The Power of Making a Decision | Jack Canfield

Hi, I'm Jack Canfield, and today I want to talk to you about how much power making a decision can have on your life and why indecision is the enemy of success. Before we start, please make sure to click the subscribe button and the Bell icon to get notifications when I release new videos. Thanks for that. Now, every moment of every day, we make decisions. Sometimes those decisions are small and inconsequential, and sometimes those decisions are life altering. In the end, though, the outcome of your day, your year, and your entire life are mostly defined by the sum of the decisions you make and the actions that you take along the way. Now, there's power in making a decision, even when you're not completely sure that it's the right one. I promise you that once you realize the incredible impact that making decisions can have, you can truly begin to live your best life. Now, decisions can be powerful, but they aren't always easy. To a degree, almost all of us suffer from decision paralysis at some point in time. Realizing the impact that your decisions can have is often frightening. After all, if a decision is important enough to change your life, it's understandable that you want to be sure to get it right. The problem is that many people have a deer in the headlights moment when faced with decisions. Afraid of making the wrong decision, they end up not making a decision at all. However, not making a decision is a decision in and of itself, and it's almost always the wrong one. Now, the inability to make a decision can leave you frozen in place when changes are necessary. It can also wreak havoc on your confidence, your happiness, and your overall emotional well being. Faced with the problem of decision paralysis, it's essential to realize that in almost every case, any decision is going to be better than no decision at all. If you can push past the fear and the doubts associated with making decisions, you can start taking control of your life's outcomes. Now, one of the best ways to eliminate decision paralysis is to make decisions quickly. In fact, many of the world's most successful innovators and leaders owe much of their success to their ability to make decisions quickly. And when you make decisions quickly, you leave no room for doubt, worry, and confusion. Instead of wasting time worrying about all of the possibilities and trying to endlessly analyze every potential outcome, making a quick decision enables you to immediately begin developing your efforts to follow through on that decision. Now, if you truly commit to a decision, you'll find that following through on it is much easier than you might have thought. The law of Attraction dictates that you'll be able to manifest what you need to follow through on on any decision once you've fully committed yourself to it. It's only by making decisions quickly, though, that you can fully commit to them right out of the gate without letting doubt and worry kill your decision and slowly over time. Thankfully, making decisions quickly doesn't have to be difficult. No matter what decision you might be faced with, the only thing you have to determine is whether or not this is something you want or need, and whether or not it is worth committing your time to. If the answer to both of those questions is yes, you have everything you need to make a decision right away. Any other questions or concerns that you might have will answer themselves along the way. If you're committed to making your decision a reality, and once you've made a decision, the next step is to bring that decision to fruition. It's not enough to simply make a decision and hope for the best. A decision is only fully made when you dedicate your efforts to it. Now, the Rule of Five is a great place to begin to help follow through on your decision. Following the Rule of Five means doing five things every day that will bring you closer to the achievement of your goal. Let's say, for example, that you decide to start your own business. Once you've made that decision, you should commit to doing five things every day that will help you get your business up and running. Now they don't have to be monumental tasks. Major goals are accomplished one small step at a time, which is why the Rule of Five is so effective. Recruiting an accountability partner is another great way to further commit to your decision. It's not easy to back out of a decision when you have someone that you respect and trust and pushing you forward and holding you accountable to take the actions you need to take. And lastly, visualize your goal daily. Picture in your mind what your life would be like and how you will feel once you've accomplished it. Visualizing your goal in this manner will serve as a powerful motivator by giving you a sense of the benefits before the goal is accomplished. And if you take steps such as these to commit to a decision and motivate yourself to follow through, you, you can set yourself up for success after any decision you make. Now I'd like to hear your thoughts after watching this video. Have you ever been paralyzed to make a decision and then decided to leap forward to success? If so, tell me about it. And if you feel inspired, please leave a comment below with your answer. I love to read what you have to say so. Thanks for watching. And remember, nothing in your life will change for the better until you do. Now, if you found this video helpful, make sure you like it, share it with a friend who may need it, and subscribe to my channel for more videos like this one. And for some additional resources on the power of the siding, make sure to visit my website@jackcampfield.com thanks again for watching.