Talking badly to yourself?

Ever paid attention to the way you speak to yourself? Perhaps we should be paying more attention to the tone of voice we use and the words we speak to ourselves. We often have commentary around things that we are doing, for example, "I can't believe I said that to my boss" or things we believe about ourselves, for instance, "I'm so stupid". We are constantly speaking to ourselves whether or not we are aware of it. We are so used to doing this, that it is an unconscious process - we just automatically engage in self-talk. Sadly, more often than not this self-talk is very critical and negative about ourselves. The issue is that we are constantly listening to ourselves too. We are the ones who are receiving these negative messages, but we are also the ones providing this negative message. The more we pay attention to the way we speak to ourselves the more we are able to shift our mindset - rather than seeing things as a challenge, we are able to create opportunities.