The hardest part about being an adult is making your own decisions. Over the years, it seems like a piece of cake as we watch adults making decisions for us at a young age. It didn't seem too much of a hassle or it didn't seem like we don't have to use our brain but in actuality, we have to use our brain in order to make wise and sound decisions. We have to be able to compare and weigh different ideas before we reach a conclusion.
There are so many choices to select, and the fact that so many things are happening at once in our lives can cloud and blur our judgements. Some of the reasons why we have a difficult time making our own decisions is that we are insecure and inconfident about our knowledge and ourselves. Insecurity results from not knowing what you want out of life and from the mistakes you made in the past. Secondly, we are inexperienced; we may have been raised in a sheltered household and environment so you were not able to reap the benefits from the wisdom of the outside world. In addition anxiety prevents us from thinking clearly and straight as we approach a decision.
Here are a few tips that can help you become more confident as a decision maker:
1. Start small. Don't go out there and make big decisions such as who you will marry and the right career. Choose the small things; for instance, decide on what to eat for breakfast, what to do during the weekend, and how to spend your free time. Small decisions will be stepping stones for your big decisions and big decisions won't seem like a big monster coming to get you.
2. Define your goals. When you have a goal, it will make your decisions ten times much easier to make.
3. Practice makes perfect. Like everything in life, the more you practice the more you will get better at it.
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