answer and will strive to learn more about this situation to be better informed in the future.