During holidays, the quiet inner voices that may give us routine guidance the rest of the year can escalate into noise—out of control, irritating, and exhausting. Dr. Jim Loehr offers ten "voice lessons" from his new book "The Power of Story" to help manage inner conversation and emotions during the holidays. Free online storyboard tool and self assessment available.
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) November 21, 2007 -- Call it "self-talk" or "intrapsychic conversation" or "inner voice," we all carry on a conversation with ourselves all the time. During holidays, that conversation intensifies as lights, music, parties, people, gifts, disagreements and complex travel arrangements that don’t go according to plan all bombard us at a fast pace in a limited period of time. The quiet inner voices that may give us routine guidance the rest of the year can escalate into noise—out of control, irritating, and exhausting.
"It’s a formula that can undermine the most balanced among us," says Dr. Jim Loehr, author of The Power of Story: Rewrite Your Destiny in Business and in Life. Dr. Loehr explains that we all live according to an inner "story," a set of beliefs and attitudes that guide our daily lives. "We tend to think that our storytelling voice is our only voice. But that gives more power to the storyteller than may be warranted. We have lots of voices and there’s no time like now to step back and take advantage of some voice training."
He offers ten "inner voice lessons" from "The Power of Story":
1. Quiet Your Inner Discord. Shut down the noise by immersing yourself in activity that engages you completely.
2. Summon the Voice of Your Conscience. Ask yourself questions like, "Is this really something I should be spending my time or money or other resources on?"
3. Summon Your Voice of Reason and Wisdom. The next time the inner chatter rises, write down the facts—just the facts—of what is happening. Then write a brief story around those facts, using your best wisdom and perspective.
4. Summon Your Voice of Support and Encouragement. Whatever message you would send to those you care most about, whatever tone of voice you would use, send it to yourself.
5. Summon Your Voice of Toughness. Without access to the voice of toughness, many of us are too easily victimized by the world. Listening to this voice will help you to "hang tough" when you need to.
6. Summon Your "I Don’t Buy It" Voice. Maintain a healthy inner skeptic, or you risk becoming tragically gullible.
7. Suspend Your "I Don’t Buy It" Voice. Some of us tend to be overly suspicious. That’s good—up to a point. Tough as it may be, at some point we have to suspend suspicion and make the leap of faith.
8. Summon Your Voice of Compassion. Every time you stimulate feelings of compassion within yourself, you increase that capacity.
9. Summon Your Voice of Sincerity. This voice gains volume when you listen to and acknowledge your deepest private voice, and then find an appropriate and honorable way of using that voice when speaking publicly to others.
10. Summon Your Voice of Intuition. Intuition doesn’t follow the standard pathways of conscious logic and reason. Training this voice, listening to and respecting this voice, can pay enormous dividends in just about every avenue of life.
"The ability to see clearly in the storm is neither inherited nor something that necessarily develops with age," says Dr. Loehr. "It comes from repetition and practice, much like strength develops from workouts at the gym." He invites readers to download a free storyboard process from "The Power of Story." His organization also offers a free self assessment.
Dr. Jim Loehr is cofounder and CEO of the Human Performance Institute in Orlando, FL. For thirty years, he has worked with world-class athletes and top performers from all fields of endeavor to help them achieve peak performance and full engagement. He is author or coauthor of seven books, including the bestselling The Power of Full Engagement. The Human Performance Institute offers training for individuals and organizations in the science of energy management for full engagement in work and life. Upcoming dates include December 10-12, 2007, Jan. 28-30, 2008, March 3-5, and May 5-7.
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