I know for a fact that I am not the only person that has that little inner voice that talks to me.  Someday that inner voice is amazing and is really positive.  Somedays, that little voice makes me feel like I am the best of the best at everything I do and any thing I am thinking about doing.

But then there are other times when that little inner voice tells you that you aren’t that great, and that you better be thinking twice before you pursue what you are thinking about.

That little voice pops up at different times and is pretty consistent.

I can remember when I was thinking about leaving a six figure plus job and go to zero dollars.  Right before I was about to let my current employer know, I can remember that little voice saying:

“Are you sure you want to do this.”  “Things are going so well.”  

I can remember that time, well, I don’t want to lie about it.  The little voice pops up more frequently than I would like to admit when it comes to this. It says:

“Are you sure you want to get up?”  “This bed is so warm!”, “You worked out yesterday, take the day off.”

Yes.  It doesn’t matter, as a person who has been focused on health and fitness since my late teens, I still have to fight that little voice at times.

When I was purchasing my first rental property.  I can remember that voice telling me.

“Tenants will call you in the middle of the night.”  “Are you sure you can afford this!”  “You have never done this before, what makes you think you can do it?”  “You don’t have enough money to do this.” 

You and I are just a like, we have this little voice that starts to talk to us whenever we are about to do something that we don’t want to do or, something we have never done before.  This voice starts talking.  I am not sure where it comes from, although there have been countless numbers of books written about it and I have read a lot of them.

Here is what I know.  All you can do is tell that little voice to shut up.  That is what I did in each of the cases above, and they all worked out.  That is what I do on a daily basis, when that little voice starts to tell me that I have earned the right to sleep in.

No matter who you are and where you are in your life, this little voice will be chatting with you.  At times, it can save you from yourself.  But there are many times it will actually work to the negative and prevent you from achieving everything you are capable of achieving. You know what needs to be done.  Just go and do it and tell the little voice to shut up.

To your success and your future.