How Would You Know If You’re Making Decisions That Suck?

Do you regret the decisions that you’re making?

Do you end up choosing what you don’t want, and getting what you don’t want as well?

We all make decisions in the moment, but when we know we’re making a mistake, why follow through, instead of course correcting?

Granted, you can never be a hundred percent sure about the result, but what about the process that will get you as close as possible to the result that you want?

How would you know if you’re making decisions that suck?

 

Don’t have a process

I used to make decisions on the fly, but that didn’t work out so well.

I just whatever I felt like doing.

I didn’t have a process when making decisions.  I wasn’t thinking about anything, and just made decisions on the spot.

That can be a good thing, or a bad thing.

It’s good that you’re able to make decisions right away, instantaneously.  The best decisions made this way are a product of experience, and hours invested in learning what works and what doesn’t.

So you see, even decisions made on the spot, aren’t really just made on the spot, with no prior knowledge or experience.

When that happens, you don’t really know what’s going to happen, and you just hope for the best.

If you want to make better decisions, you’ve got to have a process when you go about making them.

You think about what’s important, and what needs to happen, considering what you have and what you can do.

What needs to be considered when you make a decision?

 

What are you anchoring on?

What are the ingredients that go into you making your decision?

What are you basing your decision on, and is it clear?

When we make decisions, we have to base it on what is undeniably clear, undeniably real for us, and not based on our assumptions, fears, and possible misunderstandings.

I’ve found myself in situations where I was making decisions based on what I assumed to be true, on my interpretations of where I found myself in.

I thought my friends didn’t like me, so I turned away from them.

I thought I would fail and have no chance of making it, so I didn’t study.

All based on information and what was unclear.

Base your decisions on what is clear, what is undeniably real.

Face reality.

 

What’s influencing you right now?

When you don’t have a process, and you’re not anchored on what is clear and undeniable, it becomes easy to give in to what’s currently influencing you, right now.

What’s in your face, and happening in the situation, even though it’s not important to you, and it’s something you don’t want to even be a part of.

But there are things that are urgent right now, and they clamor and demand your attention.  They might seem important, but they really aren’t

They’re the distractions in your life, in making your decision, and if you’re not clear on what’s important to you, it’s more likely you’ll give in to the distractions of the current moment.

Which means there’s a bigger chance your decision, will likely suck.

What’s influencing you right now?  Is it fear?  other emotions?  Pressure from other relationships?

Recognize them, so you can put them in their proper place.

 

Timing

There is a right timing to everything, and the same goes for the decisions you make.

And generally, the sooner you make a decision, the sooner you can get on with your life, make change happen, and get going.

But, that’s if you’ve already considered what’s important to you, and what result you want.

Which probably means you’re taking too long making the decision, because you try to consider every possibility, and find out as much as you can, to the point of trying to be perfect and not making a mistake.

But you will make a mistake.  It’s up to you to learn and correct it.

There is no other way around it.

The faster you make decisions, the more time you have to change and correct mistakes.

And the more time to enjoy the fruits of your decision.

Don’t make decisions that suck.

And keep making decisions that help you, and heal you.

And it doesn’t have to be a decision to act.

It can be a decision to wait.  Choosing to do nothing is a decision.

But you always have to choose.

The longer you wait, the sooner it all slips away.

 

How do you make decisions that don’t suck?  Please share in the comments and let me know!