Decide to make better decisions

If you want your life to get better, then decide to make better decisions.

Decisions create outcomes.

Are you happy with yours?

Albert Camus said, “We are the sum of all our choices.”

Yup. But, what if we are less than thrilled with the choices we’ve made? What if our circumstances are way less than thrilling because of said choices?

Perhaps those results have given you that once-bitten-twice-shy kind of mindset. I’m here to tell you that can all change in an instant. Because decision-making is all about this one thing. Find out how to empower yourself with it in today’s Baby Step.

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BABY STEP

How does one become better at decision-making? One word…

CONFIDENCE

Because if you don’t believe in your own decisions, how do you expect anybody else to? Your inner knowing is not just a state of mind, it’s a vibe you radiate out to all the world. People sense it.

In yesterday’s DDD message (sign up HERE if you’re not already getting them) I asked you to ponder this question:

If I could change one decision I’ve made, what would it be? Why?

My follow-up question is this:

Were you confident when you made that decision?

Because if you truly believed you were doing the right thing at the time, then you did the right thing at the time.

Hindsight is tricky. We look back and say, “I should have________.” But maybe you couldn’t. Maybe you weren’t ready or prepared. Either way, you still managed to do something. You still got through it.

Today’s Baby Step will take you through the process of deciding to make better decisions now which will create a much better experience later:

• The not-so-good news is we can’t time-travel to change that decision, no matter how many times we watch Back to the Future.

• The good news is we can give ourselves grace for doing our best because that was our best at the time. It’s just like looking back at our fashion sense in high school – we may cringe now but at the time we thought we were as cool as Joan Jett.

• The better news is that right now we can change how we feel about that decision and accept it for what it is – a decision. It wasn’t a devious plot concocted by the Cosmos to ruin our lives.

• The awesome news is we can improve how we make future decisions. Hopefully, we’ve learned whatever lesson we needed to learn so we can use that knowledge to move on. It’s like taking life’s SAT.

• The best news ever is that we can exponentially enhance our future with one teeny, tiny, confident decision we make today! Let's GO!!! (#bend it like Beckham)

So, what’ll it be? What’s the outcome you want in 60 days?

Don’t stress out! I can already hear you worrying about what to decide! Please understand…

There is no perfect decision. There is only your current decision. Whatever you decide, you can always decide again and again and again.

Just remember it only takes one little decision now to open you up to a world of possibilities and circumstances and resources that will lead to a mind-blowing transformation later. With certainty, you’re sending out a signal that says,

“I’m ready, Universe! Bring it on!”

So, embrace this life-changing Baby Step and do one thing today:

Decide who you want to be in 60 days. And decide it with confidence.

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