Uncertainty, Experience and Intuition
Serial entrepreneurs have a unique capacity for uncertainty. They recognize uncertainty for what it really is – opportunity. Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Uncertainty presents us an opportunity to work through something with an unpredictable outcome. The more you embrace these experiences and gain insight into them, the better able you are to weather uncertainty in the future. The beauty of repeatedly experiencing uncertainty is that it trains the mind to slow things down in order to focus. Great jazz musicians, athletes, traders and martial artists often speak of this slow motion ability, and how, amidst apparent chaos, it allows them that extra split second to pay attention to the singular important thing at a given moment and respond. Intuition encapsulates the entirety of our experiences and wisdom into an instantaneous reflex reaction for successful execution. The more you experience uncertainty, the better your intuition becomes.
