This or That...How Do You Make Your Decisions?
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Posted By: Nicole Rankine on February 02, 2024 Personal growth is a transformative journey that involves continuous self-reflection, learning, and intentional decision-making. It's about embracing challenges as opportunities for growth and understanding that every decision shapes our path. Effective decision-making is at the core of personal development, requiring a blend of self-awareness, clarity of values, and a willingness to step outside comfort zones. Each choice we make contributes to the narrative of our lives, influencing our relationships, careers, and overall well-being. By fostering a growth mindset, acknowledging our strengths and weaknesses, and learning from experiences, we empower ourselves to make decisions aligned with our authentic selves. Embracing personal growth is not just a destination but a lifelong process of self-discovery and empowerment, where each decision becomes a stepping stone toward a more fulfilling and purposeful life. Decision-making can be challenging. It's especially true if you're not feeling confident about the whole decision-making process. Here are some actions you can use to help make decisions. Keep a Journal Sometimes all you need is a tangible reminder about how the decisions you’ve made in the past have turned out. By chronicling our previous successes, you are reminded of how often you have done the right thing at the right time. Practice Prayer for Guidance Prayer puts you in the moment to receive wisdom and discernment. By praying about what you know, what you need right now, and the course of action right in front of you, you'll find it easier to choose what to do next and feel more confident about the decision you just made. Get a Reality Check When you doubt your decisions, sometimes it helps to talk to a close friend, relative, or coach/mentor. Sometimes it takes someone who's on the outside of the problem to point out what you're missing. Learn If you're having difficulty deciding at all, it might be because you lack information. Explore the options, understand the full extent of the problem, or even go hunting for what you might be missing to give yourself the knowledge you need to move forward. You'll find you have a lot more confidence when you have a clearer idea of the situation. Talk To Yourself Sometimes your difficulty in feeling good about your decisions comes from sabotaging yourself through negative self-talk. It’s impossible to feel good about a decision when you’re running yourself down about it. Try consciously reining in negativity and reworking your internal dialogue toward encouragement and positivity. Remember, change doesn't happen overnight. If you're struggling with unwavering self-belief, you're going to need to be attentive to how you're thinking about your decisions and, more importantly, how you're responding to them. Take heart! It gets easier the more you do it. Soon you'll be confident your next action will always be the right one. Dr. Nic Your Favorite Personal Growth Coach www.adultinginmypurpose.com If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Nicole Rankine
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