Why decision making is so difficult for many?
In the last, over five years I have seen many struggles when it comes to making a decision.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu. The first step is never physical. It is entirely mental. The first step is a decision. A decision to commit. A decision to act. If we never make this decision, we will never do. The word decision comes from Latin and it literally means “to cut off”. By making a decision, we effectively cut out all other possibilities. We make them inaccessible. Remove them from the equation. They are no longer open to us.
This sudden loss of options, the fear that we might make the wrong decision and choose incorrectly, holds us as a prisoner. Indecision reigns, and in its wake we are left shackled. Unable to move forward, unable to go back. We succumb to analysis paralysis. This is where discontentment appears. Because, like a shark, we humans drown when we’re not moving forward. We drown in discontentment and frustration and melancholy. You need to be moving forward. And as Lao Tzu reminds us, you cannot move forward without first making a decision.
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu. The first step is never physical. It is entirely mental. The first step is a decision. A decision to commit. A decision to act. If we never make this decision, we will never do. The word decision comes from Latin and it literally means “to cut off”. By making a decision, we effectively cut out all other possibilities. We make them inaccessible. Remove them from the equation. They are no longer open to us.
This sudden loss of options, the fear that we might make the wrong decision and choose incorrectly, holds us as a prisoner. Indecision reigns, and in its wake we are left shackled. Unable to move forward, unable to go back. We succumb to analysis paralysis. This is where discontentment appears. Because, like a shark, we humans drown when we’re not moving forward. We drown in discontentment and frustration and melancholy. You need to be moving forward. And as Lao Tzu reminds us, you cannot move forward without first making a decision.
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
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