Gerry Cueto

Intuition is a very interesting subject. I don’t know if science has a lot of explanations on it, but it’s one of the most valuable resources in our brains.

Basically I see intuition as fast information when you need it most, based on your social conditioning, how you were raised, your culture, and your life experiences. Instead of taking a lot of time to think critically in an urgent situation, intuition gives you a fast boom of information you can use right away.

I also see intuition as a collective unconscious, like an antenna tuning into your surroundings. At first I wasn’t much of a believer. I thought it was all confirmation bias, but I kept noticing that my intuition kept making these social decisions that felt above chance. It felt like I was tapping into the minds of other people, not in an intrusive mind reading way, but in an informative way. It felt like situations became a little more predictable. I think there are things in life that can’t be explained fully, but just seem to work and we enjoy the benefits of. It might be a mixture of my own social conditioning working from the collective unconscious of other humans. Maybe classic religious and spiritual literatures that talk about beings like the Holy Spirit or spirit guides might be talking about intuition because it’s the closest evidence I see for any sort of spiritual guidance. However, I see intuition more as a mental skill that can be developed, than a spiritual force.

Applying intuition

I like to follow my intuition in most situations, detaching my logic/critical thinking from them and just following intuitive guidance. It actually lets me think logically later on. I can put the events together and see why my intuition told me to do certain things.

Using intuition to change your current situations

Your current situations aren’t always your fault. Life is like a game and other people are playing. You may have been playing well and somebody else didn’t want to make it happen for you. When that happens, take off the dual mindset and focus on walking the person through your idea or solution as if you both were already on the same team.

You may have lost with one company or partner, but if it wasn’t for that loss you wouldn’t have found the right company to work with or the right soul mate for your life. So don’t take loss like it’s the end of the world because you might actually be in a better position.

Everything is a learning experience. We’ve all done stupid things. Focus your shift from winning the war to winning small battles. That’s how I train my intuition. I take a look at the big picture later on and see how it all worked together. Even if I’ve conquered a fear, that’s considered winning. I won courage, a valuable asset to the bigger picture.

Coming Soon… Does the mind shape reality?

Some people start careers on their weaknesses. For instance, this guy, Mystery, was horrible with talking to women, but then he decided one day that he was going to figure out how to talk to them and start relationships with them by getting out of his house and trying different things. He then invented a method that worked for him which he called the Mystery Method. Now he teaches it to men all over the world. Overcoming a weakness can be a more interesting selling point to people and a more fulfilling career to you than your natural external strengths and talents.

I got into personal development because it was a weakness in my life. I would pretty much go with the flow and had no control of my life. I was extremely gullible as a child, if a neighborhood friend said to eat a lizard because it was cool, I’d do it, but my natural talent was music. I can compose and produce tracks really well. I tried to do a career with music but it wasn’t satisfying for me. Producing music doesn’t fulfill me, but I find personal development more interesting because it’s a strength I built and continue to do so. I can show people what I’ve done with it. I’ve lived and experienced a lot more as a result of being proactive and applying personal development. Even though I’m still young and have more development to go, I’ve digested enough material to share with you.

Most of your innate talents and strengths are hardwired into your brain and are genetically predisposed.

Innate talents vs. external talents

Maybe I and Mystery had the basic talent to overcome our weaknesses. For instance I’m good at music, but what makes me good at music? The most basic substance of my musicality is being creative. I’ve used that basic core to solve my problems in personal development by thinking out of the box.

What was Mystery’s external talent? It was magic. What innate talent must be present in order to perform magic? Performance.

Think of the verb. If you create music, you’re creative. If you perform magic, you’re a performer. What Mystery did to solve his problems with women was going out and performing his routines and stories to them. Don’t focus on the noun of what you do well; focus on the verb to find your core strength. You can use your innate talents to change all areas of your life if you want.