#168: How to Get Better at Trusting Your Gut Intuition
b'Welcome to The Big Idea of the Week!\\n\\xa0\\nOn today\\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru Purohit talks to us about how to trust our gut and get better at listening to our intuition.\\xa0\\nHe shares three big ideas on this topic:\\n(1) Practice listening - our intuition doesn\\u2019t just speak to us in life\\u2019s big events, it speaks to us in life\\u2019s small events too. Listening to our intuition in life\\u2019s little moments will help us get better at hearing our intuition in life\\u2019s bigger moments.\\n(2) Meditate - meditation is one of the ultimate life hacks. If you find yourself struggling to implement a regular meditation practice, try walking. It gets you into nature, and is great for giving you a change in perspective.\\xa0\\n(3) Find the fear or allow - when people say, \\u201cI\\u2019m so confused, I don\\u2019t know what I want,\\u201d it typically means one of two things: (1) \\u201cI don\\u2019t know what I want, but I feel I should know,\\u201d or (2) \\u201cI do know what I want, but I\\u2019m afraid of the consequences of my decision.\\u201d\\nIf you don\\u2019t know what you want, breathe and slow down. The answer always comes if you are willing to be silent long enough to hear it, and allow things to unfold. A lot of growth happens when we become comfortable being uncomfortable.\\xa0\\nIf you do know what you want, but are afraid of the consequences of your decision, address the fear. Write your fears down on paper\\u2014be clear about them, don\\u2019t hide from them. Give a name and a face to the monster that is holding you back. Monsters are never as scary as they seem when we can see what they really look like.\\nMost people who say they are confused actually do know what they want, but for some reason they are scared. Scared of making the wrong choice, scared of losing love, scared of failing. Being scared is a great thing, it shows you that you care. But when we stop because we\\u2019re scared, we don\\u2019t learn the lesson that we were meant to learn.\\nFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. Here is the instagram post that inspired today\\u2019s episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFDwzSyl8HU/.\\nInterested in joining Dhru\\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here. \\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'