Coaching practices for Self Talk Strategies in a New Job

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I already know the exact situations that throw me
• In the moment my mind goes blank and the only voice in my head is “you can’t handle this”
• When a problem gets hard my mind just goes quiet and blank and I sort of stall out staring at it
• In my head I keep meaning to start and somehow never do, but on the rare times I actually say out loud "okay, I’m opening it now," my hands seem to follow the words
• The hardest moments are the joins and the exits

Practices that may help

1. Prepare "if-then" self-talk scripts for predictable pressure moments
   Pre-script your self-talk response to the specific situations most likely to derail you.
   Self-Talk Strategies, Made Practical
2. Prepare coping self-talk in advance
   Script what you will say to yourself at the trigger, during the peak, and afterward — before you need it.
   Stress Inoculation Training
3. Use self-directed speech to regulate problem-solving
   Talk yourself through a hard task aloud; private speech is an internalized coaching voice.
   Zone of Proximal Development: Learning at Your Real Edge
4. Self-Talk Strategies, Made Practical
   Self-talk — the internal or external commentary we generate before and during performance — reliably affects performance outcomes, according to meta-analyses by Hatzigeorgiadis and colleagues. Instructional self-talk improves fine motor skill; motivational self-talk improves power and endurance tasks. The specific content and function of the self-talk matter more than whether it is positive or negative.
5. Use verbal self-instruction to initiate
   Say out loud — or in writing — the exact action you are about to do before you do it.
   Task Initiation: Overcoming the Start Problem
6. Build scripts for situation entry and transitions
   Prepare simple, natural openers and transitions so you’re not improvising from scratch under pressure.
   Overcoming Shyness: Philip Zimbardo’s Framework
7. Practise your story before you need it
   Have a clear, genuine two-minute narrative about who you are and where you’re headed.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
8. Monitor your self-talk patterns to identify what to change
   Track what you actually say to yourself during and after performance before trying to change it.
   Self-Talk Strategies, Made Practical
9. Use social transitions to change the norms around your behavior
   When your social group changes, use the transition to adopt the behavioral norms of the new group rather than carrying old ones.
   The Habit Discontinuity Effect
10. Talk to yourself in the third person
    Use your own name or "you" instead of "I" when working through a hard moment.
    Self-Distancing: Thinking Clearly About Your Own Problems

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