Your Instinct
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Your Instinct
Your innate, hard-wired response to the changing world around you
ELEMENT 1.2: YOUR INSTINCT
“Instinct is something which transcends knowledge. We have, undoubtedly, certain finer fibers that enable us to perceive truths when logical deduction, or any other willful effort of the brain, is futile.”
–Nikola Tesla
YOUR INNER KNOWING
The element of instinct is closely linked to your nature because both your nature and your instinct operate largely on a subliminal and subconscious level.
Instinct is composed of two drivers that are located in different parts of your body. The first driver is primal and located in your gut, right alongside your “fight-or-flight” survival reaction. This driver is your “inner” knowing.
Because this driver expresses itself in feelings rather than words, you may have been taught to disregard its voice. However, it is this driver that guides some of our boldest and bravest decisions as leaders, so we must learn to embrace it. In our session together, we’ll address how to stay in tune with this driver, even when other voices threaten to drown it out.
YOUR VALUES AND BELIEFS
The second driver is made up of your core beliefs and values. This driver is located in your brain, and it has been formed from the experiences you’ve had in your life and your reaction to them. Unlike your gut instinct, your values and beliefs change over time—and will likely change significantly as you evolve along your LIONS journey.
Your values and beliefs are closely linked to purpose and passion. In our session together, we’ll examine how your values and beliefs have shaped your neural pathways and hardwired your brain to take certain courses of action.
By examining both of these drivers in Stage 1, you’ll bring your gut instinct to full consciousness and use it to direct you toward your higher purpose.
YOUR INSTINCT QUESTIONS
We’ve selected these questions for you. We recommend you set aside time to ponder and think about each one. Journal to make notes. Do this no more than 72 hours before our session so that your responses are fresh in your mind and relevant.
- To what extent do you trust your instincts? Why do you think that is?
- Think of a time when you trusted your instincts when making a decision. What was the outcome?
- Think of a time when you ignored your instincts when making a decision. What was the outcome?
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