Does your judgment process involve Intuition?
Kent Jacobson,a.k.a. "Mr. Success"

This may sound like an odd topic to discuss, but I believe a large part of your decision making process is intuitive (feeling). Let me try to explain this relationship by defining two words; Intuitive and Feeling.

Intuitive 1.  spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency. 2. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
Feeling  1. physical sensation derived from one of several  physical senses (touch, smell, sight, taste and hearing).
How does this information relate to our judgment process?  We like to believe the outcome of our decisions is based on three premises; fact, observation and experience. I think there is a fourth called intuition, or intuitive feeling.  Think about your decision process and how you arrive at the decision point. I think you will agree, there is a lot of intuition (gut feeling) we tend categorize as experience.  One example everyday situation is related to the hiring decision process occurring everyday.  As a hiring manager, you are required to choose future employees based on a 3-5 minute interview process and a data sheet provided to you by the applicant. Tell me they this is not a process of making a decision based on first impressions and intuitive feelings with a little bit of data presented.

My point is this.  Do not disregard your intuition, rather use it to your advantage and rely on it. Certainly there will be times when you make a "wrong" decision, but this is still better than no decision at all. Evaluate your decision making process, understand what you require in the way of information and trust your intuition. Ask people you respect about their decision making process.   I believe this self evaluation can be one of the most beneficial areas to explore. The result should assist you in confidently making decisions when confronted by complex or difficult situations.  Learn from wrong decisions, understand them and accept the consequences.  You will make many more correct decisions than poor ones on your journey towards success.