Ten Intuition Busters

By Susan Dunn
Expert Author
Article Date: 2003-04-09

Intuition is a factor of emotional intelligence -- it's a quick and sure way of knowing. Everyone has intuition; it's hard-wired in us, but you have to have a certain mindset to develop and strengthen it. Here are 10 ways NOT to hear its messages.

1. Be in a hurry.

2. Have no symbolic ability.

3. Be unconcerned about your integrity or purposes in wanting to use intuition.

4. Let your ego run away with you, having to be right, controlling and in charge.

5. Not learn how to differentiate between intuition, fear, and wishful thinking.

6. Hang out with people who don't "believe in" intuition, know about it, or use it. Intuition is contagious and so is lack of intuition.

7. Try and invoke your intuition with willpower or force it in any way.

8. Believing that logic, analysis and rational thinking are the only ways or best ways to solve problems, make decisions and generate solutions.

9. Not being able to still the executive function of your brain - the part that scans, is alert, worries and analyzes.

10. Not getting good teaching or coaching so you get feedback on your skills as they develop.