Learning to Trust and Share Your Inner Thinking

Your gut feelings are more valuable than you think. Here is how to start using them.

The Visceral Draft - spend just 5 minutes dumping your raw, unfiltered thoughts onto paper. It feels messy, but that is the point. Getting ideas out fast beats waiting for the perfect plan.

Feelings are data - even negative emotions carry important information. Instead of pushing them away, get curious about what they are telling you.

Share your thesis - this means sharing your best guess, even when you are not 100% sure. Saying "here is my theory about what is happening" gets conversations started faster than waiting for perfect answers.

Two motivation levers:

• The joy of giving value and making an impact
• The competitive fire of hating to lose

Knowing which one is driving you helps you use your energy smarter.