Making decisions can be so overwhelming sometimes. When there are too many choices and possible outcomes it can be difficult to narrow it down to one.
The fear of missing out on something better is often at the root of indecision. Every time one choice is made, it leaves the other ones on the table. What if they were the correct ones? What if the one you picked was completely wrong?
The only thing to do when faced with multiple choices is to gather as much information as possible and then make a decision. Do something. If it doesn’t work out then there will be other options at that time.
Hopefully after you make the decision and see what happens after that, you learn from it and are in a better position to make wiser decisions going forward. Life is basically a process of trial and error.
Sometimes we think that by making a decision it will end up being the only thing that we can do from that point on. That isn’t always true. If you move away from somewhere or leave a job, sometimes you can go back if you want to.
Most decisions don’t usually end up being exactly what we thought they would be anyways. Sometimes they turn out better, and sometimes not. That’s the fun of life. In each moment we are making decisions that will shape our future.
When you eat something, it might be supporting better health or not. That is a choice you make and it is your right to do so. One way or another your body will become the sum of everything that you feed it and the way you treat it.
Just don’t wake up one day and blame everyone around you for where you are if it isn’t where you want to be.
When I decide to make a bet, I use all of the available information as best I can to make a decision. Right or wrong, I always learn from the outcome. I like to think that my decision-making process gets better as I go.
But there can be times when we feel like we can’t make the right decision. It helps to be aware of what we are doing and not go through things without thinking. Mindlessness doesn’t support our desire to change our current circumstance.
Leaving a relationship or a job is a choice, sometimes one you make willingly but other times it might be the only option that seems possible at the time. The best thing to do if forced to make a decision is not to look back afterwards. Regret is never a productive emotion. Accepting where you are now and acting from that place is much more powerful than trying to go back to something that is no longer there.
Life is a process of starts and stops. Sometimes things flow easily, and other times they most definitely do not. The key is to remain as neutral as you can through all of it and know that whatever things look like today, they will change.
By focusing on what you want, each day you can take steps to get there. Life is going to pass by whether you are moving in a direction you wish to go or standing still – either way time goes on.
Be happy if you are in a place where you have many options, because sometimes there will seem like there is no choice, or only one. Pick the one you think is the best and go forward from there.
Today’s thoughts make tomorrow’s reality. Do the best you can with where you are now, and always reach for the future you wish to have.