The power in being decisive.
Taking action now eliminates future fear and uncertainty.
Decisions, decisions. Life is full of them. Some are easy, and some, not so much. In a stressful emergency situation, many of us will make the best decisions we can under pressure, quickly and with the information we have at the time. In every day social situations, when we are under less pressure, we can take our time to consider options and possible outcomes before deciding on a course of action. Sometimes, however, the decisions we need to make may adversely affect us or those around us, and may require that we consider the options through our moral filter. It’s these decisions that can be sometimes hard to make, and as such, are often avoided.
Being decisive and making the hard decisions now in relation to projects or business goals will not only get you to your desired outcome quicker, it will also give you greater confidence, clarity and insight into making future decisions in similar situations. Ultimately, decisiveness can save you time and resources in the long run, as a mindset that focuses on dealing with situations and finding solutions quickly and efficiently is a subsequent by product of this virtue. What that means is, the more decisive you are when it comes to making harder decisions, the more likely you are to be subject to situations and circumstances that require further consideration and attention as a result, regardless of whether the chosen path is hard or easy.
This in no way implies that decisively choosing to make a difficult decision should be avoided due to the flow on nature of subsequent actions or responses, more so that we develop and grow in a greater capacity when we are decisive and may be required to overcome residual challenges as a result.
Procrastinating on difficult decisions will only impede your progress in regard to the task at hand and is likely to simply delay the inevitable outcome you were trying to avoid, through tardiness and lack of direction. While I mentioned above that decision making of any nature generally leads to additional work and further attention, an inability to make difficult decisions (or decisions in general) leads to more work in the long run also. The difference between the two is, that one is controllable to a degree, allowing you influence over the direction of events and subsequent actions, and the other leaves the future direction and outcomes largely to chance, often demanding much greater attention and effort in the future to resolve the issue or get the project back on track.
From a moral standpoint, decisiveness in doing “what is right” frees us from the stress and anxiety associated with future guilt or feelings of failure when the eventual outcome is less than favorable. Even when decisions are hard and may seem undesirable at the time, your moral compass will likely be swaying you in the direction of that which is the right choice. Making the right choice at the time the situation occurs enables the outcome to be decided then and there, removing the residual underlying fear associated with possible judgement or scrutiny in the future, as it is a decided outcome and not something that has occurred through chance and fear of action. Hard decisions often require seemingly hard or difficult actions in response.
Face challenges. Be decisive. Take charge of the situation and know you have the strength and awareness to manage the outcome either way! It’s always better to confront any decisions head on and deal with them promptly, as they arise, rather than delaying it or putting it off to a later time.
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