{"id":312,"date":"2017-06-22T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.harveker.com\/?p=312"},"modified":"2017-06-22T09:00:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:00:06","slug":"listen-intuition-overcome-self-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/listen-intuition-overcome-self-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen To Your Intuition To Overcome Self-Doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever had a gut feeling, and then you went against it? Think about those times when you were driving and you knew not to take a certain route, but you did anyway and ended up stuck in traffic.\u00a0This is an instance when you didn’t listen to your intuition. Sometimes the consequences of ignoring our sixth sense can have even more dire consequences.<\/p>\n

Why Listening To Your Intuition Is Crucial<\/h2>\n

In our culture, we don\u2019t quite give the power of intuition its proper due.\u00a0Of course, learning as much as you can about how to reach a goal leads towards success. However, there are\u00a0other sources of intelligence within us that we tend to ignore. It\u2019s the inherent wisdom of our spiritual nature that we should come to rely on. It\u2019s deeper, instinctive, and more intuitive than simply thinking.<\/p>\n

Intuition generally comes to us in feeling rather than logic. When a woman thinks \u201cThis guy gives me the creeps\u201d, it usually pays for her to listen to her intuition. In the same way, when someone refuses to go along with the crowd, they are relying on something more than what the world praises as \u201csmart\u201d or intelligent.<\/p>\n

Ask any really successful person, and they will tell you success comes as much from intuition as from the brain. How many millionaires do you think go along with the crowd, or listen to the \u201cconventional wisdom\u201d that everybody else is following toward sameness? If you\u2019re not utilizing this incredibly powerful inner guidance system that is at your service 24-7, you might as well be going through life with one hand tied behind your back. Don’t do this to yourself. Instead, learn to listen to your intuition.<\/p>\n

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Maintain A Positive Mindset To Overcome Self-Doubt<\/h3>\n

The key is to quiet your mind when you are struggling with any thoughts of self-doubt. Meditation helps to focus the mind. Even trying to be really present in the moment without labeling things as good or bad, right or wrong can be helpful. Once the mind is quiet, wisdom can finally have its say.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably experienced this unexplainable phenomenon when you were trying to remember something but couldn\u2019t. Finally, you stopped trying to \u201cfigure it out\u201d and later on, out of the blue, the answer popped into your head.<\/p>\n

Your spirit knows what\u2019s right for you. It knows what directions you need to take for your highest good and the good of others. The mind is an awesome tool that needs to be used, but it pales in comparison to the inner wisdom of your intuition. Trust in yourself. Trust in the Universe. Open up to your higher guidance, and have the courage to follow this guidance, even if it seems to defy logic, which is usually the case.<\/p>\n

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Exercise: Think of a\u00a0time in your life where you listened to your intuition<\/strong><\/h3>\n