The Inner Council

How many of us have that annoying little voice inside our head which says negative thing? It chirps on about this and that and can be so powerful it strips us of our self confidence and belief.
I had one of those once. I say, once, because now there are a multiple of people there and they all have a lot to say.I call them the Inner Council and they help me come to conclusions.
It's not a new idea, in fact Edison had his own as well as Carnegie and if you have read the book, Think and Grow Rich, you will have read about the experiment carried out by Edison and how the development of his Inner Council became so potent it worked with him on many projects and successfully de-bugged many.
So what is this Inner Council? Its a group of individuals or aspects of your own personality you respect and find useful to bounce ideas off. I have quite a few but the most influential are a business woman who has been successful for over twenty years, a farmer who's connection with the land is very strong and keeps me firmly in nature, another woman who's background is somewhat underhand and positively illegal but has a take on life I cannot duck, a very wise lady who has been round the block many times and knows how it is, and of course, me.
Edison chose to have people who were both alive and dead, such as Jefferson, whilst Hill himself went for Emerson, Paine, Darwin, Napoleon, Ford and Carnegie.
So you fancy your own Inner Council? Imagine a room where you will meet and then invite them in one by one. Get to know them and practice it daily until the habit is established. Slowly the different members of the council will take on individual characteristics which do not rely upon you imagining it, it happens automatically. Now call the meeting to order and start discussing some of the issues or ideas you have. Listen to the replies, they will astound you with their suggestions and analysis.
So, if we are clever enough to make an inner voice who tells us we are useless, how about drowning that voice out and create a group of supporters and advisers?