TIP 57

LET YOUR INTUITION LEAD THE WAY

       Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster.

ANNE WILSON SCHAEF

Another way to find your dream job is to follow your intuition. It is simple, but not necessarily easy. First you have to learn how to distinguish those varying and often contradictory little voices. One is your head talking—the rational, intellectual part of you—and the other, the intuition, is from your gut. Your intuition always has your best interest at heart, while your head can get you into big trouble because it operates on the “shoulds” in life (Tip 4). Your intuition knows nothing of what society might think; it is only interested in you. If you are super busy, it will be harder to hear your intuition because the ...

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