How often have you heard the phrase “I had no choice!” from a friend, child, partner, co-worker or other person in your life when they relay a story to you about a major choice they had to make? Especially when they don’t like the outcome! How often might you have said “I had not choice” when you had to make a decision and the outcome is a lil tricky. Be honest now!
I am encouraging you to read what I am going to write VERY carefully and know, that the intent for what I am about to write is that I write it out of love for you and belief in your potential.
You always have a choice. ALWAYS. You may not be fond of the options but you have a choice.
When faced with decisions there are some of us who will face them head on. We’re like – bring it on! In the world of Extended DiSC (a behavioral assessment I use with my clients that helps them understand themselves more and learn how to more effectively communicate with others) we call these decisive, ready to take on any task the “D style” – Dominance.
Then there are those people who is perky and lively and wants to bring everyone in on the decision to make sure everyone’s voice is heard – these are the I style – the Influencers. They are often the life of a party.
The person who often seems calm, cool and collected and does not seem to break a sweat. That person who takes in the information and seems to take a long time to make a decision – they are the S – style. The S stands for Steadiness.
And then we’ve got our analytics. They have to look at EVERY every piece of data, read all the fine print, and want to ensure the decision is the right decision. These are our C style – which stands for Correctness.
Just a side note – knowing your behavior style can help increase your income, improve your relationships, and increase your success rate – just sayin.
No matter what your style (and most of us are a combination of two or three) we all have decisions that we have to make on a daily bases. Some decisions are small, some are huge, and most fall in between, but we make decisions as soon as we open our eyes from sleep – What will I wear? What will I eat for breakfast? Who will get the children off to school? Which route will I take to work/school? Do we partner with that business or not? Do I hire that contractor or not? Do I stay in this relationship? Do I move out of the city? What car should I buy? and the list goes on and on and on.
Some decisions will have a greater impact on our lives and the lives of those around us than others do but no matter what decision you make or the factors that you include in making your decision, I have three strategies that will be of support for you.
Being happy to the core entails being responsible and accepting responsibility for our choices, actions and decisions. You totally got this. We totally got this. #SlayYourDay.
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