Making decisions

The Holistic Career Change Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the often undervalued skill of making decisions.
The reason why I talk about this in a career change setting is because your success in a new fulfilling, meaningful purpose-driven career or business will quite literally depend on your ability to make a decision regarding the new path you’re about to commit to.

These are the questions I'd like to invite you to journal on to master the decision-making skill:
1. List all the facts (neutral circumstances) & the drama (your thoughts about circumstances) around this decision. List these separately.
2. What am I afraid will happen if I say YES to this decision & commit to it? What are the consequences I'm afraid of? What will be the consequences of NOT making this decision? What will be the cost and risk of not committing to this?
3. Feel the feelings that arise when you think about saying yes and saying no to this decision. What comes up when you feel the associated feelings in each scenario?
4. Go to the worst-case scenario intentionally. What does my worst-case scenario look like? Get as specific as possible and then ask yourself how you would problem solve for each of those scenarios. Write out all the solutions & create backup plans for your backup plans.
5. What would I do if I believed I can't make a wrong decision? How is me committing to this decision the BEST decision for my future?
6. Before making a decision, ask yourself - am I regulated? Is my nervous system activated? Have I filled my inner resources (water, food, rest)? Am I calm and grounded?
7. Tune into the wisdom of your body - what is the visceral response when you think about saying yes to this decision vs saying no to it?
8. If you feel stuck between two hard decisions - ask yourself what is the third option here. What is a win-win scenario that I may be overlooking?
9. Additional prompts:
-Would I make this decision if the results I'm after were guaranteed? Where am I not believing results are guaranteed? Who do I think is responsible for creating results?
-What is the opportunity cost of this decision? If I’m saying no to this opportunity, what am I saying yes to and vice versa?
-What emotion am I trying to avoid by saying yes/no?
-What would my future self say about this decision in 10/20 years and why? What would he/she do?
-What decision will move me closer to who I want to be in this world?
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