Have you ever tried to put together a jigsaw puzzle without the picture of the finished product?
Sure, you can start with the edge pieces…
You’ll end up with a frame.
But then what?
That whole middle part gets pretty challenging.
Because without a reference point—without knowing what you’re actually building toward—you’re left guessing.
Trying pieces.
Forcing connections.
Hoping something fits.
This photo is of a beautiful puzzle I was given for my birthday by Little Wins—Wendy and William’s daughter, Winfrey.
And it got me thinking about intuition.
Because when it comes to creating anything in your life…
Intuition is what helps you put the pieces together.
But only if you give it something to work with.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been breaking down intuition as your internal GPS.
In Issue 010, we defined what intuition actually is—and what it isn’t.
In Issue 011, we explored how focus trains it.
In Issue 012, we looked at how emotion activates it.
And now we complete the picture.
Because intuition doesn’t just require clarity…
It requires time investment.
One of the biggest misconceptions about intuition is that…
If you just get quiet enough,
or tap into the right space…
The answers will simply appear.
And while intuition can feel instantaneous…
It doesn’t work in a vacuum.
It needs raw material.
It needs information.
It needs experience.
It needs exposure.
Because intuition’s job is to bridge the gap between where you are… and where you want to go.
But if there are no pieces available…
There’s nothing to connect.
When we talk about investing your time, we’re not just talking about working harder.
We’re talking about how you intentionally build the puzzle.
Because if you don’t gather the pieces…
You can’t complete the picture.
And most people are trying to “intuit” their way forward…
Without ever doing the work required to give intuition something to operate on.
They’re waiting for clarity—
Instead of creating it.
There are three primary ways to invest your time so intuition can actually work.
You have to study.
You have to learn.
You have to understand the domain you’re trying to grow in.
That might look like:
Reading
Training
Coaching
Watching
Listening
Not randomly…
Intentionally.
Because this is one set of puzzle pieces.
Understanding something doesn’t change your life.
Applied information does.
You have to be in action.
Trying things.
Testing things.
Failing.
Adjusting.
Refining.
You’re not just learning—
You’re developing core competencies.
And it’s through that process that your brain starts to recognize patterns.
That’s when intuition starts to kick in.
Think about it in sports.
Michael Jordan didn’t become Michael Jordan by thinking about basketball.
Tom Brady didn’t become Tom Brady by visualizing throws.
They had vision.
But they also put in the reps.
Hours.
Days.
Years.
They gave their mind something to work with.
This is the piece most people skip.
You have to place yourself in environments that reflect what you want to create.
Not someday.
Now.
I put myself in environments like this.
I walked through homes I couldn’t afford yet.
I worked with realtors.
I visited clients who were living at a level I wanted to understand.
Not to impress anyone.
To expose myself to it.
Because your brain needs something tangible.
It needs to see it.
To feel it.
To experience it.
So it can understand what the “finished puzzle” actually looks like.
If you want to build wealth—
Spend time with people who have done it.
If you want a different relationship—
Get around people who are living at the level of relationship you want for yourself.
If you want something different…
You have to step into the environment of that represents the difference.
Because once you’ve experienced it—
Even briefly—
Your nervous system starts to recognize it as real.
And now intuition has something to work with.
So when you combine everything we’ve covered in this series:
Vision gives you direction.
Focus tells your system what to pay attention to.
Emotion tells your system how important it is.
And time investment…
Gives your system the pieces for intuition to put together.
Because at the end of the day—
Intuition isn’t magic.
It’s a system.
And that system works best when you give it:
Clear direction
Consistent focus
Emotional alignment
And real-world input
Most people don’t lack intuition.
They lack input.
They’re not studying the right things.
They’re not taking enough action.
They’re not placing themselves in the right environments.
So the system has nothing to work with.
And then they wonder why they feel stuck.
But when you shift this—
When you start investing your time intentionally—
Something changes.
You stop guessing.
You start seeing.
You start knowing.
Because now your intuition has something to assemble.
This wraps our four-part series on intuition.
But really… it’s just the beginning.
Because understanding this is one thing.
Training it is another.
And that’s exactly what we’re doing at the
Power of Intuition Virtual Intensive
Saturday, May 2 – Sunday, May 3
10a–12p & 2–4p MT each day
This is where we take everything we’ve covered—
Vision
Focus
Emotion
Time Investment
—and actually train it.
Live.
In real time.
So it’s not just something you understand…
It’s something you can use.
And it’s not too late to join us.
If you prefer to learn in different formats, you can also find
The Connection Fix on YouTube
or on The Connection Fix Podcast.
However you train best—use that.
Before I wrap, take a moment and reflect on this:
If intuition is trying to bridge the gap between where you are… and where you want to go—
What “pieces” have you actually been giving it?
Have you been:
Studying?
Taking action?
Putting yourself in the right environments?
Or have you been waiting for clarity… without creating it?
If you’re willing, send me an email and share one place where you know it’s time to invest your time differently.
That one shift might be the missing piece.
More soon.
Have a great rest of your day, and I’ll look forward to connecting again next week.
Joey