Trusting Your Intuition Could Be Your Wisest Career Move Yet

Tapping into your gut instinct is a sure-fire way to make smarter decisions that benefit you. Here are four ways to reacquaint yourself with your intuition, according to a top psychologist.

By Natalie Cornish

Career

Tapping into your gut instinct is a sure-fire way to make smarter decisions that benefit you. Here are four ways to reacquaint yourself with your intuition, according to a top psychologist.

By Natalie Cornish

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Think about the last time you had a big decision to make. Maybe taking a promotion that didn’t quite tick all the boxes, or renting a more expensive office because your start-up had outgrown that co-working space. Did you sit down and make a pros and cons list? Talk the decision through with your mentor? Check in with your gut?

“Intuition is essentially your gut wisdom,” explains London-based executive coach and psychologist Dr Perpetua Neo. “Remember when you last said, ‘I knew that person was bad from the start but I rationalised it away?’ That’s essentially your intuition talking.”

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