The Four Hidden Powers in Decision

The Four Hidden Powers in Decision

We all have decisions to make. Some decisions are easy while others are agonizingly hard. Some decisions have little consequence. Other decisions might affect generations to come. Nonetheless there is power in making a decision.

I’m an attorney. Some time ago I represented someone and to help this person out with her defense we hired an expert psychologist to examine her and to write a report. I received the report and read it. Although it has been some time since I last read the report, one particular sentence in it has stayed in my mind. The psychologist stated that my client could make wrong decisions fifty percent of the time.

Give me a break! Many times I will study, consider, research, deliberate, seek answers, then make a decision and still miss the mark. The real power in life, as apparently the psychologist missed, is making a decision despite the possibility that a wrong decision may be made.

There are four hidden powers in decision:

1. Successful people realize that the failure to come to a decision within a reasonable time is the same as making no decision at all. Research your problem, study the research, ask for opinions, deliberate the options then make a decision.
2. Successful people know that their decision could be wrong, but still have the courage to take chances. Don’t worry! If you make correct decisions fifty percent of the time you will be doing great. If you were a baseball player and you got a hit every other time you got up to bat you would be batting 500. A 500 average is extraordinary.
3. Successful people feel good about themselves when they make a decision because they have exercised their self will. Your mind needs exercise in the same way that your body needs exercise. Get in the habit of making decisions.
4. Successful people don’t fret over bad decisions. If a better decision could have been made, the successful person congratulates themselves on making the decisions and vows to move on. If you make a less then good decision, learn from the mistake, keep a smile on your face and move on.

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