Our Guest Blog by Joe Zamal
What About Intuition?
I’ve always been a logical person – my decisions have always been based on a painstaking analysis of facts and figures…but lately I’ve been asking
What about intuition?
"Leaders trust their guts. "Intuition" is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a "soft" notion. Garbage! Intuition is the new physics. It's an Einsteinian, seven-sense, practical way to make tough decisions. Bottom line, circa 2001 to 2010: The crazier the times are, the more important it is for leaders to develop and to trust their intuition."
- Tom Peters, Management consultant and best selling author
Have you had a bad experience from ignoring your gut feelings?
I know I have!
So maybe intuition means more than I thought…
I’m GREEN & BLUE
So I am logical, organized, and factual…The only thing I let my “gut feelings” help me decide is what’s for dinner!
HOWEVER:
I’ve decided to take a risk – to challenge MY OWN status quo!
To challenge MY internal conversation when making a decision!
I’ve decided to listen to my gut and let intuition play a role in my personal decision making!
Facts and figures will always be important to me when making decisions, but perhaps my intuition is smarter than I thought…
Masaru Ibuka Founder and chairman of Japan's Sony Corp. was asked in an interview, "What is the secret of your success?"
He said he had a ritual. Preceding a business decision, he would drink herbal tea. Before he drank, he asked himself, "Should I make this deal or not?" If the tea gave him indigestion, he wouldn't make the deal. "I trust my gut, and I know how it works," he said. "My mind is not that smart, but my body is."
Intuition and gut feelings are what EMPOWER & INSPIRE leaders!
When we think intuitively we become more passionate about the decisions we to make; and, it is that passion that drives us to INSPIRE, CHALLENGE and CHANGE!
We cannot LEAD that what we do not BELIEVE!
Thanks for reading,
Joe
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For January 2011:********************************************************
What are the myths about poverty in Canada?
"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural.
It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."
-- Nelson Mandela
Slideshow here:
http://tamarackcommunity.ca/downloads/learning_centre/Debunking_Myths_About_Poverty.pdf
