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Making difficult decisions - coaching business
We have all faced on different occasions different moments in which we need to make difficult decisions. Making these types of decisions can be a problem for some, since at the bottom of these situations we are usually talking about elements that are of great importance for our lives and that if we make mistakes when deciding, could bring us very harmful consequences. That said, many people, in their desire to avoid making difficult decisions, choose to remain immobile as a response.
Not taking action is the worst choice you can make in these circumstances, because if the decision is complex to make, it will surely be because it deals with an issue that is of great importance. During the development of this guide we will be addressing some of the basic elements related to making difficult decisions, so that it will be useful for us to know how to behave when the time comes.
The first task we must address is to break the state of emotional paralysis that can generate the fact of having to face a situation in which we must make a difficult decision, is to demystify the situation on which we must decide. Many times the difference between how complex it is for us to make a decision, does not lie in how complex the situation is, but in what we can lose in case of making a wrong decision.
If we reason calmly, we realize that sometimes deciding quickly is not as relevant or important as deciding on something important. The importance of the issue we are deciding on should not alter the way we decide. That said, start by demystifying, you have to focus on deciding for what you consider right, the chances of being wrong are not going to change because the fact is important or not.
In case you can admit that there is an option where you might make a wrong choice, it is very unlikely that you will be encouraged to make any decision. Unconsciously we do it every time we decide about simple things, we know that we can be wrong, but this is not something that torments us or generates anxiety in us, since we know that in case of not getting it right the damages will not be very serious.
When discussing a complicated matter, this panorama is altered, because if we fail, the damages would be more severe. At this point we do fear to be wrong, but if we stop to think, both in simple and complex decisions we will always opt for what we believe is right, because no matter how small the damage is, no one decides wrong on purpose. If we accept the possibility of being wrong in complex situations, in the same way that we accept this possibility in simple situations, we will not suffer so much in the process of having to make a difficult decision.
As we mentioned in the preamble of this manual, the worst step to take is not to act. You cannot let yourself be dominated by emotional paralysis, if there is a situation that torments you and requires you to make a decision about it, the worst thing you can do is to refrain from acting in order to avoid the bad feelings that this decision is causing you.
You would rather make the wrong decision than allow the difficulties to persist without you taking part in the matter. It is preferable to make a mistake in time than to allow the problem to continue to grow because of our passivity.
