Your body doesn’t lie about communications

Trust your gut — great advice in my opinion.

We’ve all experienced butterflies in our tummies when faced with decisions. Sometimes we have a naggy feeling we can’t shake off — “something feels off about this…” I personally get anxious. Heart beating faster, jaws clenching, tension in my shoulders, neck and head. I start frowning. When these happen, I say, pause, listen to your body and trust it.

Getting the jitters before sending something is an indicator. Maybe it’s not that you should NOT send that strongly worded email standing up for yourself or asserting yourself about an idea. It could also be an indicator that this is a project that’s really important to you. Or that you’re challenging yourself to go against your safety behaviors (in this case, keeping quiet and letting it pass).

I guess that brings me to the point that it’s true when they say that in order to sell an idea, you’ve to buy into it as well. And if you find yourself unable to take that leap of faith, maybe it’s good to pause and ask yourself, “does this make sense? Why am I feeling off about this?” Or get another’s opinion.

By no means am I saying to avoid these things. Instead, that those feelings you get — the sensations in your body, are good indicators of how comfortable you feel about your message, or what and how you’re going to communicate.

If it feels off, likelihood is that something’s off.

Trust your gut. You know more than you think you do. Believe in yourself.