Some Ideas aboutSome Ideas aboutMAKING DECISIONSMAKING DECISIONS

Define It!Define It!What are you trying to What are you trying to

decide?decide?

What’s your What’s your GOALGOAL??

Know your PASSIONPASSION

What’s your dream?What’s your dream?

What do you REALLY want?What do you REALLY want?

What do you really NOT want?What do you really NOT want?

Know what you NEEDNEED

You can’t always get what you WANT, You can’t always get what you WANT, but …but …

Know the FACTSFACTS

Is it Safe? Expensive? Legal?Is it Safe? Expensive? Legal?

Painful? Fun?Painful? Fun?

Can you change your mindCan you change your mind

if it isn’t what you want?if it isn’t what you want?

What else?What else?

Know your RESOURCESRESOURCESwwhat do you have? What can you get?hat do you have? What can you get?

TIMETIME

FRIENDSFRIENDS

ENERGYENERGY

““KNOW KNOW HOW”HOW”

MONEYMONEY““THINGS”THINGS”

FAMILYFAMILYWHAT WHAT ELSE?ELSE?

Know the POSSIBLE POSSIBLE OUTCOMESOUTCOMES

Every decision has some “consequence”.Every decision has some “consequence”.

How will this decision affect you?How will this decision affect you?

How will it affect people around you?How will it affect people around you?

Make YOURYOUR DECISION DECISION

TheThe FACTS FACTSWhat you have (What you have (RESOURCESRESOURCES))

What you want (What you want (PASSIONPASSION))What you What you NEEDNEED

What WILL HAPPEN if you make this decision What WILL HAPPEN if you make this decision ((OUTCOMEOUTCOME)?)?

Consider all these things:Consider all these things:

Select the BestSelect the Best

Remember,Remember,

It’s YOUR DECISION,It’s YOUR DECISION,

Review – Reflect – RedoReview – Reflect – Redo

Look at your decision more than Look at your decision more than onceonce

Change things if you need toChange things if you need to

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