Kay was recently promoted and is a senior executive at her company. Despite her success, she tends to doubt herself and the job she is doing. She often tells those she trusts how inadequate she feels, saying things like I am doing a bad job or I don't know what I'm doing. She tends to overgeneralize her own performance based solely on her most recent mistake and allows her cognitive distortions to convince herself she is failing. She is very much her (laying-off staff, handling succeeding in her new role despite the challenges that were immediately handed t numerous HR issues and navigating a major project change all in the first 30 days). Her colleagues are concerned, however, that if she does not adopt this strategy, it will impact her long-term success. Take control of your self-talk Focus your attention on your freedoms rather than your limitations Learn a valuable lesson from everyone you encounter. Stop and think