Schedule Positive Self-Talk to Defeat an Inferiority Complex

The most successful people know what they're doing every day. They write out a schedule in a physical or virtual planner. They can tell what they need to do today, tomorrow, next week, and even next month. They might have meetings, vacations, and social events scheduled more than a year ahead of time.

This works for kids and adults, women and men, and people from all walks of life. It's because the human brain was designed for efficiency. The human mind works best when discipline, order, and organization are present. That's what a schedule and a plan give you. 

If you're tired of feeling inferior or incapable, you can choose positive emotions by scheduling empowering self-talk sessions instead.

Why Is Your Unconscious Self-Talk so Negative?

Psychoanalysts, therapists, and other thought-based health professionals will not always agree. However, they will agree wholeheartedly that the human mind and psyche are sometimes hard to figure out.

A dozen mental health authorities might give you a dozen reasons why your self-talk is so negative. While they don't agree with the causes all the time, they do agree on the outcome.

Negative Self-Talk Can Damage You in so Many Ways

Why is our inner conversation so negative most of the time? There are lots of reasons. Some people believe that childhood traumatic events or childhood experiences still influence our adult thoughts and behaviors. Others point to these constant "What if?" questions are a survival instinct. They believe our minds are continually and ceaselessly imagining the worst possible outcome to prepare us for that eventuality so we can take steps to prevent it from happening.

For whatever reason, a lot of the conversations you have in your head silently are negative. Guess what? They're just thoughts. Unfortunately, if you begin to believe them, you can experience uncertainty, self-doubt, and feelings of inferiority.

To Silence These Harmful Voices, Schedule Positive Conversations Instead

Yes, you really should write this down somewhere. Schedule positive self-talk sessions like most successful people schedule every minute of their lives. Having this available in virtual and physical forms is the best practice. You schedule positive pep-talk sessions with yourself. It's up to you if you want to make these vocal.

You can quietly talk to yourself for a few minutes a few times a day. You empower yourself by remembering that your inner voice can be damaging, and most of the time, it's not even operating from a place of truth. Then you tell yourself you have excellent skills and abilities and have created positive outcomes. This proves you can do that today, tomorrow, and in the future.

Have two or three of these conversations every day. You'll begin to silence your inner critic. It also helps you fight feelings of inferiority and inadequacy that keep you from living a full and happy life.