How to Use Your Intuition by Marcia Reynolds Psy.D. (www.psychologytoday.com)

Do these statements sound familiar?

• “I should have trusted my gut.”
• “I knew what was really going on but I didn’t say anything.”
• "I wanted it so badly but I still walked away."

In its effort to protect you, to keep you alive and safe, your brain can keep you from speaking up or getting what you truly want if you don’t know how to listen beyond your rationalizations.
When you face an uncomfortable decision, your brain will spontaneously give you a fabulously credible rationalization for avoiding possible failure, embarrassment, or even minor discomfort. As humans, we are master rationalizers.

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