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b'The Nitty-Gritty:\\n\\n\\n\\n* How The Joy Of Missing Out author Tonya Dalton discovered the stories and self-talk that were keeping her from really enjoying life and celebrating her success* Why identifying the litmus tests she put herself through helped her determine what she really wanted out of life and business* How she reflects on the good, the bad, and the ugly to keep her stories and self-talk in check* How Tonya rewrites her stories so her self-talk supports her and the life she wants to lead\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLet\\u2019s talk about self-talk.\\n\\n\\n\\nSelf-talk is that voice inside your head that narrates everything happening around you.\\n\\n\\n\\nSometimes self-talk pumps you up\\u2014like after you nail a meeting with a new client and you remind yourself what a boss you are.\\n\\n\\n\\nSometimes self-talk cuts you down\\u2014like when you realize you\\u2019ve made a mistake and you tell yourself you\\u2019re such a screw-up.\\n\\n\\n\\nI think we\\u2019re all pretty familiar with how our inner critics or inner cheerleaders can impact the way we feel or act at this point.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat you might not be so familiar with is how your self-talk can reinforce stories about how the world works\\u2026 stories that just don\\u2019t hold up to scrutiny.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis month on What Works, we\\u2019re examining taking care of ourselves with our businesses. That doesn\\u2019t just mean taking time for a Hawaiian vacation with all those sweet airline miles you\\u2019ve earned on your business credit card. Nor does it mean treating yourself to a massage, a meal delivery, or a first class upgrade because you \\u201cdeserve it.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nTaking care of yourself with your business means examining how you work\\u2014and how the business works for you\\u2014from the ground up.\\n\\n\\n\\nToday, we\\u2019re going to look closely at a key component of how you make decisions for your business\\u2014your self-talk\\u2014and how your self-talk contributes to the 21st century phenomenal of FOMO.\\n\\n\\n\\nSpecifically, we\\u2019re going to look at the stories we tell ourselves and how they convince us to do more, push harder, and never rest for fear of missing out.\\n\\n\\n\\nNext week, we\\u2019ll examine how your business model and identity as a service provider impacts how you run your business with growth strategist Toi Smith.\\n\\n\\n\\nYou\\u2019ll also hear from podcaster Elsie Escobar about how she audits her growth and accomplishments over the course of the year and sets intentions for the year to come.\\n\\n\\n\\nThen, you\\u2019ll hear from Hailey Thomas about how a sudden loss led her to rethinking the way her business operates and how it impacts her life.\\n\\n\\n\\nAlright, back to self-talk and the fear of missing out.\\n\\n\\n\\nA bunch of the stories we tell ourselves revolve around what it takes to be a good business owner.\\n\\n\\n\\nAnd these stories make it really difficult to take good care of ourselves.\\n\\n\\n\\nYour story might be that a good business owners is always available for their clients\\u2014so the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night is check your email.\\n\\n\\n\\nOr, you might tell yourself that a good business owner always completes their to-do list\\u2014and you beat yourself up when you don\\u2019t.\\n\\n\\n\\nOr, you might tell yourself that a good business owner is on all the social media platforms\\u2014so you work your tail off to be o...'