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7 Big Reasons Why Using Your Intuition is So Important Now

Have you noticed that ever since Covid-19 appeared, nothing seems to be the same? Most of us have been pushed, both internally and externally, out of our comfort zones. That’s why it’s so important to start relying on our intuition more than ever.

What is Intuition?

Intuition is the overall term for something that knows how to guide us out of any jam, or solve any problem, so that everyone wins in the long run. It also provides us peace of mind during the process.

Religious people might call intuition God’s guidance, God’s voice, or Holy Spirit. Spiritual people might call it Universe, a Higher Power, Spirit, Guides, Divine, or inner guidance. While others might call it gut instincts, gut feelings, a knowing, an insight, or a hunch.

Don’t get hung up on the term. Whatever you want to call intuition is fine. Now, let’s discuss why it’s getting so crucial.

7 Big Reasons Why Using Your Intuition So Important Now…

Most of Us are Experiencing…

1 LESS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY

During this time, the majority of us have kept our eyes locked on our screens soaking up the latest updates and everyone’s opinion, which constantly changes. Every day we are probably exposed to plenty of biased views, fabrications, and lots of downright lies. No wonder we don’t feel safe and secure! It’s getting harder to take things for face value or trust anything or anyone.

2 MORE ANGER AND STRESS IN OTHERS

Some of us are coming in contact daily with individuals who are angry or at the least, on edge with their underlying tones and outbursts.

3 LESS SATISFACTION

Have you noticed what used to satisfy you before Covid-19 isn’t working as well? We seem to be more discontent with our careers, our employer, where we live, our income, our marriage, our life, and dozens of other things.

4 FEELING DISCONNECTED FROM OTHERS

The restrictions of Covid-19 began limiting our physical (seeing, hearing, touching) way of bonding with others. But now, we have taken it to a new level by dividing more than ever—with our rigid beliefs and our need to be right. Because of this it’s getting hard to feel that connected to even our co-workers, neighbors, and family.

5 LOTS OF SMALL ONGOING CHANGES

Everyday there seems to be something new that adds a little to our stress level. This could be another item out of stock or delivery being delayed, the new ways companies are doing business, or trying to adapt to new environments.

6 A CHANGE OF OUR WORK IDENTITY

Because of the acceleration of artificial intelligence and other factors shaking our industries and professions, Covid 19 has brought many of our individual identities to the surface for review.

There is no doubt about it, millions of us, especially in the US, have placed most of our identity on our work. Our identity was concentrated on trying to have a purpose and feel valuable through our work.

That is being tested right now! It’s very difficult to base our self-worth on what we do for work with the speed that industries are changing and the fear of being replaced constantly looming over us.

7 BURNING OUT

For most of us, Covid-19 helped us realize our lives were spinning out of control—trying to do more and more just to stay afloat.

It seems like the majority of us have become burned out, apathetic, and less passionate about anything. Maybe we’re sick of working our asses off to be successful, worn out from spending most of our time doing things we don’t enjoy, and tired of not having any quality time with our loved ones.

The Solution

As you can see, it’s more important than ever to start relying on our intuition. Our intuition can help us feel safe and secure, find satisfaction, feel connected to others, adapt to the changes, find our true identity, and feel regenerated.

Are you Ready to Increase Your Ability to be Aware of Your Intuition?

Check out the How to Feel Worthy self-study course. It can help you change the mindset you have about yourself and the world around you, which allows your intuition to surface. For more details.

I have also just added intuition eBooks for three of the Myers-Briggs personality types.

Or there are several blogs in the Intuition section on my website that could help.

4 Reasons Why Most Are NOT Aware of Their Intuition

1 THE DEFINITION OF INTUITION-

How we define intuition can make a big difference in whether we are aware of it. Analytical people might call intuition gut instincts, a knowing, an insight, or a hunch. Religious people might call it God’s guidance, God’s voice, or Holy Spirit. Spiritual people might call it Universe, Spirit, Guides, Divine, or inner guidance.

Intuition is the generic term that encompasses all of those and any other term we want to call it—and that knows how to guide us out of any jam, or solve any problem so that everyone wins in the long run.

2 WE HAVE ADDICTIONS AND HABITS-

Before you pass this reason by, thinking it doesn’t apply to you, read on. Almost every one of us does or has done this to some extent!

Addictions and even just ordinary habits are often used to numb or cut ourselves off from feeling, which is a main way intuition comes to us. When we use something to numb our bad or good feelings, it numbs everything, including our awareness of our intuition.

It could be food, pills, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, caffeine, impulse buying, keeping crazy busy, socializing, binge watching, overworking, texting, or any of the hundreds of other things we use to diminish our ability to feel and be aware of our intuition. For instance, we often overeat and drink to an excess to celebrate something good.

3 WE WOULD RATHER FIGURE IT OUT OURSELVES-

This is when we think we know the answer and are not willing to accept anything else. This often occurs when we are trying to prove our worth or are trying to build our self-esteem by being right. For instance, being concerned with our reputation can easily camouflage our intuition from us.

4 WE DON’T WANT THE ANSWER-

This is a big one! There are times we flat out don’t want to be aware of our intuition. For instance, if the answer isn’t what WE want or when WE want it. Or when we want to keep blaming, criticizing, and punishing ourselves or others for their mistakes. Lack of money, poor health, difficult relationships, and having a dead-end career are often caused by not wanting the answer.

WRAP UP

Whether you can identify with one of these reasons or all four, life can be so much easier, more enjoyable, and downright amazing when you are tapped into your intuition and follow it.

Are you Ready to Increase Your Ability to be Aware of Your Intuition?

I have also just added intuition eBooks for three of the Myers-Briggs personality types.

Or there are several blogs in the Intuition section on my website that could help.

30 Signs INFJ Personality Types Need to Hone Their Intuition

Are you an INFJ who is just about always trying to improve your intuitive skills? Out of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types, INFJs are the ones that use their intuition or inner guidance the most. Yet, there is almost always a need to strengthen their intuitive ability, even if it’s just a little bit.

OBVIOUS Signs INFJs Need to Hone Their Intuition More…

When INFJs…

1 Argue, fight, and have disagreements with others.

2 Feel depressed.

3 Don’t feel connected to others.

4 Feel overwhelmed, pressured, or rushed.

5 Doubt themselves.

6 Are afraid to tell the truth.

7 Hold onto past hurts.

8 Feel inadequate or incapable of handling whatever happens.

9 Spend a lot of time putting out fires.

10 Let others hurt their feelings.

11 Don’t do things they are excited about or want to do.

12 Make sacrifices to resolve conflict or to please someone.

13 Have regrets.

14 Get confused.

15 Feel unworthy or not deserving to have what they want.

16 Avoid making decisions because they are afraid to make mistakes.

17 Run into obstacles or roadblocks.

18 Feel guilty or want others to feel guilty.

Not-so-Obvious Signs INFJs Need to Hone Their Intuition More…

When INFJs…

19 Think there is something wrong with getting lost in their thoughts.

20 Can’t tell if others are telling the truth.

21 Haven’t come across their twin flame or true love yet.

22 Take a side and will do anything to prove they are right.

23 Have spells of being ill.

24 Feel they would be happier if someone else spoke or acted differently.

25 See those closest to them having major problems or in difficult relationships.

26 Aren’t able to forecast the future, whether it’s their own, with others, or social trends.

27 Can’t usually tell if something feels right or feels wrong.

28 Don’t experience “aha” moments of clarity.

29 Haven’t figured out how to detach and relax enough to be able to receive intuitive insights.

30 Haven’t noticed what methods they receive intuitive insights most of the time.

Are You an INFJ Who is Ready to Hone Your Intuitive Ability?

