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Intuition In Business
By Karyn Greenstreet |
copyright © 2006, by Karyn Greenstreet. All
rights reserved. We really need to
trust our intuition more.
I was talking to someone a few weeks ago, and explained
that I thought our decision-making process should be based on three inner
criteria: intellect, intuition and emotion.
Here's a scenario:
I'm in a grocery store and I see a chocolate bar. My
intellectual process goes something like this, "I'm on Weight Watchers. It's
my intention to lose weight. If I eat the chocolate bar, I won't be true to
myself and my intentions, and I won't lose weight." It's all about reason
and good judgment.
My emotional talk goes something like this, "Waaa! I want
a chocolate bar! I want a chocolate bar! No one can tell me what to do!
(Not even me.)" It's all about how my emotions impact my decision and what
will help fulfill my emotional needs.
So now I have one vote "for" and one vote "against". I
stop and ask my inner self, my soul, my gut instinct, "Is this the right
thing to do at this exact moment in time?" It replies, "It doesn't feel
right to have this now." It's all about what feels right on a deeper,
spiritual level, and in the grand scheme of my life lessons.
Final vote: two against, one for...so I don't buy the
candy bar (and find some other way to placate my whining Inner Child).
This is, of course, just an example of how the three-part
decision making process happens in my world. I apply this same thing to all
of my business decisions: Should I create this particular class? Should I
partner with this particular person? Should I take on this new client?
Should I invest in a new printer? When is the right time to take a vacation?
Notice the question I put to my intuition: Is this the
right thing to do at this exact moment in time? I'm asking a question that
can have only have a yes or no answer, and I'm asking it in the present
tense (Is this right for me, right now?). It's the best way I know to frame
questions so that you can get an intuitive, gut response to something.
It's the only balanced internal voting system I know.
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Karyn Greenstreet is a Self Employment expert and small business coach. She
shares tips, techniques and strategies with self-employed people to boost
clarity and focus, create sustainable motivation, and increase sales and
profits.
Visit her website at
www.PassionForBusiness.com
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