Embracing Uncertainty: How to Make a Hard Decision

How can you make a hard decision when you have no idea what the future holds? Should you quit your job? Cut off contact with your difficult friend? Buy the condo, or the house? Marry your partner? Dump your partner? Some people swear by using a cost-benefit analysis, or a decision tree, or a patented Six-Step Decision Making Model for Tough Choices™. While tools like these may have their place in decision making, I think a lot of them miss the larger point… Decisions are about feelings. Does that surprise you to read? Maybe you’ve absorbed the popular idea that emotions are the enemy of sound, rational, goal-oriented decision making. In reality, having a good connection with your feelings is the only way to set meaningful goals in the first place, from which wise decisions can flow. Your feelings are a source of information, pointing the way toward the life you want to live. When you can tune into them, the right decisions become clear. This episode of the podcast will teach you how to make hard decisions using your internal wisdom, and the incomplete information you have about the future. Joining me are two of my Growing Self colleagues with a lot of experience with this topic. Alejandra P. is a marriage counselor on our team who helps people find clarity about their relationships, and Kristi H. is an experienced career coach and counselor who helps people navigate big, bold career changes. If you’re facing a hard decision, I hope you’ll find our conversation helpful. With love, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby growingself.com