“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”
~ Will Rogers
What a beautiful, clear morning we have today. With Spencer off on his ski trip, I woke up to a quiet household, and thoughts still echoing from Napoleon Hill.
I completely understand the guiding principle that indecision creates fear. And that the easiest way to overcome indecision or procrastination is to have a definitive purpose.
But what if we aren’t sure what that is? For many of us, we wake up mid-way through our life, and ask “Is this as good as it gets? What’s next??”
In his best selling book “Repacking Your Bags”, Richard Leider writes: “Some of us before the age of 40 are put off by purpose. When asked what a life purpose is, we think we are supposed to answer with something earth shattering, like dedicating ourselves to the poor in Calcutta. However, if we’re asked to identify talents, or areas we are repeatedly drawn, or passions or interests that move us, or give us pleasure, most of us can answer quite readily.”
The question usually becomes: Are we willing to make the sometimes difficult changes to embrace this new way of life that we see for ourselves? To recognize our own depth? To follow our own bliss?
If it’s true that life simply fills in to validate our decisions, why not just jump, and see where we land? I think it’s because we giving up a good status quo can be pretty difficult, especially when the next step is a virtual unknown.
Making these kinds of decisions can be really hard. I thumbed back through Think & Grow Rich, as well as the Editorial Workbook I have, to see if I had missed any key points on how to be a better decision maker. And there really aren’t any. It’s just stated that you need to be a quick decision maker, coming to your own conclusions, quickly.
In thinking about this, I hopped on over to Amazon, to see what advice was available. And I think I’ve found a very good next book to read. It’s entitled “Optimal Living 360: Smart Decision Making for a Balanced Life” by Sanjay Jain.
To Quote Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Few people have any next. They live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.”
Well that’s not me. I’m ready for next. I have some decisions to make, and I need some help creating the roadmap.
How about you? I hope what I’ll be sharing on decision making over the coming days may be of value to you too …
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day ….
If you change nothing, nothing will change <3
