Critic or Coach?
This voice says, “You made a mistake, so you must be a failure.”
What is the Inner Critic?
“I can’t do this” with a more helpful statement.
What is “I can try one step at a time”?
The belief that skills and abilities can improve through effort, learning, support, and practice
What is a Growth Mindset?
“I made one mistake, so I am a complete failure.”
What is all or nothing thinking?
This sport uses the terms “love,” “deuce,” and “ace.”
What is Tennis
This voice says, “That did not go as planned, but I can learn from it.”
What is the Inner Coach?
Replace “I always mess everything up” with an inner-coach statement.
What is “I made a mistake, but that does not mean I always fail”?
Add this three-letter word to “I can’t do it” to create a growth-mindset statement.
What is Yet?
“They did not respond to my message, so they must be angry with me.”
What is mind reading or jumping to conclusions?
In a standard deck of playing cards, there are this many cards.
What is 52.
“I should already know how to do this” is an example of this type of self-talk.
What is the inner-critic?
Your inner critic says, “Everyone is judging me.” Give a more balanced response.
What is “I cannot know what everyone is thinking, and most people may be focused on themselves”?
A fixed mindset sees mistakes as proof of failure, while a growth mindset sees mistakes as this.
What is a learning opportunity?
“I should never feel anxious.”
What is a should statement?
This layer of Earth is located between the crust and the core.
What is the mantle?
This voice is compassionate but also encourages you to take responsibility and decide what to do next.
What is the inner coach?
You missed a personal goal. Create an inner-coach response that includes both compassion and accountability.
What is “I am disappointed, but one setback does not erase my progress; I can adjust my plan and try again”?
You tried a coping skill once, but it did not help. What would a growth-mindset response sound like?
What is “That skill may require more practice, or I may need to try a different coping strategy”?
“I know the presentation will be a disaster.”
What is fortune-telling?
In Greek mythology, this Titan was condemned to hold up the sky.
Who is Atlas?
Name one sign that your inner critic has “taken the microphone.”
What is harsh self-talk, shame, hopelessness, perfectionism, negative comparisons, or believing one mistake defines me?
Turn “I’m not good enough” into a realistic statement without using false positivity.
What is “I may not feel confident yet, but I am still learning and have strengths I can build on”?
Name one difference between a growth mindset and toxic positivity.
What is “A growth mindset acknowledges the difficulty while focusing on learning and possible change; toxic positivity ignores or dismisses difficult feelings”?
“I received several compliments and one criticism, but I can only think about the criticism.”
What is mental filtering or discounting the positive?
This Shakespeare play contains the line, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
What is Twelfth Night?