By Becky McBoom

In today’s lesson, we learned about what it takes to confront your Inner Negotiator. Now, we’d like you to think about a time when your Inner Negotiator made itself known, and follow the steps from the lesson (listed below) to challenge them. You can apply these steps every time your Inner Negotiator starts speaking.

1) Acknowledge your Inner Negotiator’s presence. Everyone has one, it’s not restricted to drinking. Your Inner Negotiator will also attempt to sabotage your dieting, workout schedule, future plans, you name it. Accepting that this evil being is there is the first step.

2) Call your Inner Negotiator out. Say “I know you’re there, and whatever you might say, I know you’re not looking out for my best interests.” Or, “I see you, and you’re not fooling me no matter what you say.” Even better, write it out.

3) Counter your Inner Negotiator’s statements with healthy ones.