Life is full of choices and we have to make decisions to move forward.

If you feel overwhelmed by a decision-making process, then take a step back and calm yourself. You will be able to think more clearly and rationally when you are relaxed.

Try not to be overly analytical. Don’t ask yourself too many questions. And limit the time you spend pondering a choice.

What I recommend is:

• Gather information about the choices.
• Assess each choice rationally and narrow down your options.
• Then sit back and don’t think further about it. Trust that your feelings and your higher processing abilities will take care of the rest and will provide you with clarity soon.
• And for this technique to be most effective, I recommend you have a daily meditation practise. Because by bringing your awareness into a deeply relaxed state, you are more able to tune into your intuition.

Becoming More Decisive

Begin to make small every day decisions quickly, without thinking much or at all.

For example, what clothes you are going to wear, what your order is at the restaurant, or which route you are going to take to get home. Make the decisions quickly.

By making quick choices, you begin to develop trust in your instincts. And as I’m sure you’ve experienced in life — your first instinct about a choice is usually correct. It’s often only when the mind begins churning and overthinking, that we get lost.

The Bigger Decisions

When it comes to more significant decisions in life, you have to know yourself. You have to have an understanding of your strengths and resources, your values, and your needs.

Then you can more easily perceive which decisions will be most beneficial for you. You can weigh up your options based upon what it is you truly want in life. And given your abilities and circumstances; what the best route will be to get you there.

Ask yourself: What will improve my life in the most beneficial ways? What am I in the best position to achieve? Look to identify your priorities and your resources. Your answers can help you to make decisions.

You can also choose to break a big decision down into smaller steps.

For example, if you’re considering a career change, then before you commit to a big decision, you can make a series of smaller decisions in the interim. So, you could research your options, go on a short course, or find relevant people to talk about your options.

Use the power of visualisation to go through your options.

Visualise different outcomes and observe your feelings. What thoughts and emotions arise? Take note of any useful information. Learn to trust your inner guidance system.

Committing To Your Decisions

Once you are committed: Make a list of tasks to do in order of priority. And construct the list based upon what you believe you can realistically achieve at the time.

Give each task your full and undivided attention. Don’t multitask. Eliminate distractions. And focus entirely on what you have decided to do. Move onto the next task when you have completed what you can.

The more you put tasks off, the more they will build up as clutter in the back of your mind. Either get things done, let them go, or schedule a time to see them through to completion. Then you will be able to maintain momentum and progress.

And it’s good to step back and review things at intervals. If your priorities change, be flexible, and alter your plans.

Spontaneity

You don’t want to be reckless, and some caution in life is a good thing. But opportunities can arise, and if you are not decisive, you can miss them.

If you get into the habit of weighing things up quickly. And if you’re willing to jump and trust if things feel aligned — then you can enter into more of a flow in life.

And remember that sometimes things don’t work out as we hoped. But we find something interesting along the way. And if you hadn’t gone down the ‘wrong’ path in the first place, you wouldn’t have found the turning.

Sometimes in life, it is best to simply proceed, even if you are not entirely sure where you’ll end up.