The Decision Making Process
April 4th, 2008 by Ana Scherer
My husband and I love to sit down and daydream about what we want to do. Those dreams lead to plans and the plans lead to the reality we create for ourselves. As we move on toward the reality we are designing for ourselves, we eventually get to the decision-making process. As I stepped into the role of an observer as well as a participant while in this process, I started to notice a few points that I found worth sharing.
The process in itself is basically the discussion of an idea, which took a long while, more discussion, a bit of hesitation, lots of brain storming, and, after weeks, we finally arrive at the decision. That’s the short version of almost any decision making process.
What was so interesting to me though, was to observe our frame of mind going into this process. When one has points of reference by which one is guided, it becomes a lot easier to make decisions. Some of the most important ones for us are:
1. We always kept in mind that the biggest commitment we need to make is with ourselves. The discussion allows us to arrive at a decision that serves both of us without one giving up his/her believes and integrity to do whatever the other wants. That’s more than compromise. That’s understanding of oneself and of the other.
2. We cannot make a mistake, we can only make a decision that will be our next best step. There is no reason to hesitate when we know that we have nothing to lose by trying to follow our dreams. The concept of losing is merely a thought in the mind of humans. If one understands this there is no doubt left.
3. If JOY is a constant feeling whilst we brain-storm our new idea, then we have a winner. JOY is the best measure of success!
Dream on and ride your wisdom to victory!
With energy,
Ana