making decisions

Do you have a hard time making decisions?

I used to hate making decisions. I often asked Scott to order for me at restaurants because it felt like a luxury not to have to decide!

Can you imagine? Such a simple decision about what to eat for dinner!

You see, I put so much pressure on myself to “do the right thing,” make the “best” choice- knowing I have to live with the consequences if I didn’t.

Well, so what?

So what if I didn’t like the meal I ordered? I could decide to eat it or not; I still had a choice.

This small decision was certainly not worth the pressure, but what big decisions, like what job to take, what school to go to, what career path to follow, what investment to make with your time or money, even with clothes to wear.

There is such an easy solution:
Consult with your future self.
What would your future self do?
Are these the decisions she would make?
Are these clothes she would wear?
What would she do with her time right now?

Then, do that.

Photo: my future self makes good decisions that help me get back here- on vacation with my husband in Italy.

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