{"id":1294,"date":"2015-12-03T18:36:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T02:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2015-12-03T18:55:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T02:55:04","slug":"how-to-make-great-decisions-in-6-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/creative-inspiration\/2015\/12\/how-to-make-great-decisions-in-6-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Great Decisions in 6 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>Indecision has been something that’s plagued me to some extent or another my entire life. Especially as a child, I’d be paralyzed when it came to making decisions. There were occasions where, as a very young girl, I had made some particular decisions independently (and even confidently!), thinking that whatever it was I had decided to do was surely a good idea and would benefit not only myself but others too… but sadly, I hadn’t yet learned to take into account the reactions of, say, a parent with an irrational temper. Often, it’d result in being yelled or screamed at, or sometimes even worse. Yikes!<\/p>\n

Going forward, this type of conditioning can really damage a young person and their ability to make future decisions. You soon learn that a poor decision might not only result in an undesired outcome, but that it might very well result in some form of reprimand or punishment, too. I think this is why I became so fearful of making decisions from such a young age. Add a dose of perfectionism into the mix, and you’ve got a great recipe for debilitating indecision.<\/p>\n

Although I’m still not as decisive as I’d like to be, I’d still say that I’m SOOO much better at making decisions than I ever used to be. For example, even ordering something from a menu used to feel excruciating…. let alone making big life decisions like figuring out which field of study to major in at university, or whether or not to break up with a fianc\u00e9 when things started to fall apart.<\/p>\n

Little decisions are usually pretty easy these days. Sometimes, though, I might still feel uncertain or confused when it comes to making other more important decisions that are likely to have a significant impact on my life.<\/p>\n

A couple years ago, I made my first video ever with the intent of posting it up on YouTube. But even though I published it on YouTube over two years ago, I never wrote about it here on my blog! I titled the video, “How To Make Great Decisions in 6 Easy Steps<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Truth be told, I felt a little nervous and self-conscious when making this video. When I was a kid, the first time I ever heard my recorded voice played back to me, I cried and cried, horrified to discover that that was what I really sounded like. Thankfully, I’m not that self-conscious anymore.\u00a0Although, of course, I still have my moments… We all have our moments, don’t we? (Objectively, I think I come across in the video as being sort of quirky and maybe even a little dorky. But oh well…)<\/p>\n

Anyway, I recently thought about this video because I feel as though I am currently faced with needing to make a lot of decisions about my future career, creative path, and life as a whole. So I decided to revisit this video, and it actually helps a lot! I figured I might as well share it here on my blog, too, in hopes that it might help others as well.<\/p>\n

In the video<\/a> I describe a process for making great decisions in six easy steps.<\/p>\n