ZoieFilms, Inc.

Victoria lynn Weston, Instructor.

Session 5

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Session 1

MISTAKING INTUITION

Many great minds and scientists such as Darwin, Huxley have admitted to being misled by false intuitive impressions at least once. Even Einstein admits to losing "two hard years of work" because of a mistaken intuition.

Let's take a look at some of the questions that could save you from getting caught in the web of a false intuition.

1. Do you want the intuition to be true? It's easy to confuse desire with intuition. For instance, you might have a strong sense that Susan (or Bob) in the advertising department is attracted to you. Ask yourself: "Is it intuition or wishful thinking?"
2. You might have a strong sense that the real estate market is about to soar -- "Is it a powerful hunch or powerful hope?"

Indeed, it's a good idea to substantiate any intuitive idea that you find yourself wanting to believe. Such as, ask an associate for their intuitive thoughts regarding questions. Brainstorm together as well.

1. Is it intuition or impulsiveness? Some people have such a strong need to appear decisive and confident that they will deny ever feeling uncertain. These people are so intent on maintaining an image of infallibility that they adamantly defend any point of view that comes to mind... in the name of intuition.
2. Is it intuition or rebelliousness? Watch an excessive need to be different or to challenge authority. This may cause you to embrace an false intuition.
3. Is it intuition or intellectual laziness? Unfortunately, there are some people who are predisposed to accept intuition as a tool for the easy way out of meetings. Watch out for these folks at company meetings! In other words, instead of submitting the intuition to verification and facts, they acquiesce to the first intuitive thought that comes to mind. While it's true that in most cases it's the first intuitive thought that will be accurate, for now, we are bringing about specific scenarios where an employee or executive is throwing thoughts on the table to rush the meeting!
4. Is it fear or uncertainty? It's been argued that uncertainty and restraint can affect the intuitive faculty -- it sometimes works the other way around as well. You may unconditionally accept an intuition because it provides relief from indecision. In such times, this may require suspending judgment on intuitions -- and taking a few minutes to generate additional alternatives.
5. Is it intuition or simply your emotions? The ordinary emotions of human interaction can "distort" an intuition. You might be angry with someone and "intuit" that he or she is going to do something evil. OR, you might be intimidated by an employer and "intuit" that he is going to fire you. BE CAREFUL! Such mistakes could result in a self-fulfilling prophecy!
6. Reinterpret any negative emotions, you may be expressing a need to feel victimized.

I knew an attorney who was absolutely convinced that friends of his would lose a much contested inheritance that would set them up for life. How did he know? "Intuitively" he confidently boasted. He turned out to be wrong, and later admitted to an extreme case of envy. Fortunately, the friends had employed a different attorney.

1. Is the intuitive impression something you don't want to hear? Intuition can function as a warning system. Unfortunately, we don't always want to hear the news, preferring safe untruth to an uncomfortable truth. For example: a nagging inner voice tells you that problems in a relationship are irreconcilable, but you reject the message because you don't want to end the relationship.
2. Are you afraid of criticism? Particularly in organizations, people tend to ignore intuitive ideas for fear of offending someone. These people don't want to risk ridicule or rejection. One corporate president observed as one of the characteristics of an intuitive executive: "They don't give a damn what anyone thinks!"
3. Do you fear the new? When intuition throws a belief into question, it can be disturbing. If we have difficulty coping with between the destruction of the old and the rebuilding of the new, we might challenge the intuition in an effort to maintain the known reality.
4. Are you too demanding? We often reject intuitions because they don't meet all of our standards of proof, not realizing that intuition provides a pattern, a direction, a new perspective! For example: You might have a strong feeling that your company shouldn't sign a contract for a specific deal. You reject the idea because you can't instantly come up with sufficient reasons to justify the intuition, so you drop it. Sometimes the initial interpretation of an intuition is off the mark. Don't abandon the idea, simply reinterpret it.
5. Do you lack faith? This is perhaps the easiest to understand and overcome. Given our cultural need for proven data, it's easy to understand why some of us may denounce intuition. Breaking the barrier of accepting intuitive inspirations is simply surrendering to our consciousness that such things do happen!

Neurosurgeon, Irving S. Cooper was asked if there was a difference about the brain of a genius, Dr. Cooper defines genius in a restricted sense, such as Einstein or Newton, "a genius is someone who intuitively knows the answer to a problem long before he knows why!"

Dr. Cooper believes that intuitive people's brains work more rapidly. There are billions of connections being made and these connections are being made chemically and electrophysiologically. Therefore, intuitive people seem to make connections faster and better!

Yes, it's true that computers make connections at incredible speed. But, they make connections one at a time!

1. The best way to prevent intuitive error -- rejecting valid and useful intuition or accepting false ones is to: Raise your level of consciousness so that YOUR MIND makes fewer mistakes. This may seem like the easy way out, but in a similar manner, we strengthen the physical body to safeguard disease -- expand your consciousness!

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