Business Intuition vs. Business Inspiration

I had an excellent weekend. It was a time to relax, re-create and recover from our busy Southern California lifestyle.

In a conversation with a friend, the topic of intuition vs. inspiration came up and I had never really thought about it before. So here is what we came up with…

Intuition is knowing the outcome of a future event before it happens (Business Intuition is knowing the outcome of a future Business Event before it happens). You see all future events cast a shadow before them and our intuition is the tool that allows us to see the future. The closer the event the clearer the shadow appears, but the future is not cast in stone, it is simply a probability. We always have at least two choices for the intuitive information that we receive – we can take actions to make the outcome happen or we can take actions to avoid that outcome – and the choice is yours. The event is either something we want to have happen or something we do not want to have happen.

Inspiration is an internal feeling that creates the experience of effortless effort. The best part about inspiration is that it is simply a choice. I feel that the story of the two brick makers best illustrates inspiration . A Master Mason was traveling to his next job, a Cathedral being built on a hill over looking the ocean. He came upon a man that was dirty, smelly and sweating with a grimace on his face. The Master Mason asked the man what he was doing and the man replied making bricks, but there wasn’t enough straw, the soil was bad, there quota impossible and that he had not had a day off in over two months. The Master Mason was sorry that he asked. About 1000 yards further down the road, he came upon another man that was dirty, smelly and sweating with a smile on his face humming an uplifting tune. When he asked this man what he was doing and the bricker smiled at the Master Mason and replied I am building a Cathedral, a home for God. A place for this area to come together and celebrate their own divinity. The Master Mason smiled and continued on his way.

Intuition is a tool that allows us to know what actions are best to take to get what we want in life. Inspiration is the choice we make moment by moment about how we take our actions.

My warmest regards, Terry Hall The Small Business Prophet(tm)