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Search - Powered by Instinct: 5 Rules for Trusting Your Guts

What if you had a secret power that could reduce burnout, increase productivity, and improve communication? Would you be intrigued? Furthermore, what if this power could be used in any situation to benefit your life, and you didn't even have to train yourself to use it? Everyone has such a resource right at their fingertips. It's called 'ins... more »tincts.' Psychologists have ignored this elusive third part of the mind for over a century, but the influence of instincts-and how to use them to your benefit -is about to be revealed. Powered by Instinct: 5 Rules for Trusting Your Guts is a landmark book by the country's foremost authority on human instincts, Kathy Kolbe. It will introduce readers to her newest discoveries in the field of human behavior that will transform the way the world thinks about what makes people act they way they do. The book will lay out the accumulating body of evidence that shows that our culture's focus on the intellect has caused us to stray from innate abilities and the benefits of going with our grain instead of stressing ourselves by trying to change who we are. This hands-on, how-to guide explains an unparalleled approach to work, relationships, learning and enjoying life that provides maximum benefits with no effort on your part to change a single thing about yourself. The secret is a new method of dealing with how you take action, which allows you to be yourself, leaving requirements that you change your way of acting far behind you. No more struggling to be what someone else says is the ideal you; your energy instead can go towards acting in ways you are naturally suited. Trust Your Guts leads to results based on the identification of specific Action Modes, instinctive patterns of behavior. A simple set of exercises designed to trigger the creative process causes mental muscles to more effectively and efficiently capture that personal power. Although the basis of this method has been around for centuries as a philosophy of life, its practical applications to performance improvement have not been understood until now. This book offers the first credible, objective evidence to show why trusting instincts improves decision making and builds self-esteem. Trust Your Guts shares a method that has proven to enhance problem solving more quickly, more permanently, and more effectively than traditional self-improvement programs. This program is centered around five rules for trusting instincts when taking action. The rules are: Rule #1: Act-Before You Think: How often has opportunity passed you by because you spent too long thinking before you acted? By acting first and thinking later, you allow your instinctive energy to flow without being hindered by a fear of looking stupid or thoughts like, "Is this the way it's supposed to be done?" Putting rational thought into the creative process too early on will prevent you from taking necessary risks-in relationships, at work, and even in emergency situations. On the other hand, acting on impulses will trigger your instincts into action and allow you to act on opportunities in a way that is natural to you. Then you can use thought to improve on your actions-or discontinue the process. Rule #2: Self-Provoke: Don't wait for others to give you the opportunity to be your authentic self-that chance might not ever present itself. Instead, challenge yourself to get into mental gear. Initiate action instead of waiting around for the right moment to act. By doing so, you will create your own opportunities for achievement. Taking charge by igniting your instincts into action will let you fight for the freedom to solve problems in your own way. Learning to provoke yourself into action will help you achieve more in the way you want to. It will allow you to aspire to higher standards in your life-and act accordingly. Rule #3: Commit-But to Very Little: Each person has only a limited amount of energy to expend on the things they want and need to do. If you are committed to too much, you'll never be able to distribute your instinctive energy in a way that will allow you to get everything done. That doesn't mean you should shirk all responsibility-instead, focus your creative energy on a few top priorities. Know what your top priorities are, and dedicate most of your energy to getting those things done. Put less energy towards things that need to be done but don't necessarily need your best effort, or things you'd like to do but don't have the time or energy for right now. Share your commitments with those around you so they know exactly what to expect from your actions. Rule #4: Be Obstinate-in Overcoming Obstacles: Who wouldn't want to be obstinate, to persevere, to act with determination, to adhere to a purpose? Obstinately acting on instincts-even when other people tell you you're nuts-will help you thrive. Be willful when you act according to your natural talents, not apologetic. Your way of problem solving might not be considered "normal," but that shouldn't matter if the solutions you come up with work for you. Staying true to your actions and problem solving techniques-and being determined to do so-will let you be yourself instead of the person you're "expected" to be. Rule #5: Do Nothing-When Nothing Works: Instinctive energy does not come in unlimited supplies. It runs out at some point, and when it does, it needs to be rejuvenated. When your instincts aren't sending you clear signals, or aren't telling you to take action at all, it's time to remove your mental clutter. Stopping action and engaging your senses in activities that require little or no thought will help clear your mind and replenish your instincts. Allowing yourself to do nothing periodically will help prevent burnout and let you take action with your instincts fully charged. You have all it takes to enhance your own successes. Just learn to trust your instincts!

ISBN-13: 9780971799912
ISBN-10: 0971799911
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Monumentus Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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