We do not get success, we grow into success.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

JUST DO IT

Most decisions are more like wish lists, stating preferences. The word decision comes from the Latin roots de, which means "from", and caedere, which means "to cut". Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility. The challenge for many of us is that we haven't made a true decision in so long we forgot what it feels like.

The way to make better decisions is to make more of them. This will help provide valuable distinctions to make evaluations and therefore decisions in the future. That information is the power of the future when acted upon. Repition is the mother of skill.
It is in the moments of decision that your end result is shaped. 3 decisions that you make every moment control your destiny.

What to focus on
What things mean to you
What to do to create the results you desire

People who are doing more than you are making these decisions differently.

1 comment:

mezziG said...: The information regarding the Latin is great. I had never known those roots. The fact that a decision means to 'cut off' gives a whole new layer to what I must mean when I make a decision. I must not only think about what I do but be 'decisive' in that action. No looking back. Focussed on the success of that decision.

This is helpful. Thankyou.; 10:05 AM