Last month we promised to help you to develop your own database of accessible information that is creative and intelligent. We also want to explore ways to get more use out of 1. your brain 2. your experience and 3. all of that data that you’ve compiled over the years.
The truth is: the education system (global) is not responding to the “Age of Intangibles and Intellectual Capital”. For the most part, education trains…or bores the creative intelligence out of people. Irrelevant rote learning that builds automatons when we what we need are sharp minds that can absorb and respond to a myriad of questions involving diverse cultures and sophisticated markets.
In order to re-educate ourselves, we have to begin to ask better questions and search for information that goes counter to what we’ve been taught. We do not have to agree with this ‘outside’ perspective, but the point is that at least we become aware that it exists. We also have to spread our curiosity and learning into a vast array of fields; music, science, graphics, health, art, politics etc… If all of the books on your shelves are non-fiction politics, then you may be limited in your perspectives, which in turn limit your creativity.
In this vein, it’s important to understand how you make decisions based on data. Last month, we spoke about the fact that most people will opt for more information (data) rather than trust themselves and their “deep smarts”. We know that this is an anti-creative, time wasting strategy for the most part. So, why do so many people, companies and governments keep doing it? Because on the surface, it feels safe. Human beings fear making ‘mistakes’ and lots of data can assuage our worries of having to defend our own personal experience and learning. Reflect on this: “Instead of asking whether the way you are living, behaving, and thinking is ‘right’, ask whether the way you are living, behaving, and thinking is working or not working.” What are your outcomes? Are you happy, creative, and abundant? If your answer is no, then it’s time to look at other ways of processing information and how you translate that data into behavior.
Sometimes, the most difficult part of learning
something new is unlearning the old way.
Let’s look closer at deep smarts and it’s link to intuition. Most people are intuitive, without really understanding the power that it contains. In fact, we’ve had lots of meetings with men and women, who repeatedly say, “I knew it all along, but I couldn’t explain it.” “I wish I had just listened to myself.” Below is a questionnaire to help you ascertain how intuitive you are. Answer the questions to the best of your ability and then score it.
1- Do you usually win at gambling?
Yes (B) No (A) Score————–
2- Do you trust your feelings even when they seem to be irrational?
Yes (B) No (A) Score ————-
3- Do you like to look beneath the surface of human relationships?
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4- Have you ever guessed a person’s name before you heard it?
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5- Are you superstitious?
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6- Do you feel that certain places have an atmosphere?
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7- Do you usually win at guessing games?
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8- Do you sometimes distrust a person without reason?
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9- Are you able to distinguish between what a person is saying and what they are feeling?
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10- Have you ever been to a place and felt that you have been there before?
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11- Do you believe that dreams have meaning?
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12- Do you read between the lines when you talk to people?
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13- Have you ever known when a telephone was about to ring?
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14- Have you ever guessed in advance what someone was about to tell you?
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15- Do you believe that you can influence the roll of a dice?
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16- Do you sometimes say something at the exact moment someone else say it?
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17- Do you believe that animals have greater intuition than humans?
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18- Can you sense forthcoming danger?
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19- Do you believe in love at first sight?
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20- Do you ever sense hostility from people who appear to be friendly?
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21- Do you believe in mind over matter?
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22- Can you sometimes feel the emotions of someone who is not physically present?
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23- Do you feel drawn to certain people even though you don’t know them well?
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24- Do you believe that twins have a special affinity?
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25- Do you have a special affinity with animals?
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26- Do you believe in the laws of probability?
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27- Can you sometimes foretell the future?
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28- Would you go to a fortune-teller?
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29- Are you usually aware of unspoken undercurrents in social situations?
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30- Do you often guess the end of a story before you have reached it?
Yes (B) No (A) Score————–
31- Do you believe in reincarnation?
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32- Do you believe that cats are more sensitive than human beings?
Yes (B) No (A) Score————
33- Do you believe that dogs can recognize their masters by their footsteps?
Yes (B) No (A) Score————
34- Can you sense when someone is behind you even though you cannot see or hear them?
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35- Do your dreams ever come true?
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36- Can you sometimes guess a person’s occupation without any real clues?
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37- Do odd coincidences regularly happen in your life?
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38- Do you ever feel strongly that something to happen in your life even when you have no proof?
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39- Would you enjoy the work of a psychotherapist?
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40- Do you sometimes feel that facts merely cloud an issue?
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41- Would you trust your intuition even in a very important matter where a mistake would be serious?
Yes (B) No (A) Score—————
42- Do you know when it is going to rain?
Yes (B) No (A) Score—————-
43- Do you sometimes think of friends at the same moment they think of you?
Yes (B) No (A) Score—————–
44- Do you believe in natural medicines?
Yes (B) No (A) Score—————–
45- Do you believe in divination by tarots cards, I Ching, etc?
Yes (B) No (A) Score—————
46- Do you sometimes know the sender of an email without looking?
Yes (B) No (A) Score——————
SCORING
A = 0 points
B = 2 points
82-100: Extremely powerful intuition
62-80: Strong intuitive feeling
42-60: Average intuitive ability
22-40: You get the facts, but miss the essence
0-20: Lost
Now that you have some basic data, reflect on the times in your life when you had a hunch and followed the hunch; and the times when you didn’t. Begin keeping a journal of your “deep smarts” even when you don’t act on them. Every night before you sleep, go to a quiet place and take a breath. Relax deeply and ask yourself any question that you have not able to answer intellectually. Wait for the answer, and make sure you write down the response. If you are relaxed, patient and open, we guarantee that you will be rewarded with a deeper truth than you could ever get from more data.
Be the Best!
