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HONING YOUR INTUITION

SHARPENING IT

During the week of March 9, 2020, the top trend of queries punched into Google in the United States showed a spike in the search terms “meditation” and “mindfulness,” which would last for weeks to come. The World Health Organization had just officially announced a global pandemic. People were faced with a dire situation they felt powerless to control, and so the collective instinctual response was to turn to tools that deliver calm in a state of uncertainty and imminent chaos.

Mastering your mental game is not a new concept. In sports, it is the core muscle that any successful athlete flexes before working his or her physical game. It’s used anywhere from improving your golf swing to dealing with financial ...

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