Trusting my inner self is something I have believed that works most times for me even though as humans, we can sometimes not judge rightly which leads to making wrong decisions. But in most cases, my instinct has helped me a lot in decision making.
I think everyone as an individual has this inner voice that talks to us when we are faced with issues we believe we can solve on our own without consulting anyone, especially those unexpected circumstances where we are faced and confronted by something we must make decision on. And I tell you that we certainly know when to say yes and when to say know. And unless you are that kind of person who does not listen to their instincts, who keeps making mistakes that brings regret.
When I first finished my secondary school and was waiting for admission to proceed into the university, I decided to look for a job that will keep me busy. Luckily for me I got a Receptionist job in a furniture company. My work is to receive customers and attend to callers for enquiries . And after few months of working in this furniture 🪑 company,the manager started owing me by just paying me half of the salary. He was complaining that there is no enormous sales, but I believed within myself that we are selling enough in a month. My inner mind keep telling me that something is wrong, so I have to ask the boys who work at the factory 🏭. They confided in me that the manager usually use this system to hold workers down so they will not leave.
Who works and does not receive full salary and will still want to stay on the job? I quickly told myself that no body will eat what I have labored for. I decided to lie to my manager that I have gotten admission and will be living at the end of that very month. And that I will be needing all my salary. He was not happy about my leaving, not knowing I lied , he paid me my money in full at the end of that month and I stopped the job to look for another place.
Another thing my instincts has helped me with is not to trust people whole, especially those that just meet casual who wants to know everything about you in a twinkle of an eye. Not that I don’t relate with people easily, but I don’t like to tell people about myself until I get to know you better. This has helped me to avoid do many trouble makers who just want to come into your life to cause you problems. I like to take my time in deciding who I want to be close to.
So, we can sometimes gain from our inner self by paying attention and sometimes, our decision might be wrong. But its always important we think things over and over again before knowing what to do as this will help us to navigate serious matters that might bring harm to us.
This is my response to the #hiveleaners featured content for week 221, edition 01.
🧡Images are mine.
