Chicago Tribune recently ran an article about using intuition in business. The article ended with an exercise on how to use intuition:
Get quiet. (yes — this means turn off the radio, TV, whatever.)
Inwardly ask the question at hand.
Listen. Do you hear a name? Get an impression?
Feel. How does your body react? Sick to your stomach? Happy and elated? Don’t doubt your first impression. It’s most likely your intuitive instinct.
What’s good for the board room is good for the caregiving role. So, I wonder, how do you use intuition in your caregiving role? And, does the exercise, above, sound like it will helpful for you when you face a fork in the road or a tough choice? Can you think of a current situation that the exercise may help resolve? Please share in our comments section.
I like the steps provided in this article. In July, my mother and I had to determine if she was able to go to Maine (from PA) for a visit. Unfortunately, more me than her. Emotionally, I really wanted her to be able to go, but somehow I knew deep down that it wasn’t the best decision for her health, and for those in Maine that would be caring for her.
It seems like with the word “intuition” comes trust and honesty. When it comes to trusting others and being honest with them, I don’t struggle.
When it comes to trusting and being honest with myself, that is another topic in itself. I like this article.
It reminds me that my intuitions about my mother’s needs are important. Who knows their carees better than we do… Caregivers have an intense responsibility. We have been entrusted with giving our carees a respectful and happy
“send off” (so to speak) from the life they had and felt so good in.
It is so important to be reminded that our thoughts and opinions in their needs are necessary.