Understanding Your Inner Voice

Your inner voice is your subconscious mind talking to you. Call it a hunch, intuition, or a sixth sense, too many people ignore this inner voice. When you seek your inner truth, you are more likely to be honest and ethical in your dealings with others. That’s what Shakespeare was trying to say. Your inner voice tells you when a deal is sour. Your inner voice tells you to go forward with an agreement, although the money may not be right. Listen to that voice. Go to a quiet place and get in touch with what is really going on inside. Talk it out with a trusted adviser if you like, but nothing and no one can give a message as powerfully accurate as your own inner voice can.
One reason that women frequently make such good negotiators is that they tend to have better intuitive skills than men. Some men belittle women’s intuition as less useful than a quantifiable response to the objective data being presented. However, studies show that successful people, be they men or women, rely heavily on intuition. Learn to trust and value what your inner voice says; don’t dismiss it because of self-doubt or the skepticism of others or your own inability to explain logically how you reached your decision.