How to make Good decision

The failure to arrive at a decision
causes a person to go round and
round and round in maddening circles.
The person ponders over the
same information over and over. It is
this failure to grasp a
problem that creates nervous
breakdowns. Once a decision is made, a
clear, definite course of action opens
up. Once a decision is acted
on, a flow of courage and energy opens
up new possibilities.

There is no guarantee that the
decision is correct. Not making a
decision, however, can result in
disaster.

You can arrive at a decision in a
baffling situation by writing down
four steps.

Step one: Write down what the problem
is.
Step two: Write down what you can do
about it.
Step three: Decide, or choose, what to
do.
Step four: Act on it as soon as
possible.

This method should not be
underestimated because it is so
simple. It
is efficient, concrete, and strikes at
the root of the issue.
Decision-making puts an end to an
endless loop of fact-finding and
increasingly bewildering analysis.
Once sufficient facts are in, and
once sufficient analysis has been
done – make a decision and act on
it.

Decisions are powerful because they
lead to action. Action is a
positive effort to resolve the
problem.

Sometimes problems do go away on their
own. Sometimes they need
decisive action. Sometimes you need to
wait to get more information.
But whether you decide to ignore, act,
or wait – do decide rather
than wallow in uncertainty.

Seldom are decisions life and death
issues. Often enough, you have
to make the wrong decision so as to
later on arrive at the correct
one. It is not possible to be wholly
accurate, but it is possible to
find the right route by taking all the
wrong ones first.

It is self-destructive to refuse to
confront a situation. When you
deal with it, you’re on your way to
resolving it.

Above all, decide. Waite Phillips, one
of Oklahoma’s most prominent
of oil men, once said. “I find that to
keep thinking about our
problems beyond a certain point is
bound to create confusion and
worry. There comes a time when any
more investigation and thinking
are harmful. There comes a time when
we must decide and act and
never look back.”

Once you have made a careful decision
based on the available facts,
swing into action. Avoid hesitation,
reconsideration, retracing your
steps. Follow the advice of William
James: “When once a decision is
reached and execution is the order of
the day, dismiss absolutely
all responsibility and care about the
outcome.