May 12, 2023
How do you make decisions about your
career?
Are you a rational thinker that
spends hours researching
organisations and opportunities, writing lists of pros and cons and
analysing opportunities in forensic detail?
Or do you trust your intuition and go with your gut?
I believe that when it comes to making decisions about our career (or anything for that matter) then we need to use a combination of rational thinking and intuition.
I find
that lots of my clients spend
so much time going through the rational decision making process
that they can get stuck in their head and don’t trust that they are
able to come up with the right answers for
themselves.
I can relate to this. I worked with
a mentor about a decade ago who used to tell me that I need to stop
overanalysing things and to tune into my
intuition.
She used to drive me crazy (in the
nicest possible way!) because while I agreed with her, I had no
idea how to tune in to my intuition.
I've done a lot of work over the
years to get better at listening to my inner voice and trusting
what it has to tell me.
Now when I have a decision to make about my career I do still go
through that rational decision making process but I always, always,
always check in with what I believe to be the right answer before
committing to anything.
In this episode of The Career
Confidence podcast I share:
- What is intuition and how you can use it to make career decisions
- Why so many people struggle to tune in to your intuition
- Tips to help you learn how to listen to your intution
I hope that you
listen and enjoy the episode and try some of the techniques for
yourself.
I'd love to hear how you get on and also the impact using your
intuition has on your career decisions. Drop me an email at
nicola@nicolasemple.com
and let me know.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
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