The Doug Noll Show

One of the secrets to finding peace in your life is doing your inner work. A lot of people ask me to define “inner work.” It’s a nebulous concept that is partly reflective, partly meditative, maybe a bit spiritual and the idea is that you become aware of and examine how you react, feel, think, and see the world moment by moment. In essence, doing your inner work allows you to gain insights about your triggers, about what makes you anxious, and about those things inside you that seem to create conflict in your life. When I find a teacher or an author that has wisdom on inner work, I listen. On this edition of the show, we have a wonderful teacher, coach and author Mick Quinn to talk about inner work, inner peace, and outer peacemaking. Currently residing in Utah with his wife, Debora Prieto, this Irish-born author was the founder and CEO of several multimillion-dollar companies. After an enlightenment experience in the summer of 2001, Mick gave up his American Dream lifestyle in 2001, and studied Buddhism, Christianity, and the evolution of consciousness - all in search of discovering and expressing his eternal motives. As Mick integrated his profound experience into his life, he began to write and teach about the seed of great potential which rests with each one of us. Mick is the author of The Uncommon Path of Awakening Authentic Joy and his website is
http://www.mickquinn.com

Mick tells us that as children grow and develop they begin to realize that they are separate beings. The idea of separateness and individuality allows us to be effective agents in life. However, individuality and this sense of agency or conceptual free will is also a trap. By awakening to our true sense of self, rather than our conceptual sense of self, we are able to deal with conflicts and find peace.
http://www.mickquinn.com

Mick and I talk about the difference between the Freudian ego and the small ego. The small ego is a mental structure created to protect individuality. The small ego is created by our life experience and is a reflection of the culture we live in. Once the small ego develops, it operates automatically and generally outside of our perception and consciousness. The key to peace is learning to pay attention to the small ego. This awakening gives us the chance to make choices in conflict situations that we otherwise miss.
http://www.mickquinn.com

Once we begin to awaken to our true self, we can pay attention to our emotions. Most emotions result as a denial of our true self. So the trick to awakening is to become aware and own our emotions. For example, if a driver cuts us off on the freeway and we become angry, acknowledge and own the anger by saying, “This anger is mine.” By doing this over the course of several months, Mick says that we will experience profound changes in the way we perceive ourselves and the world. Ultimately, this shift will lead us to find peace in our lives.
http://www.mickquinn.com