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Decisions Made Easy
Have you ever struggled with decision-making because you love all the cool things you could do? It is hard to decide between two things we'd love to do. It is even harder to choose one out of many things. We have to decide due to time limitations. Learn 5 helpful steps on how to make deciding easier.
Decisions are NOT Always Easy
We can only do some at a time. That's a fact because time is limited for all of us. After some time, we get nervous because we realize that we have to skip some tasks. A common reaction towards this feeling is that you cannot move. Then you get paralyzed and stop doing anything. You can imagine that getting stuck does not help get rid of stress. So, you'd better decide and go for the things you want to do. If you don't choose, you'll get trapped in weak decisions.
The Problem of Weak Decisions
Weak decisions are those where you need to figure out if you want them or not. So, the weak decisions stay in your unconscious and increase the weight on your shoulders. Reducing projects and tasks is the best possibility to solve the problem of weak choices. Then, you usually have to decide what to keep and what to let go. Choosing which task to skip and making the decision is hard. Falling behind most of the time is even more challenging. It's so hard to realize that we cannot do anything and to admit that there isn't unlimited time for everything.
Take Care of Your Workload
Take care of yourself and reduce your overall work amount. It is crucial not to burn out, so you can achieve more. Staying energized is essential for every part of your life, whether it's relationships or work. The decision-making process starts after the realization that you have to choose. What project should you quit? What is essential and worth the time? Will you regret leaving? Emotions show up with answering such questions.
The following few steps will help you find out what you want. They allow you to decide what to leave and get rid of. The life-connect journal enables you to get more clarity.
5 Tips For Your Decision-Making Process
1. Declutter Your Mind
An open and accessible mind is helpful when deciding about many projects or tasks. We recommend journalling to get clear about what matters to you. Journalling declutters the reason, and this helps prevent bad feelings. Then you can start thinking rather than getting stuck due to the overwhelming feeling. An excellent way to declutter your mind is morning pages. These two or three pages are for your personal use only. Write down anything that comes to your mind.
2. Set up Priorities
Lists are great tools for decisions. The good old pros-and-cons list is excellent for setting up your preparations, which helps to decide. At life-connect, we love to have lists for anything. With a list of pros and cons, you can see which side outweighs, which allows you to decide. Priorities are part of taking charge of your life. Read more about how to take charge of your life here.
3. Rank Your Priorities
Step three helps you to bring your priorities in a hierarchical order. You can see what is most vital for you and what isn't. Then think about the value you ascribe to each item. The highest priority with the highest value should stay. Rankings help you to get clear about what matters to you. Be aware to use your time for the real important things — those that are important for you and not for others.
4. Decide
After the first three steps, you finally have to decide.
At this stage, you can see what you want and how much you want. Keep the items that are important for you and skip the ones that are not so important. You can store the not-so-important things on a waiting list for later. Save them for later so you won't regret dropping them too much. Saving entries encourages decisions because you know you can return to decreased ideas.
5. Stick to Your Decision
It is critical for your forthcoming that you stick to your decision. You need to train your mindset and create the habit of sticking to your choices. It makes you trustworthy for yourself and others, and you get more confident if you do what you say you'll do. Sticking to your decision empowers you. Your unconscious gets the impulse that you are trustworthy. So, decisions can increase your self-confidence as a positive side effect.
Life-connect Coaching can support your decision-making and a lot more. Claim your free 45 min discovery call here!
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