Have you heard of a guy named Mike Fink, http://www.magicianwithin.com ? He's an NLP guy and talked to my job search group today about pursuing a career. It was interesting, but don't think it's worth $297 for his advice. To deal with critical voice: 1) Place hand where voice is coming from and move it using your hand. 2) Close eyes and turn the voice into a whisper. 3) Close eyes and turn the voice into a high-pitched Mickey Mouse voice. deserving capable possible | | | v v v Individual -> Actions -> Goal ^ ^ ^ | | | responsible no downsides desireable Statistics: always descriptive not prescriptive.