# @morganstuart18 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmYZjTlNXG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11575249-morganstuart18-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-03-29T16:56:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Morgan Stuart (@MorganStuart18) — https://gondola.cc/MorganStuart18

## Caption

I rarely remember the exact words of my negative self-talk, but I definitely remember how they make me feel:
Anxious, overwhelmed, not good enough, small, unworthy, average,  unwanted.

Because many athletes have that trait of being extremely hard on themselves- the tape in your brain has been playing the same words for years. It’s white noise; part of us. Sometimes we don’t even realize it’s playing, but we feel the consequences.

Those of us that tend to over-analyze and ruminate in the parts of us or the performances that weren’t perfect have a nastier side of that tape that plays.

Here’s the thing- thoughts FEEL inescapable. It’s the part about anxiety or perfectionism that wears away at us-

But your freedom is easier than you think. You have a choice:
To sit in the words on your tape or to DO something that will click you to the next channel; to shift your perspective and rewrite the lyrics.

If we can gain that self awareness and start tuning into the constant way we talk to ourselves or the person we tell ourselves we are— we can CHANGE our baseline of self-judgment into self-empowerment.

When we begin shaping the inside of us to support the belief in our best self- you’ll trade trade anxiety and defeat for good and powerful and exceptional and anything you want to be.

#inspiration #defenseclub #dwc #selftalk #confidence #worthy #perspective #motivation #innerdefense #play #shift #reframe #justdoit #choice #girl #selflove

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selflove, inspiration, worthy, choice, justdoit, defenseclub, play, reframe, confidence, selftalk, innerdefense, perspective, girl, shift, motivation, dwc

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