Every decision we make shapes our days and ultimately our life.
"We are granted only one life and it is up to us to decide to let circumstances shape our existence or alternatively to act, and in so doing, live intensely."
Omar Nelson Bradley.
Since you woke up this morning you have taken hundreds of babies decisions, more or less important decisions, but which inevitably influenced your day and perhaps will also affect the days to come.
Every decision we make, even the most trivial, has consequences.
Becoming aware of this can make us uncomfortable at first and even make us stiffen, losing naturalness in our choices and falling into indecision. But the reality is that being aware of the small-big decisions we make every day puts in our hands aenormous power.
This article is meant to remind you of this great power and how to best use it. In particular, he wants to make you think about 3 elements that can help you make your decisions more effective, that is ...
when i decided
As mentioned, not all decisions have the same importance: there are some decisions that are undoubtedly more important than others; but there are also times of the day when making the right decisions is more important than at other times.
La morning it is one of these moments.
Making the right decisions in the first moments following your awakening is a guarantee to give the best direction to your day.
It is no coincidence that the expression "waking up on the wrong foot" is often used. The more or less conscious habits that mark the first hour of our day, in fact, determine the quality of the remaining hours. You do not believe me? Try to guess what the morning habit was that made me find again energy, motivation e good mood and of which I speak between the lines of this article.
How do you decide
The moment you make a decision (the "When") can affect the pace you give to your days, but it is by no means a guarantee of correct decisions!
In my experience, the way we decide (the "How") plays a fundamental role in shaping our existence. Take a moment and think about the last 5 decisions you have made. How did you get them?
- Did you decide under the rule of fear or to rule the fear?
- Did you decide driven by the pursuit of pleasure or happiness?
- Did you decide guided by a bad habit or a good habit?
- Did you decide under the pressure of an asshole or thanks to the push of a sincere friend?
Whatever way you made your decisions, just being aware of them will help you make better decisions next time. At the next decision, stop for 2 seconds and decide how to decide. You are the commander in chief.
What do you decide
Sometimes deciding weighs so heavily on us that we prefer not to decide at all.
Did we escape it ?! With the cactus!
Paradoxically, even not deciding is in itself a decision; to be precise, the worst of decisions. Not deciding, in fact, means letting circumstances and others decide for you. Do you want to live your life this way? Take a seat, however kindly, close the web page of the Blog GetPersonalGrowth: the blog has a very strict anti-bankruptcy policy!
In short, whether you want it or not every time you are at a crossroads, you will inevitably take a path: life does not stop.
What to decide is your responsibility, and often you will have to decide between 2 simple ways:
- Act.
- Procrastinate.
What have you decided to do today?