If you identify with the INFJ personality type, this simple eBook can help you utilize your intuition or inner guidance more often—without having to change who you are. For more details.

Also, check out the INFJ Personality Type section on my website.

If you need more help using your intuition or inner guide, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

INFJ Intuition QUIZ

Announcing a New Test for INFJ Personality Types

The Connectivity Seeker

We are in a time when maximizing the use of our intuition or inner guidance, would be very beneficial. If you identify as an INFJ Myers-Briggs personality type, you probably utilize your intuition often, but do you take full advantage of it? Are you trusting and following it no matter how unreasonable and absurd it seems?

Even though INFJs are more inclined to use their intuitive skills than any of the other Myers-Briggs personality types, there is almost always room to trust and follow it even more often.

Take this INFJ Intuition QUIZ to find out if you are taking full advantage of your intuition or inner guidance.

Also check out the INFJ blogs on my website and the INFJ Intuition eBook.

If you need help with learning to know for sure if it’s your intuition, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

INFP Intuition QUIZ

Announcing a New Test for INFP Personality Types

The Nonconforming Dreamer

We are in a time when maximizing the use of our intuition or inner guidance, would be very beneficial. If you identify as an INFP Myers-Briggs personality type, you probably utilize your intuition often, but do you take full advantage of it?

Even though INFPs are on a spiritual quest and more inclined to use their intuitive skills than most Myers-Briggs personality types, there is almost always room to use it even more often. Many times, INFPs pick up intuitive insights, but let their self-criticism convince them to not follow through on them.

Take this INFP Intuition QUIZ to find out if you are taking full advantage of your intuition or inner guidance.

Also check out the INFP blogs on my website and the INFP Intuition eBook.

If you need help with learning to know for sure if it’s your intuition, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

Benefits of INFP Personality Types Using Intuition More Often

INFP Myers-Briggs personality types already use their intuition or inner guidance a lot, especially with their creative endeavors. But they tend to neglect it with other parts of their lives. Let’s discuss how going all-in can really make a difference in an INFP’s life.

Here’s Some Benefits of INFPs Using Their Intuition or Inner Guidance More Often…

Your Intuition or Inner Guide Can…

1 Give you even more freedom and flexibility.

2 End your self-doubt.

3 Take the stress out of making decisions.

4 Help you avoid being disappointed with anyone or anything.

5 Stop the need to judge yourself for every little thing.

6 Break painful patterns, such as constantly striving to be perfect.

7 Show you the way to stay true to yourself, and on your spiritual quest.

Being an INFP, you probably already know you use your intuition or inner guidance on a steady basis, but do you know it has NO limits? Go for it, and you’ll see the additional rewards.

Are You an INFP Who is Ready to Get Help with Using Your Intuition More Often?

If you identify with the INFP personality type, this self-study eBook can help you increase the use of your intuition or inner guidance—without having to change who you are. For more details.

Also, check out the INFP Intuition QUIZ.

If you need more help using your intuition or inner guide, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Benefits of ISFJs Learning to Use Their Intuition or Inner Guide

Are you an ISFJ Myers-Briggs personality type who stays awake at night worrying? Have others told you that you are a negative person? Maybe you have a difficult time when something in your life changes.

Probably one of your lowest priorities is learning how to be aware of and use your inner guide or intuition. But there are some huge benefits if you would at least consider it.

Here’s Some Benefits for ISFJs to Use Their Intuition…

To…

1 RELIEVE STRESS-

ISFJs tend to overload themselves or to be overloaded by others. They can easily find themselves struggling to meet everyone’s expectations, especially their own.

2 BECOME LESS PESSIMISTIC–

ISFJs can have a really hard time being positive. They tend to function from history and past experiences. So, if you are an ISFJ who perceived what happened in the past as bad, you tend to think the future will be the same. That can get anyone down in the dumps.

3 ACCEPT CHANGES EASIER-

Changes that life can bring us can be particularly hard to accept for an ISFJ. Many times a situation or relationship needs to reach the breaking point before ISFJs are willing to make any changes.

4 BREAK PAINFUL PATTERNS–

ISFJs can easily let themselves slide into a life of misery, getting into the same kind of situations over and over. This might be with difficult relationships, physical ailments, or habits like people pleasing.

Yet, if you are an ISFJ, you can end any painful pattern you might have by exploring how you can tap into your inner guidance or intuition.

Are You an ISFJ Who is Ready to Get Help with Using Your Intuition or Inner Guidance?

If you identify with the ISFJ personality type, this self-study eBook can help you use your intuition or inner guidance more often—without having to change who you are. For more details.

Check out the ISFJ Personality Type section on my website or take the ISFJ Intuition QUIZ.

If you need more help using your intuition or inner guide, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Free Will vs. Destiny: A Comparison

Let’s take a really good look at the differences between believing in free will and believing in destiny. Take your time. Some or all of these points may take reflection to comprehend fully.

The Differences Between Free Will and Destiny…

1 THE GOAL-

Free Will…

Most of us define free will as the ability to make choices as a separate individual, as one wishes, without these choices being predestined by fate or divine will.

With that definition, it makes our goal more self-serving and centered around getting what we want.

Destiny…

Most of us define destiny as believing there is a force (God, Higher Power, Divine, Spirit, Source, Universe, or whatever else you want to call it) that controls what happens in the future.

This definition takes our goal off of ourselves and striving to make what we want happen. Instead, it allows us to focus on learning to love.

2 MAKING DECISIONS-

Free Will…

Believing in free will makes us feel bogged down with the ongoing pressure to make choices. To add to the confusion, we think we have several options to choose from with every decision.

Destiny…

Believing in destiny frees us up from the complexity of decision making and gives us only one choice—are we going to choose love? Once love is chosen, we will either automatically know the answer through our intuition, or the issue will automatically be solved for us. Sometimes the situation just disappears, like magic.

3 MISTAKES-

Free Will…

With free will we worry about making mistakes, believing that each choice has the power in some way to define our future. So much pressure to get it right!

Destiny…

With destiny there is only a choice—to perceive things from love or to wait. If we decide to wait, we are only delaying the experience of the power of love.

4 HURTING OTHERS-

Free Will…

Believing in free will means our decisions can hurt other people and the decisions of others can hurt us. This produces a victim and a victimizer point of view. Therefore, free will makes it extremely difficult to forgive ourselves, or others.

Destiny…

Believing in destiny means nothing can hurt people except their thoughts about the person(s) or event. Taking responsibility for the way we think empowers us, so no one can ever hurt us again and we are not afraid we can hurt others. Therefore, destiny makes it easy to forgive ourselves and others.

Here’s the amazing part! Every time we choose love, it takes away the painful part of the event and often changes the outcome.

5 SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS-

Free will…

The definition of free will implies we are separate individuals, which means we are striving to do everything all alone. It also means God or the Higher Source also is separate.

Destiny…

The definition of destiny implies we are part of the oneness. Everyone is significant and has a special part to play.

THE CONCLUSION-

On the surface it seems the power and benefits of believing in free will are enormous and allow us to do what we want when we want. What FREEDOM! And the INDEPENDENCE!

But, is it really that great? Think of all the worry we have about making a mistake, or how we let things we think we have done wrong haunt us.

Then there are those times we wanted something really bad, and no matter how hard we tried, we were left empty handed. Or the isolation and loneliness we often feel.

The real power and benefits come from choosing love and leaving what happens in the future to the force (God or a Higher Source) and destiny. It makes our lives focused on unconditional love, gratitude, acceptance, and forgiveness.

Are You Ready to Choose Love?

This self-study course helps you change the mindset you have about yourself and the world around you. You will be able to finally feel worthy and be yourself. For more details.

