Hello, everyone.
Welcome to my blog and another wonderful edition of the Hive Learner's featured post. Decision-making is one of the most difficult challenges every human being, especially adults, has to deal with; being faced with decision-making from time to time is inevitable. Every decision we make or take can either help us grow or take us down, which makes thinking every decision through before making it very important. Life-changing decisions require a lot of thinking through, and if possible, asking friends and family that you can trust for their opinions and what they think about the decision you are about to make.
Decision-making is a process, and every step must be observed because if one skips a step, they might end up regretting the decision made, so in order to avoid regrets, every necessary step must be followed.
Sometimes we rush the process of decision-making, and when things go south, we start pointing fingers and wishing we had thought things through when we had the time. As humans, from time to time, we are faced with decisions to make, and no one would want to make the wrong decision, which they might end up regretting, which makes carefully comparing and deep thoughts before making a decision very important. There are many people out there like myself who are quick to make decisions, and truth be told, we have always paid the price for doing so. Quick decision-making will stop you from doing the necessary things that are needed before a decision is made.
I have a few steps I take when it comes to decision-making, and to a point it has been of great help. Thinking things through and following every step does not mean every decision made will go as planned but will only increase your chances of the decision made being a good one that will be in your favor. You can think things through and compare the possible outcomes only for things to still go against you. It is life; you can plan well only for everything to come crashing down before your eyes.
First and foremost, before I make any decision, I have made up my mind to accept the result and take full responsibility for whatever comes out of it. That way, when things go sideways, they don't hurt much, and you don't go around pointing fingers and looking for people to drag down with the wrong decision you must have made. Then on my own and during my quiet time, I compare all the possible outcomes of the decision that I am about to make and from there pick one that favors me more.
Secondly, I ask a loved one about their opinion, telling them about the possible outcome of the decision I am about to make, and if they ponder on it and result in choosing the same thing I chose earlier during my quiet time, then it is a go-ahead to continue with what I have in mind, but in cases where they are on the opposite side, then I will have to reevaluate and rethink before I push through with the decision. Decision-making is difficult and can be scary, especially when you think about the result, which makes inquiring about other people's opinions a good way to go about it.