What role does intuition play in your life? When you are faced with a decision, do you usually listen to your gut feeling?

Sometimes our logical minds are not enough, we need to connect with our subconscious minds through our intuition, which will point us in the right direction, regardless of what looks logical at the time. Logical people may have difficulty following their sixth sense, because they do not trust it will lead them in the right direction.

Intuition uses past experiences and signs from ourselves and the environment to help us make sense of the world around us and make decisions. The more information we can collect from the environment, the more our subconscious minds will have data to process to inform our decisions. Pay attention not just to words but tone of voice, pitch, pace, melody, volume of speech, body language, they all give us cues about our interactions with people.

Intuition is a quiet force with a life-changing potential. Sometimes through repeated signs, our subconscious minds are trying to tell us something about what would make us happy. Are you having recurring dreams about an activity in particular? That is probably your subconscious mind talking to you.

When you applied for a new job, what outcome were you hoping for, a job offer or a rejection? Your intuition, often coming out of the blue, is trying to tell you something: pay attention to what you hope will happen, because it often gives you an insight into the decision you actually want to make. If you ignore it, this often comes at a price and leads to regrets: I knew I should not have accepted that job offer, if only I’d followed my instincts.

Of course, you should be using a blend of rationality and intuition to make the best decisions. And negative emotions will cloud your intuition and therefore your judgement, so in those moments, it is best to refrain from taking important decisions. But do not dismiss your instincts; instead, learn to listen and trust them.