Also, check out the Quiz, How Worthy Do You Feel?

If you need more help feeling worthy, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Why People Who Feel Unworthy Can Have a Hard Time Meditating

There are lots of us who can’t get ourselves to sit down, be quiet, and relax for more than two seconds. Sometimes it’s a symptom of not feeling deserving or good enough.

We Probably Feel Unworthy When Meditating Causes Us to…

1 FEEL GUILTY-

When we feel unworthy, we tend to keep crazy busy trying to prove our worth. So, when we take time out of our day to do nothing, we feel guilty for not being productive.

2 FEEL SELFISH-

When we feel unworthy, we tend to think others are more important, which causes us to have a habit of filling our day caring for their needs. No wonder we have a hard time putting ourselves first, even for a few minutes.

3 WORRY-

When we feel unworthy, we tend to make meditating a horrible experience by worrying if we are doing it correctly. Because we have a habit of criticizing ourselves for every little thing, the last thing we want to do is spend time meditating the wrong way.

4 FEEL MORE INFERIOR-

When we feel unworthy, we tend to constantly compare ourselves with others. If we are having difficulty siting down, or slowing our thoughts, we beat ourselves up. That then causes us to not feel as good as other meditators.

Pay Attention to How You Feel!

If you feel this way when you try to meditate, it’s not surprising you want to avoid it like the plague. The act of meditating is not important! There are lots of different techniques that get the same effects. What is significant is if you want to continue to feel unworthy.

Are You Ready to Stop Feeling Unworthy?

This self-study course helps you change the mindset you have about yourself and the world around you. You will be able to finally feel worthy and be yourself, whether you end up meditating or not. For more details.

Also, check out the Quiz, How Worthy Do You Feel?

If you need more help feeling worthy, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

How Opening Your Chakras Can Help Your Twin Flame Relationship

The more inner work we do, the easier our twin flame relationship gets, especially when we are in a runner/chaser phase. There are hundreds of methods of inner work. Opening our chakras is one of them.

Any inner work we do helps our twin flame relationship, whether we immediately see evidence of it or not.

What are Chakras?

Chakras are energy centers in our body. When we hold onto regrets, blame, and negative emotions it blocks those energy centers. If chakras are open our energy flows, freely allowing love and happiness in. In other words, opening our chakras is one way to release our negativity, and accept love.

Here’s Some of the Advantages of Opening Your Chakras…

When we…

1 Need something to FOCUS on in MEDITATION. This might help those who have a difficult time sitting down, and doing nothing.

2 Need a VISUAL we can wrap our minds around. We can picture the different chakras in shapes, symbols, and colors.

3 Are highly SENSITIVE or EMPATHIC. Opening chakras can release other people’s (especially our twin flame’s) doubts and negativity, instead of taking it on with them.

4 Want to use our INNER GUIDANCE or INTUITION more. If we get the energy flowing, we are open to being aware of a greater wisdom about the relationship. That’s why psychics often make a practice of opening their chakras.

5 Experience physical or emotional INSTABILITY in the relationship. Opening chakras can help steady the extreme lows and intense highs so they are manageable.

Are You Ready for More Help with Your Inner Work?

This twin flame self-study course shows you how to shorten the timeline and navigate the relationship for a happy outcome. For more Details

Or read my blogs and videos, visit the Twin Flame Section on my website.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

How Can People that Like to be in Control Meditate?

When it comes to meditation, the first thing most of us think of is sitting still for a period of time, focusing on either our breath, staring at an object, or chanting. And after trying it a few times, we give up, especially if we like to be in control. There’s no way we can practice being still and waiting for the thousands of thoughts in our head to finally slow down and clear out. We need to be more proactive and take control of our mind.

Believe it or not, nowhere in the definition of meditation does it say you have to sit still. That’s just one way of meditating. Think of meditating as engaging in a mental exercise to heighten our state of mind (essentially moving from the 3rd dimension mindset to the 4th dimension mindset). So if you are one of those who can’t get yourself to sit still…

Here’s Some Ways You Can Be in Control of Raising Your State of Mind…

1 DOING AFFIRMATIONS-

Affirmations or mantras are thoughts we think over and over. They can be done anytime, no matter where we are or whatever activity we are doing.

Be careful with this! If you are not taking charge of your thoughts and have a desire to raise your state of mind, affirmations are usually very negative—full of blaming and judging ourselves, others, or anything else.

The only way affirmations can be used as a form of meditation to raise your mindset is if they are loving and positive—full of forgiving and accepting ourselves, others, or anything else. A good affirmation to get in the habit of thinking is, “Above all else, I want to be happy.”

2 SENDING LOVE-

This is a spinoff of affirmations. The difference is that we focus our thoughts on another person or a group of people. Again, we have to take control of our thoughts—vengeful or judgmental thoughts won’t work. A good loving thought to get in the habit of thinking is, “Above all else, I want to see (Name or group) happy.”

3 HAVE APPRECIATION-

This is taking time to think about experiences, things, people, or anything else that you are grateful for. This really moves you up to the 4th dimension mindset quickly—almost simultaneously. And the more you let yourself spend on reflecting on things you are grateful for, the higher it takes you.

If you practice doing all three on a consistent basis, you’ll never have to sit still to heighten your state of mind.

If you want more help releasing the 3rd dimension mindset, check out…

Are You Ready to Get Rid of the 3rd Dimension Mindset?

This self-study course helps you change the mindset you have about yourself and the world around you and to be able to finally feel worthy. For more details.

Also check out the Quiz, How Worthy Do You Feel?

If you want one-on-one help, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

How Telepathy Can Help Gays

If you are gay and terribly happy, you are probably not reading this—so this is for those of us still struggling with the some of the downsides of being gay.

If you haven’t guessed it by now, being gay is easier and more satisfying if we do our inner work and learn new tools to manage it. One of the tools is learning about a different way to communicate, using telepathy.

Instead of relying only on physical touch and the written or spoken word, telepathy is the ability to go deeper, picking up the thoughts and feelings of other people.

Here’s How Learning Telepathy Can Help Gays….

It helps us…

Improve our gaydar
Eliminate awkwardness around same-sex friends
Avoid confrontations with disapproving and angry homophobics
Build self-confidence and self-esteem
Resist the urge to keep secrets from others
Relieve the feeling of being on guard around people
Get closer to God or the Higher Power

As you can see, learning to use telepathy can help take the fear and doubt out of being gay. To find out how easy it is to use telepathy, check out my other blogs.

For more about Telepathy.

If you need help with learning to develop mind reading skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

The Absolute Easiest Way to Develop Telepathy

Most people don’t try to learn to read minds. Maybe they think it’s too hard. Maybe it’s too woo-woo and it scares them. Whatever the reason, they are missing out on a way to avoid problems, relieve fears, not be deceived, and utilize their intuition or inner guide.

Telepathy is the ability to go deeper, picking up the thoughts and feelings of other people, instead of relying only on physical touch and the written or spoken word.

Here’s it is! The Easiest Way to Read Minds…

Pay attention to how you feel about the other person. When you think about this person, are you angry, judgmental, or afraid? Or do you feel love, excitement, or all warm and fuzzy? That’s how the other person feels about you. It’s that simple.

A Course in Miracles says, “minds are joined” and they are.

Here’s where it can get confusing!

If we disregard our feelings about the other person and pay attention to what they say or do, this could mislead us. Without acknowledging how we feel, it’s easy to let their niceness, erratic, or attacking behavior fool us.

When that happens, because we are unsure about ourselves, we give the other person (them, not ourselves) the benefit of the doubt. Usually, this causes us to follow suit and mirror them.

