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It’s lunchtime and you’re faced with a spread of delicious sandwiches….which one do you go for?

Although we might filter out flavours that we know tend to disagree with us, the chances are that we will rely on our intuition to choose a sandwich that we like. We can’t explain our choice in a rational way; it just feels like the right thing to do.

Our intuition is at work all the time, whether we are deciding on what to eat, what to wear, who to talk to, what piece of work to complete next and so on. Outside of our ‘conscious awareness’ our brain thinks and plans and maps and compares and makes sense of the world around us. Well done brain! Jolly good work!

I celebrate this because we can let our intuition guide us when times are stressful and our ability to think clearly feels a bit diminished. Instead of grinding away at work, weighed down with the burden of deadlines and complexity, we can sit back, take a moment to review our situation and can trust our intuition to guide us.

When we say ‘this felt like the right to do’ or ‘I had a hunch that this was a good plan’ we are simply acknowledging our intuition at work. Interestingly we often use our intuition to make some whopping decisions for us…the car we drive, the house we live in, the partner we live with….the chances are that all of the big things in life are decided for us on the base of intuition. So, perhaps we can allow ourselves to harness this useful attribute of our being a bit more often when we are under stress and need a helping hand.

So, what decisions are you already fretting about this week? What are you collecting more facts about? Which choices need to be made or re-made?

Instead of consciously over-thinking and perhaps getting into a tizz (technical word there) we can sit back, enjoy a cup of something warm (tea or coffee will do) and let our intuition guide us. We don’t need to explain our decisions to anyone, it’s ok to know that it feels right to us and that is good enough. Job done.

Have fun trusting your intuition!

Next week: The Curiosity of Competency

It’s that time of the year when I get excited about the launch of my new book and this year there is a twist. As well as writing a book for print, that is due out at the end of September, I have also written an ebook, which is designed to preview the main title and provide additional unique content.

My sixth book is called RIDING THE ROCKET and the ebook preview is called BUILDING THE ROCKET.

We all have a career, whether we like it or not, and it is up to us to take care of ourselves and make the best of the opportunities that come our way, or which we generate for ourselves. Both titles contain useful insights and models designed to help us make good career choices and maintain our confidence.

Building the Rocket is available on Kindle for the enormous sum of 98p and it you’d like to take a look the link will whisk you there right now: Yes please take me to Rich’s ebook!

If you’re too busy to check out the ebook at this time, here are a couple of excerpts:

a) Success Factors. A successful career is based on many things, however it is possible to identify key success factors. There are 5 in the ebook and 3 of them are: Determination, passion and resilience. We need to have a strong work ethic, have a clear purpose and direction and also the ability to evolve with workplace and technological changes. What do you consider to be the attributes that help you to be successful?

b) Essential Foundations. The ebook describes 10 useful states of mind that promote positive self-talk and enable us to do well. Two of my favourites are: Nothing lasts forever and there are always options. If we anticipate change and do our best to embrace it then we will tend to have a happier working life and if our thinking gets clouded we can work with friends and supporters to generate new options and find new directions to go in.

We can only be responsible for ourselves and therefore it is up to us to manage our career to the best of our ability. What will you do this week to help yourself?

Enjoy exploring the ebook only title that is Building the Rocket.

Next week: Trusting our intuition