The Mindset for Making the Right Decisions in Life

The way you make decisions is essential. After all, your life is just the result of your decisions.
So how do you make the right decisions in life?
I found something interesting in the book summary of Reinvent Yourself. It says that in order to advance in life, you should make growth-oriented decisions instead of fear-based ones.
For example, let’s say that you are in a job that you don’t like. If you decided to stay because you are afraid that you can’t find another job, that’s a fear-based decision. It might make you feel safe in the short-term, but it would lead to regret in the long-term. The growth-oriented decision would be to take the risk and find another job that fits your potential.
Of course, this is easier said than done. But here are some tips to help you make growth-oriented decisions.
1. Ask the Right Question
Growth-oriented decisions and fear-based decisions have different questions behind them.
The question behind fear-based decisions is: “What if it doesn’t work?”
This question fills your mind with negative possibilities. It leads you to fear. It leads you to take the safe path.
The question behind growth-oriented decisions, on the other hand, is: “What if it does work?”
This question fills your mind with positive possibilities. It leads you to optimism. It leads you to take the risk necessary to reach your full potential.
2. Aim to Minimize Regret
As I’ve written above, fear-based decisions would lead to regret. So a good way to push yo...

Source: Life Optimizer - December 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Attitude Thinking Source Type: blogs