An Example

You meet someone new, and for some unknown reason, you don’t like them. They go out of their way to be nice to you, so you immediately doubt yourself and go out of your way to be nice to them. Meanwhile, you completely ignore the fact that you don’t like them and they don’t like you (minds are joined, remember). Then you wonder why the relationship is unfulfilling and full of sacrifice.

Another Example

You have been with your partner for some time, but recently you have noticed them lashing back at you for doing little things that never used to bother them before. When you disregard your own feelings, you start following suit and blame them. What results is a long, painful breakup, with both of you casting the blame on each other.

But if you pay attention to how you are feeling about your partner, you’ve been aware all along that you felt more and more distant, and not because of anything anyone did. Let me re-emphasize, your partner is feeling the same beneath the surface. Because you were aware of your own deep feelings and didn’t attack back, when you separate, it will be in peace.

Good news, for those who ignore their feelings!

At any given moment, you can change your mind and treat your own feelings as significant.

For more about Telepathy.

If you need help with learning to develop telepathy skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

Telepathy & A Course in Miracles

A simple definition of telepathy is the ability to pick up the thoughts and feelings of the sender to get the whole message.

So what does mind-reading have to do with the spiritual concepts in A Course in Miracles (ACIM)?

Here’s how they relate…

1 Right off the bat in the text ACIM states, “This is a course in mind training.”

To me, it means that this book teaches us how to watch our own thoughts more carefully, and change the fearful ones to loving ones.

2 Then it introduces and reiterates several times throughout the book, in different contexts, that “minds are joined.”

To me, this means even though our bodies seem separate, our mind is connected in Oneness.

3 Then ACIM takes “minds are joined” a step further and states,

“This is rarely a wholly welcome idea at first, since it seems to carry with it an enormous sense of responsibility, and may even be regarded as an ‘invasion of privacy’. Yet it is a fact that there are no private thoughts.”

To me, this means that it is very difficult for anyone to keep secrets for any length of time.

And there you have it! Telepathy.

For more about Telepathy.

If you need help with learning to develop telepathy skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

How to Use Telepathy with Romance

Do you want to know what your loved one is really thinking? Are you tired of doubting whether he/she is the one or not? Read on…

It’s easy to take at face value what your loved one says or writes you, but that can be so deceiving, especially within romantic relationships. There are all sorts of alternative motives for them writing or saying the things that they do.

Here are some…

Sex
To Please you
To follow Society Norms
To Please their parents or friends
For Money
Arm Candy
Companionship
Gain Status

For the truth, go deeper. Telepathy or mind reading is the ability to pick up the thoughts and feelings of the sender to get the whole message.

One of the easiest ways to find out what your loved one is thinking about you is really pay attention to what you are thinking and how you are feeling about them.

Don’t focus too much on what your loved one says, instead notice how you are feeling about them when they say it.

For instance, if they say “I love you,” ask yourself “Do I love them?” If the answer is NO, then they probably have an alternative motive, or they are not aware of their own true feelings. What’s really important is how you feel about them. If it’s true love, you both feel it.

So, when your loved one writes or says “sweet nothings” in your ear, it could easily be just that, “nothing” camouflaged in niceness.

For more about Telepathy.

If you need help with learning to develop telepathy skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

Why is Telepathy Important in Relationships?

Why not take what your loved one says for face value. Isn’t it about trusting them?

NO. Here’s why…

Many times our loved ones say things either (consciously or subconsciously) to…

Please us
Not hurt our feelings
Get what they want
Stop our nagging
Make themselves look better
Avoid punishment
Change the subject
Try to convince themselves

Have you figured it out? Trusting someone based only on what they said is really hard and not always reliable.

But, if we pay very little attention to what is actually said and call on our inner guidance, God, or a Higher Power we can pick up our loved one’s underlying thoughts, emotions, and the truth.

Using telepathy is always reliable, it stops us from being blind-sided, and helps us avoid the heartache. We may not like what we get, but it’s always right.

For more about Telepathy.

If you need help with learning to develop telepathy or mind reading skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

Language vs Telepathy- What’s the Difference?

Have you ever wanted to know what a person is really thinking? Part of finding out is knowing the difference between what is said/written and what is the truth.

Here’s the distinctions…

LANGUAGE

The spoken and written word…

1 Can be used for manipulation. Some sales people, politicians, or even your significant other can say what you would like to hear in order to get something from it.

2 Could send mixed messages and be confusing.

3 Is a product of the lower 3^rd dimension mindset, and it relies solely on what can be heard or read.

4 Is mind to mind communication.

5 Is limited by the amount of words and the rules of grammar.

6 Can make it easy to keep secrets, evoke hurt, and betrayal.

7 Governs rigid beliefs such as contracts and promises.

8 Gives false safety.

9 Is a denser and slower way to communicate.

TELEPATHY

Telepathy…

1 Is the act of picking up on thoughts and feelings of the sender, paying less attention to the words used.

2 Is unlimited, allowing you to observe the whole message.

3 Uses the higher 4^th and 5^th dimensional mindsets, where you are able to pick up the truth of the person’s mental and emotional states.

4 Is heart to heart communication.

5 Sees through the dishonesty, betrayal, and broken promises.

6 Finds safety in the truth.

7 Is a lighter and less dense way to communicate.

Now that you know some of the differences, wouldn’t it save a lot of time and hurt to be aware of the truth right off the bat?

Here’s the easy part!

If you want to use telepathy more often, all you need is the desire to use it.

For more about the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th dimension.

If you need help with learning to develop telepathy skills, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching & consulting session.

A Simple Way to be Aware of Your Inner Guide

If you are a beginner, one of the easiest techniques to start paying attention to your intuition or inner voice is to notice how your body reacts to YES or NO questions.

Some Signs in Your Physical Body Might Include…

1 Getting GOOSE BUMPS is usually a YES answer.

2 Having a BLOCKED FEELING or a blockage in your body such as a lump in your throat is usually a NO answer.

3 Noticing a feeling of DISCOMFORT or mild hurt is usually a NO answer.

4 Getting a GUT FEELING or a pit in our stomach is usually a NO answer.

5 Feeling CHILLS or a tingling rush of energy up the spine or arms is usually a YES answer.

6 Having the HAIR STAND straight up on your arm is usually a YES answer.

7 Becoming RELAXED or having a feeling of lightness is usually a YES answer.

8 Experiencing a STIFF or a heavy feeling is usually a NO answer.

9 Having an EXPANDED HEART center that is more open is usually a YES answer.

10 Feeling a COMPRESSED HEART center that is more closed is usually a NO answer.

You may experience different physical signs than these ten that have different meanings to you. I had a coaching client who got an instant headache everytime she ignored following her intuition. Another client would hyperventilate when she wasn’t following her heart.

The key is to start paying attention to the physical signs your body is giving you. Once you notice them, you can start relying on them.

Check out the entire Intuition section.

If you need help developing your intuition, or gut feeling contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

For Beginners- A Way to be Aware of Your Inner Guide

This video is a simple way to start paying attention to your inner voice, intuition, or gut feelings.

23 Ways to Describe Inner Guidance

This video quickly defines, explains, and identifies our inner guide or intuition.

How to Explain Your Inner Guidance

The video above is a story that explains the difference between following your logic and following your heart, gut feelings or inner voice.

A Different Way to Tap into Your Intuition!

Are you having a hard time tapping into your higher connection or gut feelings? Watch this video to find out how one of my coaching clients accesses her intuition or inner guidance.

If you need help on how to tap into your higher connection or a way to access your inner voice, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

Obstacles: Are they Intuitive Signs?

Maybe you have sent out hundreds of resumes without getting a job interview. This need not be. Did you start a business two years ago and still haven’t broke even? This need not be. Or maybe you are an actor in Los Angeles who has yet to get a callback. This need not be.

