When faced with a tough decision, it is easy to confuse fear for intuition.

When trying to find answers to a problem they are already concerned about, many people confuse intuition with fear. But if you’re already worried about a situation, you’ll project your fear onto everything else around you.

Intuition is the ability to understand something without conscious reasoning.

· Reading between the lines and detecting what others are thinking or feeling before they express it.

· A flash of insight or a great idea that seems to come out of previous experience and knowledge.

· Getting a pit in your stomach when you need to make a decision.

Fear often seems like pushing energy, as if you want to avoid disappointment, scorn, or rejection. Your motive is to avoid being punished or an outcast. Fear in your body feels like fast, frenzied, disturbed energy.

Intuition, on the other hand, feels like pulling energy—as if you’re being drawn to your best interests, even if it means taking a risk. There’s optimism, and perhaps even underlying excitement.

Signs of a Reliable Intuition

1. It conveys facts neutrally and unemotionally.
2. It feels right in your gut.
3. It has a compassionate and affirming tone.
4. It gives crisp and clear impressions that are “seen” first, then felt.
5. It conveys a detached sensation, like you’re in a theater watching a movie.

Signs of an Irrational Fear

1. It is highly charged with emotions.
2. It has cruel, demeaning, or delusional content.
3. It lacks a sense of certainty or accuracy.
4. It reflects on prior psychological scars.
5. It has diminished centeredness and perspectives.

The more you identify these signs and focus on your decision making process the more fluid and easier it gets.

What are your challenges when you are making important decisions?

#motivation #fear #intuition #decisionmaking #growth #mentalhealth

Why am I repurposing the same image from my last post?…

Mainly to make a point that everything is perspective. It’s all about how one looks at things, with an open mind and history/background.

You see, I am not sure why the person in this picture was doing that and I cannot ask them.

We should always keep an open mind and not quickly judge and react without trying to see things from various perspectives to try to come to an understanding. Even if things seem like they are going against our beliefs and knowledge.

Put yourself in place of the other person.

Think about different scenarios that happened to get to that point.

Prior experiences and what options did they have to choose from to get through things.

Others involved that interfered, guided/influenced.

They have enough autonomy to make those choices or were they restricted by others, financially, experience or self-sabotage.

They believe in Karma and how do they process to get through it depends on if that belief is superficial and learned behavior or willing to do the work to understand and get through it.

They have a history of relying on others to make or influence their decision.

They do not want to be accountable.

They lack the skill and experience to dissect and work through it and need help.

They fear failure or facing challenges or like to take shortcuts.

They were incorrectly sold a bunch of goods that really did not solve the core problem.

Maybe they are delaying it because they are dealing with another challenge.

They are so used to these challenges that this is their normal and do not know any better.

They struggle through it and blame others.

Throw money at it and take shortcuts without truly figuring it out and solving it long term.

They have seen and have been through something similar before and understand and know the process and take appropriate actions.

#methodology #process #implementation #hcmtechnology #Mondaymotivation #motivation #mentalhealth #problem-solving #eksperts

He follows process and methodology no matter what!

I think he missed a spot.

#methodology #process #implementation #hcmtechnology #fridayfunnies #eksperts

Here are some of my additional thoughts on this performance, and a few takeaways…

I watched this performance again. Sam’s generosity and being brave to create this moment with those heartfelt lyrics and soothing melody. He asked for the audience to be quiet so his dad could hear him and kudos to everyone in the audience to respect that and provide that to Sam. In addition, he also asked to bring the house lights down and asked the audience to hold up their torches/lights. Beautiful, connected moment.

The metaphor is so poignant and powerful.  A perfect example of how one light can provide a bright spot, but everyone together can light up a large venue. Even the world.  So please keep in mind the power you have as an individual. Thank you to Sam, the audience, the stage crew, and the production crew for banding together to create such an amazing experience.

A few takeaways for those of you who like bullet points:

1. Push yourself out of your comfort zone.
2. Ask for what you want and need.
3. Reveal parts of yourself that can help others.
4. Be in the moment.
5. Let others into your moment and shine together.
6. Let others have their moment and help them shine.
7. Being vulnerable is not a weakness. It helps others relate and connect.
8. Do not be afraid to be yourself. We are more alike than not.

These apply to both personal and professional teams or groups of people. Do not ever think you are alone or cannot make a difference.  WE need to band together and make this world a brighter place.

Link to Part 1: https://eksperts.net/not-all-heroes-wear-a-cape-you-got-this/

#EmbracingSelfWorth #depression #suicideawareness #MentalHealthAwareness #youareenough #selfworth #itsokaynottobeokay #breakthestigma

I recently watched Sam Tompkins’ latest live performance of his song Hero, which he recently uploaded. It is such a beautiful, raw and emotional performance. Link is in the comments. It made me think about how some people struggle to get through the holiday season.

For some people, mental health issues such as depression and suicide are a daily battle. Just because they have survived before does not imply, they do not require assistance and support. So please keep that in mind during this holiday season.

Those of you who are going through this and somehow happen to come across this post, you are not alone, despite how it may seem. Reach out and, more importantly, let others in. You are not weak, or you are bothering people. There’s a reason you are still here. You may potentially be someone else’s hero just by existing. You’ve got this.

#EmbracingSelfWorth #depression #suicideawareness #MentalHealthAwareness #youareenough #selfworth #itsokaynottobeokay #breakthestigma #mentalhealth

Success and growth is how you recover from your mistakes.

“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.”
-Miles Davis

#motivation #success #growth #failures #mistakes #recover #eksperts