Stop Trying to "Trust Your Gut." Do This Instead. Works Way Better!
b'Last week, I learned a really cool trick to help you go with your gut.\\n\\nI guarantee you\\u2019ve never heard gut decisions explained this way before. Because I stumbled upon it in a very random way\\u2014while touring colleges with our son Oakley!\\n\\nWe hit 5 schools in 4 days, and over the course of that time, it hit me. Holy smokes, that\'s the perfect hack for making big decisions.\\n\\nYou can use it anytime you feel torn, uncertain, or scared about how people might feel.\\n\\nWhat you\\u2019re about to learn is so helpful and memorable, you\\u2019ll turn to it over and over again.\\n\\nThis is one of my favorite kinds of episodes, because I\\u2019m going to put you right at the scene\\u2014the moment I had the epiphany. I\\u2019ll give you all the hilarious details, and there\\u2019s even a part of the story where, I am embarrassed to say, I acted pretty cringe-worthy.\\n\\nAnd that\\u2019s not all; as I was taping this episode, two friends chimed in with stories of their own.\\n\\nSo I asked them to jump on the mic and share them with you. Two stories about a moment in their lives that\\u2019s so relatable\\u2014when they ALMOST didn\\u2019t go with their gut and looking back, they\\u2019re thankful they did.\\n\\nBecause going with your gut always changes the trajectory of your life. It just does.\\n\\nThat\\u2019s why I don\\u2019t like the term "trust" your gut.\\n\\nIt\\u2019s not about trust. You KNOW your gut is right. You\\u2019re just scared to go with it.\\n\\nSo join me, Oakley, and two of my friends. I\\u2019m taking you on an entertaining and profound tour today.\\n\\nXo Mel \\n \\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:\\n \\n3:30: The moment of my junior year in high school that changed my future.\\n7:00: I am not proud of this mother moment when I lost it.\\n11:00: The question Oakley asked is what we all do when we give up our power.\\n14:15: Here\\u2019s what a hard no \\u201cfeels\\u201d like for Oakley.\\n15:45: Do you feel a \\u201cyes\\u201d in your body like this too?\\n17:00: What our brilliant tour guide did when he separated parents from students.\\n20:30: When it comes to big decisions, step away and go on your own tour. \\n22:00: Here\\u2019s what a \\u201cno\\u201d and a \\u201cyes\\u201d usually feels like in your body. \\n24:00: You\\u2019re going to love Amy\\u2019s \\u201cnext big thing\\u201d story and how she just knew.\\n31:00: We all have an opportunity in our lives to use this powerful tool.\\n33:00: And if it doesn\\u2019t work out the way you thought it would? Listen to this.\\n33:45: Do you have the courage to do this?\\n36:30: So what do you do when you hear the NO louder than the YES?\\n40:30: Jessie literally followed her heart and became her own \\u201ctour guide.\\u201d\\n42:30: Stop staying you don\'t \\u201ctrust your gut\\u201d and start saying this instead.\\n43:00: Take time to do this EVERY day, but especially when you have a big decision.\\n \\n\\nDisclaimer'