Why do business owners and politicians believe in fortune telling?

It may come as a surprise, but many business owners and politicians believe in fortune telling.

This time, why do business owners believe in fortune telling? How are you using it? I would like to talk about this.

One of the reasons for this is that due to my position, I have many problems that I cannot discuss with others.

For example, in personnel selection, there is only one person to hire, but there are two applicants with similar careers and skills, and it is difficult to make a logical decision.

In this case, it seems that fortune-telling is actually used to hire someone with good fortune.

Of course, we do not rely on fortune-telling to make personnel decisions, but there seem to be many cases in which personnel decisions are made while referring to the results of fortune-telling.

Do future-oriented people like fortune telling?

Another thing that can be mentioned is that they are ``future-oriented.''

For example, no matter how much market research you conduct and elaborate business plans and strategies, you won't know whether your business will succeed or fail until you put it into practice.

Also, humans are creatures with emotions. When trying to persuade someone, no matter how good you are logically, it will be difficult to convince someone if they are lacking emotionally.

In this way, people will never make decisions or be convinced based on logic alone.

Consulting with experts such as tax advisors, accountants, and consultants can be considered a "rational" action.

However, there may be times when you are not 100% convinced, as you may wonder, ``Are those ideas and decisions really okay?'' When faced with an unknown problem where you cannot confirm the results unless you implement it, you may not have confidence in your own ideas and decisions, and you will often feel worried and anxious.

Therefore, we use fortune-telling, which can be called a supernatural power, to solve ``unknown'' problems that cannot be solved by logic alone, such as ``you won't know until you do it.'' Could this be called ``emotional'' behavior?

Even if you are able to solve the logical part of making a decision by consulting with a specialist such as a tax advisor, accountant, or consultant, you may not be able to receive support or help with the psychological and emotional burden you face on a daily basis. There may be cases where the issue has not been resolved.

Furthermore, human beings are reluctant to reveal their true feelings until they can trust that the other person truly cares about them.

They only talk about what they think and think, and don't try to talk about the deeper parts, such as their weak voices or their true feelings.

There are several reasons, but the most common ones are shame and pride. In other cases, you may receive "unnecessary advice" or "unnecessary evaluation" when you just want to listen.

We often learn how to "speak well" at school or work, but we don't often learn how to "listen well."

Even though the other person simply wants to be heard, when we consult or listen to what another person has to say, we tend to listen through the filter of our own values ​​and end up giving advice or evaluating the other person. Haven't you?

Therefore, I think we are afraid of being judged and advised by others, and instead of exposing our weaknesses and true feelings to others, we keep them bottled up.

It can be inferred that managers and politicians, due to their positions, have few people to whom they can talk openly and honestly.

Due to its nature, fortune-telling allows you to express your own weaknesses and make it easier for you to consult with your true feelings.

And since fortune-telling is about predicting a good future, in terms of being ``future-oriented,'' it can be said that fortune-telling is a good match for managers who are always conscious of the company's sales and profits.