Seven years ago I hit rock bottom - broke, out of work, couch surfing with friends (aka basically homeless), crippling back pain I couldn't afford to treat, and stuck in toxic romantic & friend relationships. I realized that I needed to follow my intuition if I wanted to become who I wanted to be. I made a deal with my intuition to start following it's wisdom, even when it was hard.
In the beginning, that meant taking action that felt out of character, but over time I learned what parts of “me” were actually false personality traits I used to make other people happy or play it safe. Now when I act on intuition, I have complete confidence every time that it is 100% authentic me.