How to Make Decisions

Having a hard time figuring out what to do?
You're faced with a decision. You want to move forward, but you're just not sure. Is it fear that you need to bust past or is it your intuition telling you it's not right?
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How do you know?

You are not alone. Wondering if your intuition or fear is speaking to you is definitely something other intuitive types are often unsure about.

But I have a powerful exercise that can help you cut right to the heart of the matter...

Try this. I've used this lots of times in my life, and everyone I've ever suggested it to, from clients to students to friends, has told me it works like magic.

Tap into Your Inner Wisdom

1. Get a penny (or any coin).
Designate it heads or tails, like heads means you move forward and tails means you don't.

Let's say the question is, "Do I start a Reiki business?"
Heads — yes, I do start my Reiki business.
Tails — no.

2. Flip the coin.
Catch it in your hand without looking at it and flip it over onto the back of your other hand.

Flip the coin into the air and catch it, but don't look at it. Now, with the coin in your palm and without looking at it, place it on the back of your other hand. This gives your brain and nervous system a moment to pause and settle before revealing the answer.

3. Take your hand off of the coin and look at it.
Your immediate reaction will provide valuable insight and the answer you seek. Notice how you feel as soon as you see whether the coin is heads up or tails up. This is your answer.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter what the coin says. It's about how you feel about what the coin says.

For our "Should I start a Reiki business?" example question, notice immediately how you feel about whether the coin is heads up or tails up.

When you see the what the coin's answer is, do you feel excited that it's heads up and telling you to start a Reiki business? Do you wish it had been tails up? Do you feel relieved when you're told it's not the right time to start?

These feelings are your answer.

When you see what side is facing up at you...
If you find yourself feeling relieved, there's your answer.
If you find yourself excited, there's your answer.
If you find yourself saying "Best out of 3!", there again is your answer.

Don't go based on what the coin says. Go based on what your first feeling is.
This exercise helps you cut through the noise and confusion and get to the core of how you feel.

If you find yourself saying, "I don't know what I feel," my question is, "What did you feel before you didn't feel anything?"

So often when we do this exercise and don't know what we feel or don't get anything, it's because the mind took over before we could acknowledge the intuitive messages. The mind chatter began before you could tune in. Try the exercise again at another time when you've had a chance to get calm, relaxed, and are ready to tune in. Always there is a hint of something before the mind chatter begins. Notice even the wisp of a feeling or thought...it's communicating with you.

Got a question you've been pondering? Wondering whether or not to move forward? Is it time to start your Reiki business?
Give this a try and see what you get.

You may also want to tune in to this episode of the Build Your Reiki Business podcast on How to Develop Your Intuition, which also talks about the coin trick.
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Sending blessings to your pennies!