Product management is about insights and judgment, both of which require a sharp mind. Hard work is also necessary, but for this job, it is not sufficient.
The numbness I felt was the result of continuously choosing to ride the gondola in the direction of someone else’s definition of success, moving further and further from my own intuition of a life well lived. When we feel internal turmoil, it’s a signal from our body to rethink our assumptions. While it’s natural to turn to everyone else — anyone... See more
The actionable claim of Focusing (again, according to me) is that this information expresses itself in “felt senses” in the body — think butterflies in the stomach, or your throat closing up, or the heat of embarrassment in your cheeks, or a heavy sense of doom that makes your arms feel leaden and numb, or whatever physiological sensation happens... See more
Truth is the thing that keeps you up at night and the thing you’re afraid to tell your loved ones. Speaking truth sets you free.
The body is the location of truth.
If you’ve clarified your desire you can discern truth because your body loves it. If you haven’t it’s hard to see.
People have always lived in their own realities. A person’s intuition helps them decide what to pay attention to, how to perceive the world, and what to value.