Can you afford not to know how to access your intuition on demand?

In this age of radical change and unprecedented encounters, my answer is "No"- much like you wouldn't willingly agree to navigate a treacherous terrain blindfolded.

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May 10, 2024— Zurich, Switzerland

I don’t think there is anyone who hasn’t experienced that profound feeling of knowing something without knowing how they know it. Most of us have also heard that the greatest artists, scientists, and leaders share that their inspiration, and especially their breakthrough moments, are connected to such Aha! moments. I remember reading a research published by Harvard Business Review a while back saying that intuition was found to be a major or determining factor in 85% of thirty-six major CEO decisions that they studied. That’s pretty substantial if you ask me.

I myself have taken my most profound and life-changing decisions purely on intuition and often against common sense and logic. It’s difficult to know how things would have developed if I didn’t, but here is what I know for sure— I have made some of my biggest mistakes as a business leader by not following what I intuitively knew because I could not find “the r…