Intuition

In football, the ball is snapped and players from both teams scatter in all directions at top speed. There is hitting and blocking and deception. But there are certain very gifted players who despite the chaos, despite the opponents attempts to take them out, always seem to be in the right place at the right time. The announcers say, “He has a nose for the bal.” What he really has is a well-developed intuition. Granted he may be smart and experienced. He may have prepared will with the game plan. He may have worked his body into top shape. But when the play starts, there is very little time to react. So the great player sniffs out a p-lay with his intuition.

We can do the same with intuition. It is a key a success. A Key to making the correct moves in life at the exact moment in time they must be made. But first we must develop a relationship with our intuition. We must become attuned to the ways it is communicated to us.

Strengthen intuition the same way you would enhance a relationship. Give it attention. Become familiar with it. Look for it when you require help. Let go and trust your intuition and act on it when your feelings are strong.

1. Preparation is always a key with intuition. Get as much information as possible that surrounds the issue you are attempting to address or solve.
2. Allow the normal creative process to take over. There is usually an amount of time required to allow the thoughts to sort themselves and make previously unconsidered connections.
3. Don’t wait on the answer. Getting impatient or tense or demanding only makes it worse. Trust that your mind is working for you.
4. Occupy yourself with other task or pleasurable pursuits. It can be during these “down moments” that the intuitive ideas appear.
5. Learn to recognize intuition and acknowledge its ideas.

It can take a little practice to ensure you are not simply grasping at straws, that the ideas you now have, are in fact intuition. The feeling you get with an intuition thought is one complete certainty. “This is it!” “Its just feels right.” “I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life.” Sometimes the answer you are seeking arrives in your consciousness as if you’ve known it all along. Other times it may sound like that familiar voice inside your head. But normally it’s not so much a string of thought leading to its discovery, as a finished thought arriving to you whole, completely formed, and remarkably appropriate.

More and more, we’re hearing workers being encouraged t think out of the box. What at first may seem like a crazy idea, upon examination, may be a break through concept. Innovation is the faucet at the end of the intuition pipeline.

Exercise

Select an issue or question that you have been thinking about or struggling with. It could be a decision you will soon have to make, or an action you’ll have to take. But it doesn’t even have to be about you. Maybe someone you know has asked for your advice. Tonight, just before bed, spend a few moments allowing yourself to acknowledge your subconscious mind. Feel its power and ability with absolute clarity. Recognize deep down that your mind clearly and decisively what it is you would like to know. Feel your mind beginning to sort and access the information, as if it is a computer clicking away, processing information. Repeat the request if necessary. That’s its. That’s all you have to do. Just be aware that the perfect answer or insight is on its way. And keep your journal at your bedside while you sleep. Be prepared to quickly write down the information and the feelings that will carry it to you. The intuition may come to you as you wake up, or it may appear in your dreams.