It’s time to make a true decision

Decision making is something that comes up often in coaching sessions.

A lot of clients get stuck on making decisions because the “how” feels unclear. There are too many unknowns.

Here are some examples:

• I want to start a business but I don't know how to build my website.

• I want to change jobs but I don't know exactly what I want to do next.

• I want to leave my marriage but I don't know if I'll ever find another relationship.

• I want to move to a new city but I don't know how I'll meet friends.

• I want to work on my creative passion but I don't know how I'll make money doing it.

Because these unknowns are scary, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of avoidance.

We put off decisions because we don't know exactly how they’ll play out.

Why it’s always better to decide

Paused decisions accumulate and create congestion in our minds and bodies. They build and build until we feel overwhelmed and exhausted.

We tend to under estimate the power of making a decision. Just the act of deciding can be a force of change.

I'm not even talking about taking any action yet. Just deciding is so powerful.

For a decision to be a force for change, it needs to be a true decision.

My favorite definition of a true decision is Tony Robbins’s. I love it so much that I have it written on an index card in my office. I share it with clients and people in my life multiple times a week:

“Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.”

Cutting yourself off from any other possibility!

If you truly decide to do something, it’s simply not an option for the unknowns to derail you. You’re doing it.

If obstacles get in your way, you find solutions.

If people judge you, you stand firm in your belief.

If fear shows up (because it will), you accept it and push through anyway.

Want to change your life?

Make true decisions more often.