Business Intuition: Avoiding the Cosmic 2 x 4’s by Jodie Foster

What’s a cosmic 2 x 4 you ask? It’s actually a phrase that’s been
used in the ‘new age/ metaphysical’ world for the past 15 years
or more. It refers to the lessons we learned the hard way when we
didn’t listen to our intuition.

In the process of our intuitive development, we learn to listen
more deeply and follow the guidance that comes from within.
Because conscious awareness is building during that time,
whenever we choose not to listen and go against our intuition,
the lessons learned seem twice as powerful and painful than if we
had listened.

When it happens, it feels like a 2x4 hitting you right between
the eyes. It’s especially powerful because ‘you should have known
better’. These are lessons that are meant to get our attention
either consciously or intuitively. It is infinitely preferable to
have it come through the intuitive realm, then take action upon
it.

Choosing to ignore, or bypass your intuitive sense will have
repercussions that can lead to self blame, resentment and red ink
in the business world. Have you ever sat in a business meeting
and listened to a proposal knowing the entire time that it ‘felt
wrong’ somehow, yet you didn’t say anything? Later you aren’t
surprised to watch the plan fail, thinking you should have said
something when you had the chance before the company took a
loss.

Intuition is like our inner guidance system or a GPS. We all
possess intuition. We didn’t exactly come into this life with a
set of operating instructions, however we do have an inner road
map. Each time we have a ‘feeling’, or what I call a ‘knowing,’
it’s a signal that we are on the right road and headed in the
right direction.

Think about a time when you had a bad experience and you caught
yourself saying afterwards, “I knew I shouldn’t have done that! I
had a feeling, but I did it anyway!” We’ve all had experiences
like that throughout our lives. Generally it’s something we want
to ‘make happen’ or something we want really badly, so we ignore
those inner feelings. Not listening to our inner voice can be
detrimental to our wellbeing, and to our bottom line! It’s the
repercussions of our inaction that I call the Cosmic 2x4.

Paying attention to your intuition is one thing, however acting
on it is another. Why do you think you have an inner guidance
system? It’s not meant to sit on a shelf and look pretty, only
being dusted off once in a while. It is meant to be used
everyday.

Our lives require constant course adjustments or corrections,
similar to the automatic pilot on airplanes. In order to stay on
track and reach the correct destination, we need to make constant
small course corrections. This is where our inner guidance system
comes in really handy! Just listening isn’t enough however.
Taking action on the intuitive message is just as important. When
we don’t listen, we steer off course. Usually those sort of
off-road detours are very bumpy and filled with potholes. It’s a
lesson in learning.

The moral of this story is that cosmic 2x4’s are painful and
avoidable.

Tips for working with your intuition:

1. Sort and distinguish Intuitive messages from the regular
mental chatter that goes on in your mind.

2. As you actively acknowledge your intuition it becomes easier
to recognize.

3. The more you listen to your intuition, the louder the volume.

4. Trust your intuition will always guide you in the right
direction.

5. Acting on your intuition brings rewards.

© 2005 Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is an Intuitive Counselor who assists clients to create extraordinary transformations in their daily lives. Her work is uplifting, empowering and success-oriented. You can visit Jodie’s website at http://www.illuminationsnetwork.com for further information and to schedule a private intuitive session. You can also look for weekly updates to her blog at: http://intuitiveinnovations.blogspot.com.

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