I recommend reflecting on your experience with this chapter’s exercise before continuing. You can reflect about anything you found relevant, but here are some questions you may want to consider:

Did your voice change?

Did it feel more authentic? If so, how?

Did you fear saying anything you’d regret? Did you say anything you regret?

How do you feel about speaking more openly?

How did others respond?

Do you want to do it more? Less? Differently?

Where and how might you apply your experience in the rest of your life?

Data from Exercises

This exercise is to say those things—to voice your inner monologue—without planning or preparing. Just to voice it.

What to Do 

At least two or three times a day for about a week, voice your inner monologue out loud.