Powered by Instinct: 5 Rules for Trusting Your Guts

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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">What if you

had a secret power that could reduce burnout, increase productivity, and improve

communication? Would you be

intrigued? Furthermore, what if

this power could be used in any situation to benefit your life, and you didn't

even have to train yourself to use it?

Everyone has such a resource right at their fingertips.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> It's called 'instincts.'style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Psychologists have ignored this elusive third

part of the mind for over a century, but the influence of instincts-and how to

use them to your benefit -is about to be revealed.

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by Instinct: 5 Rules for Trusting Your Guts is a landmark book by the

country's foremost authority on human instincts, Kathy Kolbe.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> It will introduce readers to her newest

discoveries in the field of human behavior that will transform the way the world

thinks about what makes people act they way they do.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> The book will lay out the accumulating

body of evidence that shows that our culture's focus on the intellect has caused

us to stray from innate abilities and the benefits of going with our grain

instead of stressing ourselves by trying to change who we are. This hands-on,

how-to guide explains an unparalleled approach to work, relationships, learning

and enjoying life that provides maximum benefits with no effort on your part to

change a single thing about yourself.

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The secret is a new method of dealing with how you take action, which

allows you to be yourself, leaving requirements that you change your way of

acting far behind you. No more struggling to be what someone else says is the

ideal you; your energy instead can go towards acting in ways you are naturally

suited. Trust Your Guts

leads to results based on the identification of specific Action Modes,

instinctive patterns of behavior. A simple set of exercises designed to trigger

the creative process causes mental muscles to more effectively and efficiently

capture that personal power.

Although the basis of this method has been around for centuries as a

philosophy of life, its practical applications to performance improvement have

not been understood until now. This

book offers the first credible, objective evidence to show why trusting

instincts improves decision making and builds self-esteem.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Trust Your Guts shares a method

that has proven to enhance problem solving more quickly, more permanently, and

more effectively than traditional self-improvement programs.style="mso-spacerun: yes">

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program is centered around five rules for trusting instincts when taking

action. The rules are:style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">

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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule #1: Act-Before You Think:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">style="mso-spacerun: yes"> How often has opportunity passed you by

because you spent too long thinking before you acted?style="mso-spacerun: yes"> By acting first and thinking later, you

allow your instinctive energy to flow without being hindered by a fear of

looking stupid or thoughts like, "Is this the way it's supposed to be

done?" Putting rational thought

into the creative process too early on will prevent you from taking necessary

risks-in relationships, at work, and even in emergency situations.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> On the other hand, acting on impulses

will trigger your instincts into action and allow you to act on opportunities in

a way that is natural to you. Then

you can use thought to improve on your actions-or discontinue the process.

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule #2: Self-Provoke:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Don't wait

for others to give you the opportunity to be your authentic self-that chance

might not ever present itself.

Instead, challenge yourself to get into mental gear.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Initiate action instead of waiting

around for the right moment to act.

By doing so, you will create your own opportunities for achievement.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Taking charge by igniting your instincts

into action will let you fight for the freedom to solve problems in your own

way. Learning to provoke yourself

into action will help you achieve more in the way you want to.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> It will allow you to aspire to higher

standards in your life-and act accordingly.

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule #3: Commit-But to Very Little:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Each person

has only a limited amount of energy to expend on the things they want and need

to do. If you are committed to too

much, you'll never be able to distribute your instinctive energy in a way that

will allow you to get everything done.

That doesn't mean you should shirk all responsibility-instead, focus your

creative energy on a few top priorities.

Know what your top priorities are, and dedicate most of your energy to

getting those things done. Put less

energy towards things that need to be done but don't necessarily need your best

effort, or things you'd like to do but don't have the time or energy for right

now. Share your commitments with

those around you so they know exactly what to expect from your actions.

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rule #4: Be Obstinate-in Overcoming Obstacles:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Who wouldn't

want to be obstinate, to persevere, to act with determination, to adhere to a

purpose? Obstinately acting on

instincts-even when other people tell you you're nuts-will help you thrive.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Be willful when you act according to

your natural talents, not apologetic.

Your way of problem solving might not be considered "normal," but that

shouldn't matter if the solutions you come up with work for you.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Staying true to your actions and problem

solving techniques-and being determined to do so-will let you be yourself

instead of the person you're "expected" to be.

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Rule #5: Do Nothing-When Nothing Works:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Instinctive

energy does not come in unlimited supplies.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> It runs out at some point, and when it

does, it needs to be rejuvenated.

When your instincts aren't sending you clear signals, or aren't telling

you to take action at all, it's time to remove your mental clutter.style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Stopping action and engaging your senses

in activities that require little or no thought will help clear your mind and

replenish your instincts. Allowing

yourself to do nothing periodically will help prevent burnout and let you take

action with your instincts fully charged.

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">style="mso-spacerun: yes"> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">style="mso-spacerun: yes"> You have all it takes to enhance your own

successes. Just learn to trust your

instincts!style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">

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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">About the

Author:

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Kathy Kolbe, innovative

theorist and author (of such best-selling books as The Conative

Connection and Pure Instinct), is the

developer of the world's first system for measuring individual instinctive

talents and Chief Executive Officer of Kolbe Corp.

style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A former journalist

inducted last year into Northwestern University's Hall of Achievement, Kathy

spent more than 20 years researching and testing her theories of human behavior.

Initially the creator of Think-ercisesr, a product that teaches critical and

creative thinking skills, she began to explore an under-researched part of the

human mind: the conative, an area acknowledged by thinkers from Plato to

Piaget.

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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Her scientifically-proven

methods have brought international praise.

Organizations around the world have benefited from her insights and

expertise. She was profiled in

Time magazine's Man of the Year issue as one of seven Americans "who

exemplify the spirit that inspires.the choice for Man of the Year."style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Kolbe was honored by the White House as

"one of America's Can-Do people."

Author
Kathy Kolbe

Format
hardcover

Pages
256

Publisher
Monumentus Press

Language
english

ISBN
9780971799912

Genres
psychology

Release date
2003

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