Intuition: The Missing Intelligence High Achievers

Learn to LISTEN. Intuition speaks quietly, but it speaks first.

High achievers pride themselves on logic, strategy, and analysis. It’s how they’ve built careers, led teams, survived adversity, and solved impossible problems. But for many, there comes a moment when logic alone stops working.

The decisions look good on paper. They’re sensible, rational, and efficient — and yet something in the body says, No.

Intuition.

Most ignore that part.

They were taught to override it. To think harder. To power through. To “be practical.”

But here’s the truth:

Somewhere along the way, they disconnected from their intuition — the quiet intelligence of heart and body.

And without it, even the smartest decisions fall flat.

The High Achiever’s Blind Spot

As a high-achiever you grew up in high-pressure environments — military, athletics, corporate leadership, first responder culture — you likely learned to rely on your mind over everything else.

You became cerebral.

Efficient.

Logical.

Predictable under stress.

But intuition requires something different:

stillness, presence, and the courage to feel what’s there.

So high achievers make decisions that check every logical box… and then wonder why their lives still feel misaligned.

Ever thought deeply about a big decision, analyzed it from every angle, made the “smart” move — and still ended up unhappy?

You didn’t fail.

You left out your heart.

Your heart often knows before your mind can explain.

The Body Knows Long Before the Mind Understands

There is a moment — quiet, subtle — where your body signals truth.

A tightening in your gut.A weight in your chest.A sense of dread or contraction.Or its opposite: expansion, ease, clarity, openness.

Research from neuroscience and interoception studies shows that the body often detects patterns long before the conscious mind interprets them. You feel the answer before you know the answer.

This is why:

• The job that looks perfect on paper feels wrong.

• The relationship everyone approves of still feels off.

• The “safe” choice drains you slowly over time.

• The exciting opportunity terrifies you but feels alive.

Your intuition isn’t random.

It's wisdom filtered through physiology.

When your mind pulls one way and your intuition pulls another, pause — alignment begins by noticing the split.

When Decisions Feel Forced, They Usually Are

If your body tightens — pay attention.If you need to talk yourself into it — pause.If you’re overriding that whisper inside — you already know.

High achievers often convince themselves into misaligned decisions because they mistake discomfort for growth.

But here’s the distinction:

Growth feels uncomfortable.Misalignment feels constricting.

Your body knows the difference instantly.

When you lead yourself with clarity and truth, your relationships begin to feel the difference.

What Did It Feel Like? A Question That Changes Everything

Think back to the biggest decisions of your life:

• The ones that went beautifully

• The ones that fell apart

• The ones that changed your direction

• The ones you regret

• The ones that saved you

Ask one question:“What did it feel like?”

Chances are:

The decisions that turned out well carried a sense of openness, rightness, or calm beneath the fear. The ones that failed felt forced, heavy, or tight — even if they made perfect sense at the time.

Intuition doesn’t scream.

It whispers.

And most high achievers have forgotten how to listen.

When your heart, mind, and body finally align, life opens in ways force never could.

Alignment Happens When Heart, Mind, and Body Agree

The best decisions come from the intersection of:

• Logic (mind)

• Intuition (heart)

• Somatic signals (body)

When these three align, you feel it.There’s a grounded confidence.A knowing.A calm readiness.

This is also why so many high performers stay in corporate jobs that drain their soul:

“It pays well.”

“It’s stable.”

“I’d be crazy to leave.”

“This is what I’m supposed to do.”

Maybe. But what’s the tradeoff?

Sleep?

Health?

Joy?

Presence with your family?

Your sense of self?

Your life force?

Every “safe” choice comes with an invisible cost.

And intuition is the part of you that keeps track of what you’re silently giving away.

If You Want a Life That Feels Right, You Must Learn to Listen Inside

Not every decision should come from emotion.Not every signal should steer your future.

But if you never include your intuition, you are living at one-third of your available intelligence.

In my coaching practice, I help high achievers reconnect with:

• Their internal signals

• Their emotional truth

• Their nervous system cues

• The deeper knowledge beneath intellect

Not instead of logic — but in addition to it.

When your heart, body, and mind finally agree, decisions feel different.Life feels different.

You feel different.

That’s alignment.

About Jay

I’m Jay Glaspy, a transformational life and leadership coach based in the Haymarket–Gainesville area and serving clients nationwide. As a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, I bring a grounded, experience-driven approach to helping high performers realign their lives from the inside out. I coach executives, veterans, athletes, and driven professionals in embodied leadership, lifestyle design, and identity alignment so they can build a life they don’t need to escape from. My work blends practical systems with mindful, presence-based leadership. After navigating my own seasons of challenge, recovery, and reinvention, I now help others create clarity, stability, and a way of living that feels honest and sustainable.

Let's connect: jay@commandperformancecoaching.com

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