It's been a long, long time since I've written a blog or an article on anything at all, but I felt like I wanted to write about this. I am the sort of person that people tend to want to talk to about their problems.

I think it's a combination of a couple of things; I don't mean to sound arrogant or whatever but I'm quite a self confident and self assured person and most people know I'm very busy a lot of the time. That, combined with the fact that I'm quite a good listener and good at making people feel as if they can open up, means I'm a prime candidate for agony, uh, uncle.

This piece is written exclusively for the purpose of sharing the things that I have learned as a human being; I'm not trying to force my opinions and theories onto anybody and I do not wish to offend or alienate anyone at all. I sincerely hope that people find this interesting, entertaining and perhaps even helpful. Anyway, I'll begin.

I'd like to talk about following your instincts as a human being. Most people on the planet aren't really even aware of their instincts and what they mean, or what they can do for them. Many will shrug off 'hunches' or 'gut feelings' in favour of logic, or in favour of their feelings about the situation. This is a very important point; in my experiences, FEELINGS and INSTINCTS are two utterly seperate things. They reside in totally different places and accomplish totally different things; and they often CONFLICT.

So what's instinct, in comparison to feeling?

"A natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking: "rely on your instincts"." - Wiki.

Note the word intuitive. Intuition, in my experience is the single most powerful thing a human being possesses. Sometimes it doesn't even make any sense and from a logical perspective seems foolish or bizarre.

"The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning" - also Wiki, lol

WITHOUT THE NEED for consicous reasoning; WITHOUT!

Our society thinks wayyy too much, and at the same time thinks wayyy too little. We spend hours upon hours thinking and fretting and worrying about our social lives, our relationship problems and our personal gripes, when deep down we KNOW what needs to be done. That deep knowing is our instinct, our intuition. Our FEELINGS (most often fear, of consequence, social rebuke or simply change) is what gets in the way.

Our instincts have developed over thousands upon thousands of years of human activity and interaction; our instincts are our legacy, left to us by our ancestors. Our instinct has been around much longer than us and our instinct definitely knows a lot more than we do. Why on earth are we so reluctant to follow it?

The single most important part of this concept is being able to discern the difference between INSTINCTS and FEELINGS. I think most people know really, deep down... but many will substitute a feeling in place of an instinct because it's easier or less painful. Quit it, it's holding you back, in every single aspect of your living.

Follow your instincts, they're a lot smarter than you are. Putting your trust in them will bring you everything you ever dreamed; remember, everything you ever wanted lies just outside of your comfort zone.






READ: BRIAN TRACEY'S "MAXIMUM ACHIEVEMENT"