Yes or no? This or that? Now or later? How do you figure out what to do?
Yeah, it depends.
What’s at stake? What’s important to you? Are you trying to solve a problem or achieve a goal?
And, what else is on your plate right now?
Here are some options to help you decide:
- Trust your gut. Your first impulse is often the right one.
- Research. Read, talk to people, see what others have done and how it worked out, and see what they advise for you
- Think on paper. Brainstorm ideas, write down what you know, what you want, what you could do, the risks and the rewards. Writing fosters clarity and focus.
- Do a little. Start, see what happens, and how you feel about it. Do you like what you see? Did you learn something? Get other ideas?
- Give it time. Get away from the idea and let your subconscious mind work on it. And then, trust your gut.
Any one of these could help you decide. Try one or try them all. And, if you don’t know which one to try first, I suggest the last one: give it time.
Because you may already know the right answer and just need time to give yourself permission to do it.
