Techniques to improve your Sixth sense
To make yourself as your best friend improve your sixth sense. More broadly,intuition(sixthsense) is the act or faculty of knowing immediately, directly, and holistically without the use of reasoning and without being aware of how we know. For centuries it has been referred to as our "sixth sense." We talk about intuition frequently without realizing it, using words such as "gut feeling" or "instinct." We might say, "That feels right;" "I just knew it;" "It suddenly hit me;" "Something clicked into place;" or "The solution suddenly became clear."
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To make yourself as your best friend improve your sixth sense. More broadly,intuition(sixthsense) is the act or faculty of knowing immediately, directly, and holistically without the use of reasoning and without being aware of how we know. For centuries it has been referred to as our "sixth sense." We talk about intuition frequently without realizing it, using words such as "gut feeling" or "instinct." We might say, "That feels right;" "I just knew it;" "It suddenly hit me;" "Something clicked into place;" or "The solution suddenly became clear."
Like a growing number of other business industry observers,
Tecker and his colleagues reflect the increasingly common belief that the
benefits of applied, informed intuition mean it can no longer be considered
"hocus-pocus" in the management arena - far from it, in fact. In a recent
interview with Executive Update (see Building Brandwidth), branding guru Scott
Bedbury acknowledges, "I've come to the conclusion that building a brand
has more to do with art, more to do with the intangible aspects of running a
company, than it does with the science or the tangible processes like finances
or production or supply chain operations. It's a pretty heavy thing to say, but
I do believe it. ... That's my problem with business books; they come out of
the pre-quantification side. If you do that often enough, you forget what an
idea feels like. The best ideas are felt, not measured."
Bedbury recalls the story of a leader at a major company who had
climbed the ranks through the financial side of the business but was very
ineffective as a chief officer. "A writer for Business Week summed it up
simply by saying, 'He knew the math in how to run the business, but he didn't
know the music in how to build a brand.' To me, that's the heart of the matter.
It's both [intuition and business acumen]. It's not either/or."
And Bedbury is not just referring to work-related
"hunches." A well-developed sense of intuition helps you gain clarity
of vision in such areas as personal relationships, emotions, and desires.
"Most people think of themselves as intuitively blocked," writes
Rosemary Ellen Guiley in her book, Breakthrough Intuition: How to Achieve a
Life of Abundance by Listening to the Voice Within. "They unwittingly shut
themselves off from a tremendous source of guidance, wisdom, insight,
creativity, and healing. ... When we allow our intuition to work for us, we are
better equipped to make good decisions, for everything from driving a
particular route to making career changes to investing our money to
involvements with other people."
We all have intuition. It is an ability we are born with, and it
occurs naturally. Just as some of us are born with innate sports or artistic
abilities, some of us have easier access to our intuition. Just as we can all
improve skills such as golf, so can we practice to improve our intuitive
accuracy. The edge that intuitive access gives us can be learned through
strategic intuition training or consultations.
According to William Bradley, CEO of W. J. Bradley Company, who
has worked with intuition consultants, "My intuition has become an invaluable
tool in altering the direction of my company. I have learned to use intuition
with a strong dose of faith. As I am becoming more confident, I am moving from
faith to trust."
Barbara Feeney, a district sales leader for Doncaster, has
participated not only in intuitive consultations but also in intuition
trainings. She adds, "By using intuitive tools this last year, I have gone
from the bottom of the barrel - number 65 out of 67 managers - to number two in
the nation. When I use my intuition in balance with my logic, days seem to flow
effortlessly. When I get out of balance by being too analytical, I encounter
obstacles and problems that seem to crop up out of nowhere."
With increased confidence in their inner voice, people often see
improvement in personal and professional relationships, teamwork, planning,
sales, and other areas. We are better able to focus, see more options, broaden
our awareness, and improve results.
The Four Phases of
Intuition(sixth sense)
Accessing your intuition can become second nature when you
become more aware of the four phases of the intuitive process.
The first phase involves preparation and analysis, and you can
easily get stuck here. You use your analytical mind to gather facts and learn
about a particular issue or situation. You may keep looking for answers because
you feel they are somehow buried in the facts and data. You can become
immobilized.
The second phase requires you to let go of the facts for a while
and permit your analytical mind to rest. This is vitally important in accessing
intuition. You might meditate, take a walk, engage in a favorite sport or
pastime, listen to soothing music, or consciously turn your attention to
another subject. It is from this state of being open to receiving the answer, rather
than pursuing the answer, that your intuitive flash or insight can spring.
