A career coaching
article:
Intuition: Your Best Career Coach
by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
Since I derive most of my life lessons from reading
murder mysteries, I am reminded of a mystery by Marcia Muller, Listen to the
Silence. The heroine, Sharon
McCone, turns her prodigious investigative talent to researching her
own background. As she interviews family members, her significant
other, also a heavy-duty detective, says, "Listen to the silence."
He meant, "When someone answers a question, don't
just listen to what's said. Listen for the pauses, the silences in what
they say."
As I listen to clients, I've decided that we need
to
listen to the messages sent by our bodies, our friends and family, and
what some would call "the universe" -- our environment. As business
people, we need to listen to our customers.
Considering a move to a new location and find
yourself feeling like, "I don't belong here?" Going to a big job
interview and feeling that everything you say is coming out all wrong?
Well, pay attention!
In Finding Your Own North Star, Martha Beck
claims the one quality shared by all successful people is a willingness
to listen to their intuition.
In The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker tells
us
our intuition can keep us from becoming crime victims.
Intuition is not woo-woo. It's not about
crystal balls -- it's about claiming your power. Some researchers
believe that intuition originates in specific portions of the human
brain.
Intuition doesn't come out of nowhere. The
more information you have about a situation, the more helpful your
intuition will be.
There are only a few times to heed well-meaning
unsolicited advice. When Tony Soprano says, "This game isn't for you,"
pay attention. When the police officer says, "Slow it down," that's a
good idea too. But most of the time, listen for subtle messages from
whatever crosses your path.
That's your own intuitive code. And don't let
any
words get in the way of the real message.