Defeat Your Inner Blogging Critic |

Ryan Biddulph August 2, 2025 blogging tips 🕑 4 minutes read

Cheltenham England

Talented bloggers disappear into oblivion daily.

Why?

Inner voices defeat these skilled bloggers.

I have seen genuinely high level bloggers in terms of ability come and go before a chorus of blogging critics. Being talented is not enough. Being strong-minded is everything.

Defeating your inner critic opens your mind to unlimited potential. Otherwise, you will cut yourself off at the blogging knees with every turn.

Conquer your inner world. Look past this negative voices. Succeed by gaining clarity.

I defeated my inner blogging critic by writing this post. The nasty little voice told me not to write it. Critical thoughts warned me about writing a mindset-themed post. Bloggers need to SEO-optimize all posts, correct? Who needs blogging mindset tips? Who needs to learn more about this topic?

I let each doubt arise in my mind. After feeling the limiting beliefs I forgave the ideas. Looking past the inner critic revealed another voice. The happy voice told me; bloggers need this stuff.

17 Years in and Still Doing Mental Gymnastics

Do you believe I am lucky?

Really?

I am a 17 year blogging veteran who still faces limiting beliefs dancing around like devils in my mind. Does that sound lucky to you? I think not.

Anyone can conquer their inner critic. As a matter of fact, all successful bloggers gradually eradicate the nasty little voice talking trash left and right. Why would you fear external critics when inner demons derail far more blogging careers than any negative nellie stalking online forums, social media and your comment section?

“You Are Wasting Your Time”

How many of you have heard that one over the course of your blogging career?

Everyone feels blogging to be a time-suck here and there, at least.

I still feel it from time to time.

Tonight provided me with another temporary test.

I did not waste time in writing this post.

You need not me to convey the message.

But you need to hear this message.

Blogging offers you a wise investment. Consider each post to be a content-asset that works for you around the clock. Publishing a steady volume of assets positions you to be free of time and location. Posts work for you passively. Google, social media and a growing army of backlinks send targeted readers to your blog like a conveyor belt.

What’s the catch?

Overcoming your inner blogging critic promotes your prolific nature.

1: Listen to the Critical Voice

Listen closely to the critical voice.

Hear the words. Tune in. Never run away from the nasty words. Do not sprint from the barbs. Never distract yourself from hearing the negative inner narrative.

Listening to the words pinpoints the problem. Inner critical thoughts hide in “mind shadows” until you shine a spotlight on these awful ideas.

2: Feel the Emotions

I cannot lie, guys.

Feeling the emotions seems temporarily unpleasant. Who loves feeling discomfort? Do you enjoy feeling fear?

Take the heat. Feel the ick. Step into these emotions. Feel free to cry into a pillow. Go for a jog to tire out the fear.

Do whatever you can to embrace the emotions triggered by your inner blogging critic.

I sat with frustration a few moments ago. Combine my stiff neck, pained back and overall tenderness with the negative little blogging beelzebub in my dome, and I felt incredibly agitated.

Rather than run from the fear I stepped into it. Feelings are only energy waves in your mind. Hugging each feels uncomfortable at times yet fear is ultimately nothing after you stare it dead in the eye.

Practical Tips for Feeling Fear

meditate daily
train the mind by doing uncomfortable things daily to trigger fear
release through a brief crying session or exercising

3: Look Past the Emotions

Sop indulging in fear-based emotions.

Look past fear to move on.

I had to forgive fear before listening to the uplifting voice in my mind – see below – which guided me to write this post.

Indulgent bloggers lose themselves in a fear-cyclone, a maelstrom of negative emotions in mind. Assailing yourself only makes the feelings seem even more powerful. Nothing constructive happens by beating yourself up; that’s destructive.

Look past your inner demons to go from fear and self-indulgence to love and service.

4: Listen to the Uplifting Voice

Letting go fear positions you to help others in some way, shape or form.

Fear is self-centered. You feel afraid based on some survival needs. Paralysis follows until feeling and forgiving the emotion.

Tune into the uplifting voice in your mind. Let it guide you to be truly helpful.

For me, being truly helpful meant writing this blog post. Perhaps your small, still, inner voice guides you in a different direction.

Blogging is ultimately helping people with content.

Defeat the inner critic then create some form of content to be of service. Even comments serve as content. Never forget that.

Conclusion

I wanted to offer a little primer for defeating your inner blogging critic.

Spend time in quiet daily.

Consider meditating formally for 10 minutes every day. Or invest a few moments toward just watching your thoughts and feelings.

Send your inner blogging critic packing.

Do the inner work to be helpful.

Succeed by becoming hyper aware of your inner world.

Defeat Your Inner Blogging Critic