Obstacles are stumbling blocks, delays, or anything else that makes life such a struggle. Is it your intuition giving you a sign from the universe? Absolutely.

Obstacles, though unpleasant, are just as much of a sign as the serendipitous events or messages that serve as positive signs.

Obstacles are either telling us to…

Stop and move in a different direction
Correct our path so we take a short cut
Or to wait

Taking the time to notice your intuition and what it is telling you can alleviate the struggle, help you accomplish more in less time, or discover that something even better awaits.

Check out the entire Intuition section.

If you need help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

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How do You Know if Your Intuition is Sending You a Sign?

In my coaching sessions it’s easy to listen to my clients share their stories, ask the right questions and pick up on the signs, synchronicities, and coincidences. But noticing our own external signs is trickier. It takes an ability to detach from the drama and emotion of trying to make something happen in a specific way and become an observer instead. Our intuition, God, the universe or whatever we want to label it, is constantly giving us external signs or signs from the universe. All we have to do is pull our heads out of the muck and pay attention.

How do You Know if it’s a Sign?

It’s easy. Whenever we get an inward knowing or a feeling that it was a private message just for us, it was.

If I want validation and receive a clear sign that I’m listening to my intuition, I start paying attention to my surroundings, what happens, and what people say. Then I ask myself, “What are the odds of this happening at all? What are the odds that this is happening at this particular moment? And what are the odds of me noticing it?” That usually clears up my doubt whether it was a sign or not.

If you need help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

What Ways do Intuitive Signs Come To Us?

Signs can come from everywhere, anyone, and anything. Here are a few of the more common types.

Signs Can Come to Us by…

Radio… The obvious example is hearing a song that reminds you of someone or something.

Books… When I need an answer, I often close my eyes, randomly open a page of A Course in Miracles, point my finger, open my eyes and read. It’s usually just what I need.

Messages from strangers… About my pending move to L.A., I heard the words Los Angeles said 5 times by 4 different strangers in one day.

Movies… Signs could be a theme or even one of the characters saying something you need to hear.

Music… A sample would be hearing lyrics that either answers your question or that reminds you of a situation or an individual.

TV… I even heard a newscaster at a Phoenix station say that the 405 in Los Angeles would be closed that weekend.

Artwork… I got a sign recently from seeing a logo on a jacket.

Obstacles… A good example of this is either playing phone tag or having one problem after another crop up.

Friends… After I tell friends about something, I watch their reaction. Do they get excited or poo-poo it? Either way, this could be a sign.

Gifts… Maybe it’s a card or a fridge magnet with a special message.

Road Signs and Billboards… It could be someone’s name, a location or just about anything that gives you an indication.

Conversations… Lately, I’m getting all sorts of people talking about their recent trip to Los Angeles or how their daughter is in the Hollywood film industry.

Serendipitous events… This could be whole situations that are “in the flow.” It’s where we meet the right people at the right time doing the right things.

I bet as I was retelling some of the signs, synchronicities, and coincidences I received recently, something flashed into your mind. An image or some words. Don’t discount it. That’s your sign.

If you help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

The Definition of Getting an Intuitive Sign

We’ve all heard and probably said it millions of times, “That’s a sign.” What does that mean anyway?

A sign, synchronicity, or a coincidence is an external message from our intuition, God, the universe or whatever we want to label it, trying to tell us something.

Signs can be…

A validation.
An encouragement.
An indication we are in the flow.

It’s like our intuition doesn’t want us to forget or move on, especially if we are constantly being bombarded by signs.

Or Signs can be…

A way to gently tell us that we are NOT in the flow and must change directions.

In this case, our intuition puts obstacles in the way to get us to change something or to move on.

If you need help recognizing the signs, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery consultation & coaching session!

11 Signs We’re NOT Being in the Moment

When we’re not in the moment we may lose track of time, but instead of feeling our time was well spent we wonder where it went. Seconds, minutes, hours, years: let’s make them count by more fully claiming our experience. Pause from time to time and observe. Are you living in the moment? We know we are not…

When we…

Daydream
Are on auto-pilot
Judge
Have attachments to the outcome
Are afraid
Think we know the answer from past experiences
Don’t have enough time
Get impatient
Are bored
Feel overwhelmed
Are confused

Every second has the potential to be something greater than we can imagine if we choose it. Being in the moment has the power to solve all our problems, heal our bodies, alleviate our fears, develop our intuition or gut instincts, and give us an unbelievable experience.

If you need more advice or tips about being fully present and staying in the moment, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

How to Be in the Moment

Focus and delight collide when we’re in the moment. So does wonder and understanding. And peace and clarity. We may have spent decades spending our lives thinking about the past thing or the next thing, but it takes very little effort to learn to stay in the moment.

When we want to be fully present, we can…

Be aware of our thoughts about the past or the future. Train your mind to bring your thoughts back to the present moment. I tell my mind, “Thanks for sharing, but I’m only concerned with right now.”
Observe without judgment. Really notice your surroundings. Be aware of your environment, how your body feels, the temperature, the smells, what you are hearing or seeing and how you’re feeling emotionally.
Focus on our breathing.
Be open. Don’t be a know-it-all and miss the treasured messages that can be found in the present moment. Adopt a willingness to listen and learn.
Begin listing the things we are grateful for. I like to say the person, place or thing that I’m grateful for and then say, “Thank you, God.”

Being fully present creates space and freedom. We hear our intuition, we stop being so fearful all the time, we experience more miracles. Commit to the worth of experiencing your life!

If you have more questions about staying in the moment, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

Benefits of Being in the Moment

Our ability to be fully in the moment requires our willingness. Our willingness to regularly bathe in it, inhabit it and ALLOW it. What we receive from staying in the moment and being open to everything that arises from it are gifts.

When we are in the present moment, we can…

Have an amazing experience.
Feel enormous amounts of appreciation.
Respect everyone and everything.
Understand the real meaning of love.
Feel free from fear.
Release worn out habits.
Hear clearly our intuition.
Feel extremely connected.
Get the answer to any problem.
Heal any sickness we might have.

I invite you into this state not just for what it gives you but for how it allows you to give back to the world. The world needs you to be present and to share your gifts moment to moment.

If you need more advice or tips about being fully present and staying in the moment, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

Definition of Being in the Moment

When you’re in the moment, time is not an issue. Effort is not an issue. ‘What’s next?’ is not an issue. It’s being in harmony and it’s the way you were meant to live your life.

Being in the moment is…

Becoming engaged in whatever we’re doing – completely.
Developing a different perspective of the present moment and taking in all that it has to offer.
Not something we make happen, it is something we let happen.
Something we experience.

Everyone has had moments of being in the moment. The challenge and the reward is living in the moment more often than we are not. But it is possible. We can begin now to make easy, simple changes to live a more engaging, purposeful and peaceful life.

If you need more advice or tips about being fully present and staying in the moment, contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

How to Use Your Intuition to Find the Perfect Job!

Don’t get stuck with exhausting, traditional ways in finding your dream job. Don’t waste any more time! Jump out-of-the-box. Try listening and following your intuition or gut feelings.

Four Steps to Using Your Intuition to Find Your Perfect Job are…

1. HAVE A WILLINGNESS
The most important requirement in tuning into our intuition is the willingness to hear the answer. Nothing more.

2. GET TO NEUTRAL
Next we have to open up and let go of our judgments. Release what we hold tight to as what we think is the perfect job or the wrong job. There are several ways to get to neutral but one of the easiest is through this affirmation: “I’m a ready for my ideal job and I don’t care what it is.” Repeat it until you believe it.

