Are you trusting your gut?

How do you make your best decisions?  Is it through analysis?  Is it by playing out all of the scenarios? Is it by trusting your gut? All of those ways of making decisions are important, but trusting what your gut is telling you often is the best final step.

Have you ever made a decision and then realized it was the wrong one, and you realized you didn't listen to your gut?  I know I have.

What made you not trust that feeling?  Is it because feeling seems less trustworthy than rational thinking? We often decide not to listen to our gut when we feel like others may not like the decision or that we feel we "should" do something.

I think it's important to allow your gut, your intuition, play a key role in your decision-making process.

"While it’s true that intuition can be fallible, studies show that pairing gut feelings with analytical thinking helps you make better, faster, and more accurate decisions and gives you more confidence in your choices than relying on intellect alone. This is especially true when you’re overthinking or when there is no single clear-cut, “correct” option." (How to Stop Overthinking and Start Trusting Your Gut)

In our busy lives and with the immense amount of information being thrown at us on a day-to-day basis, we may not pause to assess what our gut is telling us we should do.  However, there is value in listening to what we're sensing and feeling as we make a final recommendation.  So often, we have to choose the best of several good choices or the least bad choice.  Once we've done the due diligence on the options, we need to listen to what our body is telling us is the best answer today.

When you make a decision, and you have a sinking feeling, trust that message and reconsider your decision.

When you make a decision, and you feel so excited, trust that message and keep going.

Consider whether you are listening to what your gut is telling you or if you're discounting it as decisions pop up.  If you tend not to listen to it, make sure to read the full article for tips on how to start trusting it more.