Trust Your Instincts To Make Better Decisions
Something very eye-opening happened a few weeks back that explained to me the power or Instincts - inner voice. A friend of mine approached me with a particular business investment. It was a kind of investment where, if you put in an amount, you will be paid a certain percentage starting from the next day for about 2 months, totalling a ROI of over 200% in just 2 months. The terms looked too good to be true, and that made me suspicious. At that point, an inner voice told me to hold on. I asked her to give me a little time to think about it and to do my own research. She became angry that I was not serious. I almost considered investing but I had to go with my Instincts. It was not up to 1 week from the time she told me about it, the investment sank and people's investments were gone. Imagine if I had gone against my Instincts, I may have been part of the victims. Power of Instincts.
This era is filled with a lot of opinions, noises, societal expectations, pressures, in fact, everyone seems to have a voice about how you should live your life. In all these noises, you should understand that there is a very important voice that you need to heed to - the inner voice; your Instinct. This is your guide through the terrains of life, your compass, your advisor, and your Internal GPS. It is saddening that a lot of people have put their inner voice on silence and rather followed after public opinions, suggestions, and approval from others. The sincere truth is that there is a level of success, peace of mind, and fulfilment that can only come when you learn to listen to your inner voice.
It is worthy to note that your inner voice is not just any random voice, but it is birthed from your deepest value, and from comparative experiences. You will agree with me that when you are faced with a decision to make, there will always be an inner still voice, a nudge, a gentle push within you that will tell you what to do. But sometimes, you may just ignore it and do what you want to do. Or you may feel you need to align with the expectations of others, but at the expense of your instincts. Sometimes, ignoring your inner voice may carry regrets in the long run, while following it will lead to authenticity.
If you have taken time to read about great innovators, leaders, and world changers, you will notice that they did not ascend to the top by blindly following the crowd or following after popular opinions. One of the great innovators that I have read about is the late Steve Jobs. He once made a statement and I paraphrase; "Build up the courage to follow after your intuition and your heart because they already know your vision and what you want to become." Some things may not appear clear to your other senses but, somehow, your intuition may already perceive them. Your intuition may not shout, it may just whisper, but the wisdom it can communicate is without question.
You have to understand that listening to your instincts does not mean turning a deaf ear to wise counsel, nor does it mean disregarding external knowledge. Rather, it means weighing the eternal inputs against the internal truth. This is what is needed to move from living someone else's script to creating your own story. No one knows more about you that you yourself. If someone wants to convince you to deviate from who you are or from what you are supposed to be, you should not heed to it. More often than not, the inner voice may not follow the dictates of others, and you may not even explain it yourself, but there is so much power residing right in it.
Your inner voice is part of what build your trust within you, and also builds your confidence. Each time you listen and act on your instincts, you tend to build your self-confidence. That is, you stop living to please people or just living for applause, to living a real life with purpose. In the world full of noise, being able to listen to that soft tiny voice within you is an art that should be mastered.
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