Have you ever heard a song that you were unable to put out of your mind? You hear it and it hits a certain vibration in you. In German, we call this phenomenon “Ohrwurm”.  The song I am referring to is called “Head and Heart” by Joel Correy and MNEK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRuOOxF-ENQ). Apart from the catching beat, which first caught my attention, the artists are displaying the constant battle we face between the voice in our head, or our ego, telling us one thing, and our heart telling us another.  

This is a topic that I have thought about for quite some time. Generally speaking, I am a very head-heavy person. I analyze, assess, and dissect every angle of a situation. In my career, I would not allow my heart voice to speak up. When it came to making business decisions, I labeled my heart as “weak, too emotional and unreliable” and my mind as “strong”. I was leading from my head. 

Towards the end of last year, I came across a quote by Andrew Bennett stating that “the longest journey you’ll ever take is the one back from your head to your heart”. These words resonated with me, although not until I actually arrived at my destination of that journey. It was through my enrollment in the iPEC coaching program to become a certified professional coach that I would allow myself to get out of my head and into my heart. 

Then I learned about holistic thinking; which is taking the head and heart concept even a step further by inviting intuition to the party! Imagine the possibilities when you tap into your superpowers and combine your head (logic), your heart (emotion), AND your intuition at the same time for a whole, complete picture of whatever lies within and before you. BOOM. Mind-blowing stuff!

In the corporate world utilizing your heart and your intuition is frequently frowned upon, especially by those who believe that the truth can only be found in numbers. I numbed my holistic thinking for decades. I believe that I tapped into it between the age of 18 and 22. I had finished high school, had a delay in my career start due to spine surgery, recovered, and went to France to be an Au-pair. I followed my heart. I also felt intuitively at that time that my future was outside of Germany and that I was destined for great things in my life and my career.  

All of my visions have become reality. In hindsight, I believe that I fought for much of what I wanted, instead of tapping into my super-powers of holistic leadership. So, what is the key take-away? Get out of your head and tap into your heart. Better yet, listen to your head, your heart, and your intuition. Observe what comes through. You don’t have to share it with anyone, but people may notice the change in you. Maybe you can influence those who don’t currently believe that they too have the gift of this secret super-power of holistic leadership, and if they are willing to do the work, they can access it too. 

Good luck on your journey to the greatest success and happiness you can imagine! I’ll be right by your side, cheering you on.