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According to our guests, decision-making boils down to being honest with yourself (Jack), taking a moment to pause (Lisa), and assessing the situation, rationally but also emotionally (Fallon).
Fallon, Lisa, and Jack share the best decisions they ever made, their philosophies on personal and professional decision-making, and so much more.
Why People Have Trouble Making Decisions
- Jack: So many external and internal factors can impact someone’s decisions. You can tell when someone is passionate about their decisions
- Lisa: Society’s view of success. People need the concentrate more on being, rather than the doing
- Fallon: Fear. People are afraid of making the wrong decision
How to Make Decisions
- Fallon: Go through a series of questions.
- Start with what is the issue you are trying to solve? What’s the real problem? Do I actually need to make a decision?
- What is the outcome? The real objective?
- What are the alternatives? What alternative am I ruling out?
- What are my perceived consequences? Are these real consequences?
- Do I have all the information I need? What do I need to do? How much risk can I bare?
- Jack: Think about these questions:
- What could be done?
- What should be done?
- What must be done?
- Lisa: Use sticky notes for getting things out of your head and moving things around. Look for the things you can do that will move you towards your goal. Also, figure out what success looks like, and move toward that.
Making Decisions #GoalChatLive
Also, check out the full GoalChatLive conversation in the Twitter Moments Recap.
Goals from our Guests
- Jack: Write out in detail what want your life to look like in 2, 5 years
- Lisa: Create a habit of “pause”
- Fallon: Create a space for full honesty and gift yourself a powerful question: “What decision are you trying to avoid making?”
- Bonus Goal: Simplify your personal life; leave the decisions to your professional life
Final Thoughts
- Lisa: Understand that when we feel better, we do better
- Fallon: Listen to your heart
- Jack: Try to live life by design, not default
Links
- Learn more about Fallon Cryer and beedance, Lisa Danforth, and Jack Griffin and FoodFinder
- Connect with Fallon Cryer, Lisa Danforth, and Jack Griffin on LinkedIn
- Watch Deb’s TEDx on The Magic of Your Motto
- Read about Directed Journaling for decision-making
- Learn more about Goals with DEB and Deb’s Goal Strategy for Event Attendees
- Get your copy of my latest book, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group.
How do you make decisions? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
Next week, we are talking about Getting Interviewed. Join the Twitter chat on Sunday, September 18, at 7pm PT on Twitter. Then, on Monday, September 19, at 4pm PT, my #GoalChatLive guests include Julie Fry and Anastasia Lipske.
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