Listening to Your Inner Voice
What do you do when the Greek course around you doesn’t agree with your gut feeling?
In our fast-paced world, finding time to hear your inner voice can be a challenge, yet it’s essential for making decisions that feel true to who you are.
Recently, I spoke with a client who had been offered an exciting career opportunity that everyone around them celebrated.
Yet it wasn’t the right time in their career. It wasn’t the right time in their organization for them to step into that role. Choosing to turn down the role surprised others, but for this client, it felt aligned.
As my client and I talked further, we shared how decisions to do something that others feel like they don’t have the courage to do—step off the track, and not do the immediate next thing you’re offered—can make people doubt their own choices, which makes them uncomfortable.
Listening to your inner voice is vital for making authentic choices, but it requires space and intention.
Between meetings, family commitments, and work demands, it’s easy to get swept into decisions without reflecting. Take time each day—even if it’s just a quiet walk—to reconnect with yourself. Whether it’s in nature or during a pause at work, create room to hear that inner guidance.
Those are times when you can step back and start to listen for those voices inside you that might be signaling: “You know what? This thing that you thought was a good idea might have some drawbacks. Let’s think about it more.”
Ultimately, we rarely regret choices made from inner alignment; we regret ignoring our intuition in favor of external expectations.
Listen, trust, and let your inner voice guide you toward the path that’s right for you.
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