Discover the Power of Positive Self-Talk If you're like most people, you have a desire to live your best life. There are things you would like to do and achieve. Most people desire to have good health, a prosperous career, and harmony with family and friends and a general sense of well being no matter what the challenge is before you. But many of us have an inner critic that is not always supportive of the things we would like to do and achieve. These negative inner voices sometimes tell us for example that we are not good enough or smart enough to do what we want to do in life. This negative self-talk holds a lot of people back from achieving their goals or from enjoying their life.