Trust your gut

I don’t know if anyone has ever regretted trusting their gut, but I sure have regretted not listening to it.

In all fairness, it’s not something I would “regret” now, as I see things a little differently – but without that awareness, it sure felt like regret.

One incident that I can remember as clear as day, cost me over $250,000 – just because my ego didn’t want to listen.

It’s taken time – and some expensive lessons – but I now know to listen and not doubt or question “it.”

Even today, with a big storm on the horizon, I had a sense that I should fill up our extra water jugs. Whether or not it ends up being necessary doesn’t matter to me.

It’s the practice of listening and taking action.

It cost $10 to fill up 4 jugs of water – but it could be worth so much more if it ended up being necessary. 

I just say thank you and then carry on.

To me, it’s no longer worth that feeling of being able to pin point that exact moment when the message was received – and then arrogantly denied. That’s where the regret shows up. I can literally watch it in slow motion.

I don’t keep track of how often my hunches are “right” or seemingly “wrong,” I don’t feel like that matters in the least.

What matters is that I listen and trust – and then take action.