How Can I Make
Good Decisions?

Different questions

The question 'how can I make good decisions?' can be asked in different ways to give different answers.

How can I make good decisions?

You make lots of decisions every day. Some of these you may consider bad decisions. We don't need to go over those again! Some you consider good, occasionally you make great decisions.

Think about one of the great decisions you have made. One of those decisions where, coming up to it, you already knew which choice you were going to make. You knew as you were making the decision that it was a good decision. And even thinking back on it, there are still positive consequences and you know for sure you made the right choice.

Got one? Great. Now you know you can make good decisions.

How can I make good decisions?

In order for you to make good decisions, you have to know who you are. By this I don't necessarily mean that you have to be able to say who you are. But you do need some way of knowing! A trustworthy method is to have a deep felt sense in your body/system that lets you know who you are.

How can I make good decisions?

We've established that you can, and you know who you are. Now you're ready to consider the process of making decisions. This is the doing part that stems from your being.

Remember that successful people move in the direction of Be - Do - Have. Be who you want to be. Then learn to do the things necessary so you can have what you want.

This is the stage where you decide what you want and choose between the various options available to you, or even create new options.

How can I make good decisions?

So what constitutes a good decision? At what stage will you know whether it's a good or a bad decision?

It all depends at the stage of the process at which you are asking the question. It also depends on the criteria you're using to evaluate your decision.

Next question

Okay. So there's some answers to the question about whether you can make good decisions. The next question, of course, is how do I make good decisions consistently and easily?

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