Leading Life through Intuition

Have you ever regretted decisions made when listening to your TRUE intuition? Probably not! Making life choices using intuition can be challenging when your instinct of “self-protection” gets in the way of accessing intuitive information to move forward. If you seek intuitive information on a particular question or problem, you may want to start by exploring the full landscape of the situation. As I share with clients, the best advice a manager gave me over 20 years ago is to, “seek first to understand, and then be understood” as Steven Covey discusses in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Listening to your true intuition is a powerful tool when making life choices. When you really understand yourself, you know the facts of the situation or problem. Following your “GUT” rarely gets you into trouble.

I often ask myself, “Is there anything I need to be aware of right now?” If you are a business owner, a senior leader or a mid-Level manager of an organization, not asking yourself that question can lead to unnecessary challenges. Test yourself today, tomorrow or this week by asking the question and really listen to what your TRUE intuition is telling you. 9 out of 10 times your subconscious mind will fill in the blanks. Not asking that question can lead to situations that blindside you personally and/or professionally. If you begin by asking the question, you will come to understand that even the narrowest question is really broader than it seems. Here is an example: “Will I get the job I interviewed for today?” It seems simple. Yes or no would be the right answer, right? However, your attention may naturally go in a million directions before you really know the answer. Try asking yourself the question “Is there anything I need to be aware of RIGHT NOW?”
Attention and integrity go hand in hand with intuition. In order to use intuition as a tool, it is critical to be aware and pay attention to environmental forces that may negatively influence choices that compromise your integrity. Many of us have been in situations when we were not paying attention and the negative environment put our colleagues or us in a compromising position.

My life challenges, failures, successes and choices have taught me to lead with integrity and follow my intuition. Those two senses will NOT allow you to make the WRONG decision.
Two great books to read on this topic: How To Rule The World From Your Couch, by Laura Day and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven R. Covey.

Darren Hardy Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine

I highly recommend reading The Compound EFFECT. I had the chance to listen to Darren speak yesterday at Defender Direct's National Leadership Convention. He is inspirational and provides powerful life lessons with easy tools to implement in your daily lives!

One of my favorite books!

Jennifer Holmes is Speaking at the What Women Want Series, February 16, 2011

Achieving Work-Life Balance

This Wednesday, February 16th, I will be the Guest Speaker at Bingham McHale, Key4Women What Women Want Series. I will be discussing the importance of Achieving Work-Life Balance and will offer Seven Steps To Relieve Stress while achieving personal and professional balance. Come join us from 5:30-8:00pm at Stutz Downtown.
events@binghammchale.com

Funny, after 25 years in business I am now the so called "Expert"? I have to laugh at myself because over the years in Corporate America my efforts to Achieve Work-Life Balance was nothing short of tragic until a few years ago! As I climbed the corporate ladder, I never created 'boundries' and never said NO! My Blackberry and cell phone were constantly going off and the phone never stopped ringing. I believe achieving personal and professional balance in your life is a CHOICE! I will be talking about Achievement and Enjoyment while creating balance.

Women in the workforce are making challenging daily decisions when balancing work and family. Women who desire to move up the ranks sacrifice time with family and at times miss milestones in their children's lives. Their commitment to continue to advance their careers is a CHOICE that should be embraced! We need more women at the top in C-Suites and in Executive Leadership positions. It is critical that corporations invest in their high potential women leaders.
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Integrating Women Leaders/Center for Women Leaders: IWL Video

Integrating Women Leaders/Center for Women Leaders: IWL Video

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In Tough Economic Times Why is Leadership Training Budgets Cut?

While approximately 52% of women are entering today’s workforce, why are only 13.4% reaching the Executive and top corporate board positions?  How did we lose almost 39% of our best, brightest, and most talented women leaders along their career paths? 

Research indicates that leadership development and executive coaching for your top performing women leaders improves retention and performance, team cohesion and productivity, while also increasing corporate profits.  Empirical data demonstrates that companies with greater gender diversity perform better financially.  Specifically, companies with three or more women in top leadership positions experience higher returns on investment, better earnings, and greater stock price growth.  Yes, financial investment in the professional development of your women leaders drives profits!   

Are you seeking to retain your top female talent in today’s competitive global environment?  Invest in executive coaching and leadership development for talented women leaders at all levels of your business and career stages.  Executive coaching and development proactively improves successful navigation for women through the complex labyrinth of leadership and professional development.  

High potential women leaders represent an untapped resource.  Our consulting team of professionals, including a licensed psychologist, works closely with corporations to inspire promising women leaders to achieve professional and personal results with lasting effects.  Our core professional competencies include strong one-to-one interpersonal interaction and problem solving, trust, empathy, insight, behavioral analysis, and cognitive changes.  As an executive coaching team, we offer a trusting environment for women clients to have difficult conversations and gain immediate feedback.

So why are we having these same conversations years later? To take corporations Gender Diversity programs into the 21st Century leadership training and development is critical and should be a priority!

Jennifer B. Holmes, Founder and President, Integrating Woman Leaders, Inc. www.integratingwomanleaders.com


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