3. ACKNOWLEDGE THE ANSWER
Once we get to neutral, “intuitive” answers can come to us in several ways such as in dreams, seeing a vision, hearing a silent voice, a feeling, physical symptoms in your body, or coincidences to name a few.

4. ACCEPT THE ANSWER GIVEN & FOLLOW IT THROUGH
It’s important to honor your intuition and not to judge it. Believe in what you are “sensing.” Intuition doesn’t require strain or effort. It’s more a matter of becoming relaxed and open. Get in the “receiving mode” and then pay attention. Fear can scramble your thoughts. Fear can make you react and not always in ways that support your well-being, health, or even – surprisingly — your bank account. Intuition can help you act and always with your best interests at heart.

If you have more questions about intuition, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

13 Intuitive Signs You Might be Laid Off or Fired Soon

It’s happening all around you. People are losing their jobs. Is it about to happen to you next? You can wait for the dreaded phone call or the email that you’re wanted in your manager’s office. Or you can become proactive and tune in to see if a pink slip is in your future.

Here Are Some Signs You Might be Laid off or Fired soon…

When you…

Absolutely dread going into work and can’t wait to leave.

Complain about your job duties, your co-workers, your boss and the company to anyone who will listen.

Notice yourself gaining weight, smoking like a chimney, or becoming deathly ill.

Will take time off work for even the lamest reasons like getting a third estimate on a new hot water heater, or because your distant cousin needs a ride to work.

Feel resentful or angry about anything work related. It could be your supervisor criticizing you, failure to get a promotion, not being recognized for your talent or your coworkers not being disciplined for their incompetence.

Day dream about things you would rather be doing.

Suffer physical symptoms like an anxiety attack, or knotted stomach when you think about starting another work week.

Judge everything and everyone remotely related to your work.

Can’t buy into company policies and procedures, especially the latest ones.

Find yourself in conflict with your supervisor, other team members, or customers.

Do the minimum amount of work. Be less than you can be.

Feel a sense of relief when you think about not having to go into work on your days off.

Have checked out — you know, the “whatever” attitude.

If more than a couple of these sound familiar, it could signal that a change in job status is in your future. This is a GOOD THING. Recognizing through the intuitive signs that a particular job is no longer right for you, empowers you to start searching for a more fulfilling job and life.

If you want to learn how to use your intuition, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

How do We Know if it is Our Intuition?

Determining if it’s our intuition can be a tricky thing. Sometimes there is such a fine line between the answer that solves all our problems and complete paranoia. Then there are times our intuition throws us a curve and surprises us.

Here Are Ways to Tell if Our Intuition or Inner Voice Is Speaking to us …

Our intuition…

Comes in a whisper or a glimpse. To me it’s a calm statement or a quick peek, a matter-of-fact.
Keeps gently reminding us. The message will not change and it will keep repeating over and over — sometimes for years.
Doesn’t explain why. It only gives us guidance or flashes of the future, never justifying the reasons to us.
Isn’t very logical, but it feels right.

Paying attention to your intuition can help you reach your dreams faster than you would have ever believed. It can bring peace, joy and a heightened sense of well being.

But hearing, then applying, intuition takes practice. Practice taking notes of the familiar messages you receive. Don’t demand to know why. And go with how you feel.

Check out the entire intuition section.

Do you need more help with using your intuition? Contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

Take a Quiz and Find out How Often you Use Your Intuition?

When people hear what my specialty is, they proudly comment, “I’m good at using my intuition.” Then as the conversation progresses they start telling me about how difficult some of their relationships are, how they don’t have enough money, how they are unhappy in their job, and how they are coping with their illnesses.

I really don’t think most people realize that if we really listened to our intuition and followed it all our problems would completely disappear.

Here is a test to see…

How Often you Listen to Your Intuition or Gut Instincts?

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

22 Ways to Describe, Define, or Explain Intuition

After one of my workshops, a woman approached me. I asked her if she liked the workshop. She replied: “Not really, I don’t believe in intuition because I’m a Christian.” Her answer caught me by surprise. What does being a Christian have to do with intuition? It didn’t make sense to me until I remembered what one of my bosses told me years ago, “The key to understanding anyone’s view or anything new is to first be open to learning the terms for it, then connecting the dots is easy.”

Here are 22 Ways to Describe Intuition….

1 A knowing.

2 An inner truth.

3 God’s guidance.

4 A hunch.

5 An awareness.

6 Gut instincts.

7 An inner voice.

8 A premonition.

9 A sense.

10 Gut feelings.

11 God’s voice.

12 A vision.

13 An inspiration.

14 A sixth sense.

15 An inner guidance.

16 Following your heart.

17 An insight.

18 Inner wisdom.

19 An “aha” moment.

20 A glimpse or a quick look.

21 Read between the lines.

22 Hear what’s not being said.

If I had been speaking to a gathering of Christians, I could have described intuition as God’s guidance or God’s voice. Then the woman would have been open to what I had to say. What a difference the term makes!

Check out the entire Intuition section.

Do you need more help with using your intuition? Contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

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An Intuition Story- Ski Trip

My name is Vickie Champion and I am a life coach who helps people get out of the fear and use to their intuition or gut instincts.

I thought it would be fun to let you hear from one of my coaching clients who had a very interesting example about using our intuition. Here is Diane Bolden who is also a leadership coach and the author of “The Pinocchio Principle” with her story.

INTUITION EXAMPLE

After a day of skiing in Canada while tagging along on her husband’s business trip, Diane Bolden returned to the hotel exhausted. She walked by the lobby bar and was suddenly inexplicably drawn to it. After lingering in the doorway for a few minutes taking it all in, she reasoned that going in wasn’t practical and went upstairs to her room instead, figuring her husband was probably waiting for her so they could go eat dinner.

Upon discovering that he was at the gym, she again resisted her urge to go have a drink in the lobby bar. Twenty minutes later her husband called and asked her to meet him downstairs. As she walked past the lobby bar, Diane was once again aware of her desire to linger there for a while, but continued walking.

A week later, Diane’s dear friend from college – who she hadn’t seen in years – phoned to tell Diane that she was in the very same lobby bar Diane did not allow herself to go into. A few days after seeing a woman who she thought looked a lot like Diane, her friend called the front desk on a whim to learn that Diane and her husband had just checked out.

VICKIE’S COMMENT

You will learn how to use your intuition either the hard way or the easy way. It is your choice. As you can see Diane learned the hard way this time.

Do you have a situation that you want advice with? Contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

How to Use Your Intuition Dating

Most of us forget to trust our “intuition” or “gut instincts” with simple things like finding a boy/girl friend. It usually means the difference between having a difficult relationship that is more stressful than it’s worth or finding a relationship that is pleasant, low-maintenance and amazing.

Whether you’re on your first date or have been dating for some time, one of the easiest ways to detect a great relationship is to pay attention to the flow. Below are some simple ways to know if you’re heading for a difficult, ho-hum or disastrous relationship.

12 Signs Your Date is NOT Perfect for You:

When you…

1 Often play phone tag.

2 Notice your date doesn’t want to know more about you.

3 Observe there is no flow to the conversation. At times you have nothing to say or talk about.

4 Have difficulty getting on the same page, which leads to little misunderstandings.

5 Avoid discussing certain subjects, like having kids. Or you find yourself telling little white lies because you’re afraid of the response.

