# The Career Advice That Finally Silenced My Inner Doubter ! [ rw-book-cover] (https://coached.com/essays/content/images/2024/10/ab98abe1-4bc8-4e02-b309-fc31234419af.webp) URL: https://coached.com/essays/silencing-your-critic/?_bhlid=1cef0cdb57fce3dc1b54abc1737a3cdb95e45811 Author: Coached ![rw-book-cover](https://coached.com/essays/content/images/2024/10/ab98abe1-4bc8-4e02-b309-fc31234419af.webp) ## AI-Generated Summary The author compares the struggle between our positive and negative thoughts to the characters Gollum and Smeagol from The Lord of the Rings. To overcome self-doubt, we should recognize negative thoughts as lies and replace them with positive affirmations and evidence of our successes. Creating an alter ego, like Beyoncé's Sasha Fierce, can help us channel confidence in challenging situations. ## Highlights > **The degree to which you ignore / defeat / proceed-in-spite-of this voice will determine how satisfying & successful your career is.** > So, how do we defeat our inner Gollum? ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j9an7akadrawdkmdqad8cwbp))