You may receive your intuitive insights through a variety of
modes - visual images, verbal messages, physical sensations, emotional
feelings, or environmental cues - or you may just have an immediate general
sense of knowing. One mode of reception is just as valuable as another, and the
messages you receive may have meaning only for you. With practice, you may
receive insights through other modes as well. For example, you may unexpectedly
read a sentence in a book or hear a song that answers a question. You may have
a sudden gut feeling or an emotional response to a topic. You may receive an
unexpected phone call or feel an immediate overall sense of knowing while in the
shower.
Once you receive the insight, you take time again to use your
analytical mind and interpret the results. You check to see if the message you
received fully solves the problem or answers the question at hand. The process
of verifying can be immediate or may continue through time. If you think an
intuitive flash is inconclusive, you can return to the beginning of the process
with increased knowledge. You simply ask yourself for another insight to verify
or clarify the previous message.
In the process of preparing, incubating, receiving, and
verifying your insights, you sometimes find that your intuitive faculty is
blocked, thereby muddying or distorting your vision. Your mind can be clouded
by intrusive thoughts, emotions, or someone else's influence. Mental stress can
be a major component in blocking your intuitive wisdom.
Conscious or unconscious fear also can block you from proceeding
through the phases of the intuitive process. Fear keeps you from beginning the
process, relaxing fully, and receiving intuitive knowledge. It distorts your
interpretation and interrupts implementation of the results.
Finally, negative thinking, as well as wishful thinking, can
contaminate your acknowledgment and interpretation. States of mind such as
anger, anxiety, fatigue, and depression also can interfere with your awareness
of intuitive signals and can pollute your interpretations.
Most important in further developing your intuition is the
belief that we all have intuition as an innate ability. That belief allows you
to best access your intuition. You also must trust that your insights can be
valid; this enables you to properly interpret your intuitive flashes. Last, you
learn how to minimize the blocks to intuition. Here are some techniques we use
to help people navigate the four phases of intuition.
This plants your feet firmly on the ground. It allows you to
release stress, relax, and be more present with your environment. By becoming
"grounded," you open yourself to the intuitive process. Martial arts
experts employ similar grounding techniques.
You can become grounded in different ways. You can go camping,
sit in the grass, or relax by the ocean. These methods involve being in a
natural environment. The problem is that, due to busy schedules, most of us do
not have the opportunity to spend an extended amount of time in nature during
our day. If that's the case, try this simple technique to ground yourself at
home or work.
First, sit with your feet on the floor. Relax and let your eyes
close. Next, with your imagination, send a cord from the base of your spine
down to the center of the Earth. Imagine a ship releasing an anchor to the
ocean floor. Just as this stabilizes a ship in the storm, so does your
grounding cord keep you centered through a stress-filled day.
Once you are attached from the base of your spine to the center
of the Earth, you can use your grounding cord as a conduit that releases
stress. Simply command stress or any irritation to fall down the grounding
cord; then imagine filling the cleared spaces with bright sunlight, a
nourishing element for your body.
Your head often can be filled with mind clutter that can make
you feel slightly off-center. By clearing away mental distractions, you can
improve your internal vision. You can do this by imagining that you are opening
a pathway through your ears, turning on a fan, and blowing out the mind
chatter. You then can fill this cleared space with your own pure thoughts.
Visualize this as water pouring into your head from a shower spigot. Only when
your mind is clear can you receive uncontaminated intuitions.
Here you give yourself some room. You establish a boundary
around yourself like a fence around a valuable piece of property. You try to
keep that property as clear as possible.
You allow others to have good fences or boundaries as well. By
respecting the spaces surrounding others, you are better able to maintain your
own space. By neither invading nor being invaded, you can relax and focus on
the intuitive process.
Learning these and other techniques - through related reading,
personal intuitive consultations, or group intuition trainings - can
immediately affect your personal and professional life. Intuitive tools can
help you make decisions more easily and with more confidence. By being
grounded, you can be more present and in touch with the issues. By clearing
your mind, you can see more clearly and hear yourself think. By owning your own
space and respecting that of others, you can let go of stress, relax, and
communicate with the people around you. A life aided by well-developed
intuition can help ensure that you stay on your own unique path to
self-fulfillment and happiness.
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