6 Are concerned about what your date will think of you if you tell the truth and are yourself.

7 Can’t get yourself to bring up certain questions.

8 Have a hard time getting your date to answer your questions.

9 Find your date getting upset when something changes or isn’t flexible.

10 Or your date forgets the details about your next get together.

11 Have an uncomfortable feeling inside when he or she compliments you.

12 Don’t feel good inside anytime during or right after the date.

As a life coach, I’ve noticed if you observe some of these “intuitive” signs, there is no way you can change yourself or your date to make it work. No matter how hard you try, the relationship is what it is. Essentially, you’re not listening to your “intuition” and you are trying to “make do” with someone other than your perfect date. Your perfect date, by the way, is still waiting for you while you’re ignoring your intuition! So keep looking! You will save a lot of headaches and time if you do.
A quiz, you might be interested in is:

Quiz-How Often do You Listen to Your Intuition?

or check out the entire About Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

Benefits of Ignoring Your Intuition

Are you one of those who want to be right at all costs? Maybe you get your thrills from always having problems to deal with. Or perhaps you think all this woo-woo is nonsense? Then I don’t need to tell you the benefits of ignoring your intuition, gut instincts or inner voice. You probably think this list is NORMAL and the way LIFE IS. I know — I use to be you.

This blog is for those of you exploring other ways to live, like I did several years ago.

Here Are Some Benefits of Ignoring Your Intuition:

You…

Need not worry about how to fill your time because you stay so unbelievably busy struggling to accomplish everything.
Get lots of alone time because you are unpleasant to be around.
Live a life full of adrenaline rushes because things with you are a matter of life or death.
Don’t have to take responsibility for anything because you can find someone or something to blame for the situation.
Don’t have to waste time and money pursuing your dreams because you don’t know what they are.
Get your exercise by tossing and turning in bed at night.
Connect with others by getting them to take your side.
Can hold onto addictions and bad habits as an excuse to relieve stress.
Inflate your self-esteem by constantly one upping everyone else.
Have a good reason to spend hours on end on Facebook, in front of the TV, or tweeting every move you make.
Get plenty of attention by focusing the conversations on your problems.
Earn your reputation for being a very disciplined person by forcing yourself to do things you hate to do.

If you identify with some of these points, know that there is an easier, more enjoyable live if you choose. Trusting your intuition or gut feelings can free you from the unnecessary hardships, struggle, and give you the knowledge that nothing is impossible.

Other related articles and blogs by Vickie Champion you might be interested in are:

Benefits of Using Your Intuition

Defining Intuition

Great Ways to Awaken Your Intuition

or check out the entire About Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

Benefits of Using Your Intuition

Do you wake up in the morning feeling secure, confident and excited about all the good experiences the day will bring? Are you watching yourself become a better person every day? If so, you must be using your intuition.

Intuition is described as a knowing, a gut feeling, an inner voice, an awareness, a hunch, a gut instinct or a sense.

Here are Some of the Benefits of Using Your Intuition:

When we use our intuition…

We don’t need to make sacrifices to solve a problem.
Stress, anger, and resentment disappear.
Obstacles fade away and we get in the zone.
Everyone wins, no one loses in the situation.
There is no fear, and we feel safe.
We feel capable of handling whatever happens.
Conflict with others vanishes.
We can easily tell when someone is and isn’t telling the truth.
We feel peaceful and relaxed.
We build our self-esteem by leaps and bounds.
We are no longer afraid of change.
Having regrets stop.
We don’t let the drama consume us.
Guilt placed on anyone melts away.
We are happier.

I don’t think we realize the power we can have when we not only recognize our intuition, but use it in every area of our lives. As a life coach, I’ve seen actual miracles and I’ve been inspired time and again by clients who have overcome horrific life challenges simply by using their intuition.
Other related articles and blogs by Vickie Champion you might be interested in are:

Defining Intuition

Great Ways to Awaken Your Intuition

or check out the entire About Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a discovery coaching and consulting session.

How to Feel Safe in These Crazy Times

It seems like the world is getting a little crazier. There are natural disasters from earthquakes to volcano eruptions, angry political rallying and celebrity affairs that get weirder with every news report.

Trust your Intuition
One of the ways to start feeling safer is to stop putting all our faith in the experts, government, laws, and anyone or anything out there that is promising us security. Instead, let’s start trusting our gut instincts. You know, that silent voice or knowing inside that can quell our fears, pull us out of any jam in an instant, and solve any situation without hurting any one. I call it my intuition.

How do we do that?
Easy for you, you might say. But how do we listen to our intuition?

Here are Five Easy Steps:

1 Have a Willingness-
The most important requirement in listening to our intuition is the willingness to hear the answer.

2 Get to Neutral-
If we get our past experiences, our judgments, and what we think is right and wrong out of our way, we can observe and pay attention to our intuition.

3 Ask the Question-
We will not hear our intuitive answers until we ask. And if we ask, we will receive.

4 Acknowledge the Answer-
There are lots of ways to get answers. Visions, in our dreams or as a feeling in the pit of our stomach, just to name a few.

5 Accept the Answer that is Given and Follow it-
This is the step we usually don’t do. Have you ever found yourself saying, “I knew it, I just didn’t do it.” It’s important to honor our intuition and not judge it.

Shutting out our own internal chatter and the barrage of crazy chatter in the world to hear out intuition can take practice. Begin simply by asking questions and seeing what you hear, feel or see. Later, check back with yourself to see if the advice you were given turned out to be true and beneficial. Soon enough, you’ll distinguish your inner knowing voice from the rest.
Other related articles and blogs by Vickie Champion you might be interested in are:

Signs We are Feeling Unsafe

How to Feel Safe During Uncertainty

Defining Intuition

Great Ways to Awaken Your Intuition

Signs We’re Releasing Fear

Signs we Might be in Fear

9 Ways to Get Rid of Fear

38 Ways Fear Can Harm Us

or check out the entire About Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Why Women Have a Hard time Meditating

I had a discussion last week with my editor, Sonja Haller, and we got onto the subject that was interesting to me since most of my business and life coaching clients are women. We came to the conclusion that women often give up on meditating before they begin. Sonja just wrote a blog on “Why Women Can’t Meditate” and I want to share a couple of her thoughts.

Women feel…

Guilty when they take time to do nothing. And meditation — at least at first — feels like doing nothing.

Uncomfortable when they’re not multitasking. They’ve been doing it their whole lives. If they could meditate and fold laundry, they would be pros. But the single purpose of witnessing their breath proves difficult.

Anything less than perfection is unacceptable. Meditation is a practice and it needs to be practiced. But there is no such thing as perfection.

Check out Vickie Champion’s entire About Listening to Your Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Traits of Psychics

I was glancing at the book Your Sixth Sense by Belleruth Naparstek the other day and came across this interesting information about those that easily use their intuition, gut instincts, gut feelings, or inner voice. She interviewed 43 extremely psychic people with solid reputations and a good public track record. Many shared the same health issues, family dynamic and talents.

Typical Characteristics of the Intuitives she Interviewed were:

A woman in her mid-40s
Parent or grandparent who displayed psychic abilities
Some degree of two-handedness or two sidedness
Being an only child
Some talent and experience in the arts (music, dance, art, theater, writing, poetry, design, and so on)
Tendency to be a little dyslexic or else an exceptional student
Practices meditation
Needs time for solitude
Spends time in nature on a regular basis
Has phases of temporary endocrine system dysfunction (thyroid gland or adrenals)
Tendency to be a night owl or sleep very little
Wakes often at night, excluding reasons of aging or menopause

Of course, there were some who had none of these characteristics. So if you come up short, you still could be very psychic.

I have seven of these, how many do you have?
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Signs You ARE Operating Your Business Using Your Intuition

Do most of your work days run smoothly? Do you feel you are lucky in business? Either your business is happily thriving in this economy or you’re excited to reinvent your business because of it. You must be following your intuition.

Intuition has been defined as a knowing. Other people describe it as a gut instinct or a sense they get. Business owners operating from their intuition notice that their productivity is up, their stress down and that their dreams are coming true.

