5 Reasons Why We Struggle to Hear Our Intuition & 5 Ways to Learn to Trust Yourself

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Business

4.7 • 30.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

When our emotions become overwhelming, we lose our ability to make sound decisions. We struggle to listen to anyone or anything else, even though our intuition seldom guides us wrong. In this episode of On Purpose, Jay Shetty reveals five reasons why many of us struggle to be in tune with our intuitions and how this leads to trust issues & self-doubt. Key Takeaways: 01:20 1.2M had to leave the workforce due to the pandemic 02:39 Reason #1: We don’t understand the different roles of our minds and our emotions 04:43 Our brain and body coordinate to create emotions 06:27 When we feel discomfort, we come up with a label for it 09:28 Reason #2: We think we have all the facts to sort through until we get an intuitive hit on what to do 11:51 Reason #3: Our brain has inherent biases 15:45 Freewriting helps us get to our thoughts and beliefs we have trouble accessing 16:58 Reason #4: We underestimate the impact of culture on how we see the world 17:48 Reason #5: We keep weakening our intuition by ignoring it 18:33 Schedule time with yourself to be alone to listen to your mind and body Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Achieve success in every area of your life with Jay Shetty’s Genius Community. Join over 10,000 members taking their holistic well-being to the next level today, at https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius

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0:00.0	The joy of the Spirit ever abides, but not what seems pleasant to the senses.
0:04.9	All is well for those who choose the joy of the Spirit, but they miss the goal of life who prefer
0:10.7	the pleasant. Our intuition isn't meant to connect us to temporary pleasure,
0:14.9	it's meant to guide us towards fulfillment of our soul and our spirit.
0:25.2	Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose. Today we're talking about the five reasons
0:29.7	we struggle to hear our intuition and five ways to learn to trust yourself.
0:35.5	This is such a huge, huge topic and I want to thank you all for each and every single one of you
0:41.6	that have left a review. It makes a huge difference. We're now over 15,000 reviews. I would love
0:47.8	for you to leave a review as well if this podcast is serving you, helping you, supporting you.
0:53.7	Right now, whether you're walking your dog, whether you're cooking, whether you're working out,
0:58.4	whether you're editing, whether you're at the gym, whatever you're up to right now, thank you
1:02.9	for tuning in to On Purpose. Now, as you know, we've had some phenomenal guests this year and I hope
1:11.1	you're going back and listening to some of the epic ones that have been out. We've got a big one
1:16.7	next Monday. I'm excited for you. But going back to the team, according to data from the Pew
1:21.5	Reset Center in 2020, nearly one fifth of all adults in the US either relocated or knows someone
1:29.0	who relocated due to the pandemic. How many of you are in that group? Raise your hand right now
1:34.2	if you're like, Hey, I'm part of that. According to the New York Times, a 1.2 million parents
1:39.6	have had to leave the workforce in the last year. As people around the world grow more concerned
1:45.4	about the climate, we're switching all kinds of behavior from our diets to the consumer products we buy.
1:50.5	Anyway, you slice it. The world is seeing big changes and chances are you may be considering
1:57.2	some changes in your world. But how do you decide what course is best for you? People often ask me,
2:02.6	Jay, how do I know the right choice to make? How do I know what's right for me? How can I learn to
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