Ep. 23 8 Ways to Tell The Difference Between Intuition Vs. Ego

Do you know when your egoic or your intuitive voice is talking to you? How can you tell which voice is taking over your life decisions?   The question of is it the ego or the intuitive voice talking comes up so often when I talk to clients or students. For me, this is one of the best questions I can get from the people I help. So today I want to share 8 ways to tell the difference between your intuition and your ego and why it matters to know which one is taking over your life. I want to share how you can start shifting your mindset into recognizing your higher self more in order to build the life you want and start helping others find their own intuitive voice.   My hope is that at the end of this podcast episode, you get a clearer and better perspective about your intuitive voice and your ego. So listen in and enjoy!   In this Episode: 0:33 The difference between your Ego and your Intuitive Voice 4:45 How focusing on which side of yourself you are listening to can change your mindset 8:25 Kindness versus Criticism 9:56 Solution-focused versus Problem-focused 11:07 Equanimity versus Anxiety 12:33 Unity versus Separation 14:17 Curiosity versus Fear 16:21 Highest good versus self-interest 18:17 Empowering versus domineering 19:47 Inner focused versus outer focused   Soul Stirring Quotes: “Our egoic self has a place in our lives, but it is not the driver’s seat.” “Right answers become easy to find and effortless when we learn to attenuate ourselves to the part of ourselves that always gives us the right answer.” “Start developing a relationship and a known awareness around who we are listening to - the ego or our intuitive self as a messenger.” “Your intuitive voice is not critical of you, hammer on you or beat you up. It corrects your mistake from a beautiful place of kindness and compassion.” “Your intuitive voice recognizes the challenge or problem, but it does it through the lens of staying solution-focused.” “Your intuitive voice is always going to encourage you to find some peace and some centeredness with respect to how you approach life.” “Your intuitive self understands that the world is continuous.” “Fear is an emotion that invites us to have a deeper relationship with ourselves.” “A quick way to get yourself out of fear is to replace it with a child-like sense of curiosity.” “Your intuitive voice is not self-interested.” “Your intuitive voice cares about empowering.” “You start to understand yourself and everything in it in a much clearer manner as you go within yourself and focus on what is going on in your inner world.” “You have the power to create the life that you need to create for you to thrive and flourish in your life and in the world, and really step up, serve and help other people.”   Links Mentioned: The 8 Ways Cheatsheet:  https://bit.ly/pod8ways 8 Ways To Tell the Difference Between Your Ego Vs. Intuitive Voice Course: https://www.heatheraliceshea.com/intuition-ego/ Website: www.heatheraliceshea.com/