Here Are Some Other Signs You ARE Operating Your Business Using Your Intuition:

If you find yourself…

Focusing on company GOALS, not on solving the latest problems.
Having very few days when you are AFRAID of the future.
WORKING less and profiting more.
Having projects FLOW easily.
Being EXCITED that things constantly change.
Making no SACRIFICES and demanding none.
Attracting easy and REWARDING customers.
Truly APPRECIATIVE.
Having no CONFLICT with employees, customers or vendors.
Being more CREATIVE.
Taking the negative and making it POSITIVE.
Making DECISIONS effortlessly.
Curious, not concerned, about what your COMPETITORS are doing.
ENERGIZED and enthusiastic.
ENJOYING every moment.
BELIEVING in yourself and your employees.
Using your INTUITION daily.

If you can identify with most of these points you’re well on your way. It’s quite evident you are experiencing the many benefits of using your intuition in your business. Keep fine tuning your ability to trust your intuition and nothing will be impossible.

To read more about using your intuition see the Quizzes, Articles, in the Intuition section on the website or contact Vickie Champion directly.

Signs You Are NOT Operating Your Business Using Your Intuition

Are you one of those business owners who do everything the hard way? Maybe your bottom line is decreasing but you are reluctant to change.

Our intuition can be defined as a gut instinct, a sense or a knowing. Intuition can fix any business problem, eliminate stress and difficult situations, increase productivity, give us the ability to achieve our dreams and most of all, make the process enjoyable.

Here Are Some Other Signs You Are NOT Operating Your Business Using Your Intuition or Gut Instincts:

If you find yourself…

Spending your day solving one PROBLEM after another.
Having trouble collecting on PAST DUE accounts.
Getting CONFUSED from information overload.
Often asking OPINIONS of others.
DISAPPOINTED when you don’t get the results you wanted.
Tolerating DIFFICULT customers.
Worrying about what your COMPETITORS are doing.
Making SACRIFICES to reap the rewards later.
Having several OBSTACLES to overcome.
Wanting to BLAME someone or something for what’s happening.
Using GUILT to motivate employees or yourself.
AFRAID of making the wrong decision.
Having to TALK yourself into something.
Becoming DEFENSIVE about your decisions.
ENVIOUS of other business owners.
Spending your day trying to PLEASE clients, employees and vendors.
Letting little situations IRRITATE you.
Tired and tough to get MOTIVATED.
CORRECTING a lot of mistakes.
Constantly making COMPARISONS.
Wondering what your INTUITION even is, much less how to use it.

If you identify with some of these points, know that there is an easier, more successful way to operate your business if you choose to tap into it. Using your intuition in your business can free you from the unnecessary struggle and give you the knowledge that nothing is impossible.

How to Use Traveling as a Way to “Stay in the Moment”

We’ve all heard about meditation as a way to stay in the moment. But we can learn to be present in any situation, any time of the day, anywhere with anyone without meditating. An easy opportunity to practice being mindful of the present moment is through travel.

Here’s How to Stay in the Moment When you Travel…

To be in the present moment the most important thing you can do is release thinking you KNOW what’s going to happen on the trip, when it’s going to happen, how your traveling companions are going to act and how you’re going to react when something does happen.
The next important thing to stay in the moment is to avoid putting too much emphasis on being happy in the FUTURE – when I get there, when I see that, I’ll be happy.
Traveling puts you at an advantage of staying in the moment. Why? Because if you were to put yourself on AUTOMATIC PILOT, like we often do when we’re home and passing familiar landmarks, you’ll get lost. So by the mere fact that you are on an adventure makes it more likely that you’ll relish the moment.
Remembering to add in breathing room to the travel schedule, giving yourself time to relax and enjoy the moment. Don’t jam the SCHEDULE so tight that if anything takes longer you add stress.
Focusing on things not related to the trip (problems, difficult relationships, to-do-list) can distract you from staying in the moment. We’ll call it a WANDERING MIND. I don’t do any work at all, not even checking e-mails or voice mails. It all can wait.
Pay attention and soak up what is in the present. Each moment as you travel, be AWARE of what you see, sounds you hear, the people and creatures around you and how you feel.
When all else fails, stay in the moment when traveling by playing a game of APPRECIATION.

You might ask why? Because if you can stay in the moment you will have an unbelievable trip, something you have never experienced before.

Great Ways to Awaken Your Intuition

Believe it or not there are conditions that actually activate our intuition and make it easier to hear intuitive answers.

Are you ready to awaken your intuition, gut instincts, or inner voice? Here are 9 ways:

1 Taking a Shower –

There’s something about warm water beating on your body that releases those intuitive insights.

2 Commuting –

Whether we travel by plane, train or automobile, the commute often gives enough quiet, reflective time to recognize intuitive answers.

3 Brainstorming –

When we bounce ideas around with other people and allow ourselves to open to new possibilities our intuition slips in perfect ideas.

4 Practicing Yoga –

Yoga slows us down and switches our mindset into a non-reactionary mode, which allows our intuition to surface.

5 Playing or Listening to Music –

Music calms our nerves, changes our mood and gives us amazing “aha” moments.

6 Getting Physical –

Any form of physical activity can connect us with our intuition, especially:

Repetitive exercise, like running or riding a bike.
Being in nature, like gardening or hiking.

7 Decluttering –

Clearing out your physical space also helps clear out your head space, leaving room for those intuitive ideas.

8 Praying –

Whenever we ask, we will receive. Intuition is another definition for God’s voice.

9 Sitting in Silence and Doing Nothing –

Whether it’s staring out the window or sitting on the front porch listening to the birds, somehow it allows our intuition to awaken.

Other info on using your intuition or gut instincts by Vickie Champion you might be interested in are:

QUIZ- How Often do you Listen to Your Intuition or Gut Instincts?

Benefits of Ignoring Your Intuition

Benefits of Using Your Intuition

Defining Intuition or Gut Instincts

or check out the entire About Intuition section.

If you need help learning how to use your intuition or gut feelings, contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.

Defining Intuition

The Anatomy of Inner Guidance

We’re under more stress than ever before. Just turn on the news or pay attention to what everyone is talking about. It’s easy to get worried, feel confused, lost and afraid. It’s hard to know what direction to go in. So now it’s more important than ever to rely on your inner guidance or intuition.

What is the Definition of Intuition?

Intuition can be described as a…

Sense
Gut feeling
Knowing
Gut instinct
Hunch
Inner voice
Awareness

What are the Advantages of Listening to Our Intuition?

We’re Happier
Life is easier
Everyone wins, no one loses

An Easy Explanation of Intuition

As a life coach, I often share this simple analogy about intuition with my clients:
We are all going up the mountain. We can either take the bumpy, rough, winding road, full of obstacles or the smooth, straight road, with pleasant surroundings.

Question

Have you ever said to yourself, “I knew that, I just didn’t listen?” Or felt a feeling in your stomach, a sick feeling, that seemed to be telling you, No! That’s gut instinct or intuition. We all learn whether it’s the hard way or the easy way. Listening and trusting your intuition is the easy way.

Tuning into your intuition can provide clear guidance in a confusing, scary time. Listening and following through on your intuition can take the fear out of any situation. As a life coach, I’ve seen miracles and I’ve been inspired by clients who have overcome horrific life challenges by tapping into their intuition.

Other info on using your intuition or inner guidance you might be interested in are:

QUIZ- How Often do you Listen to Your Intuition or Gut Instincts?

Benefits of Ignoring Your Intuition

Benefits of Using Your Intuition

Great Ways to Awaken your Intuition

or check out the entire Intuition section.

You can also contact Vickie Champion for a complimentary coaching and consulting session.