Enrich Your Decision Making
Examine your current decision making process, especially when it comes to making life altering decisions. Take note of your mindset when you make a decision, whether your natural perspective is rooted in optimism vs. pessimism and long-term vs. short-term thinking. As a person of faith, ask yourself if you pray and earnestly seek God first before executing a decision because being in alignment with His will is always a priority. We are faced with many decisions each day whether we are consciously aware (ex. deciding which certification program is best) and unconscious/second nature (ex. immediately grabbing your phone first thing in the morning). Enriching your decision making process means to objectively review your options or pros vs. cons, considering the consequences or impact, being grounded emotionally and logically, and making a decision with a sound mind/heart. You are shaping your future one decision at a time. The better decisions you make the more you cultivate a wonderful fulfilling life.
Alternatively, making major decisions in haste, in a heightened emotional state, for short-term satisfaction, and to the detriment of others can lead to adverse repercussions. Those are just several decision making conditions that highlight the importance of why you are encouraged to enrich your decision making process. Review some of your most recent decisions and the kind of fruit they have produced in your life. Re-evaluate your decision making process and resolve to make better decisions moving forward. Enriching this process may include creating a threshold of waiting 24-48 hours before making a big decision, being mindful about who will be impacted most by your decision, and asking for a second opinion from wise counsel. The hope is that you feel convicted to make more enlightened and fruit-bearing decisions for the remainder of your existence. Why? Because your life and your destiny depends on it.
Joy Gem: “We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make.” - Deb Haaland
