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Making Better Decisions

Nobody would argue if you said that life is more complicated today than ten years ago. We have more choices than ever before. The amount of channels available on your television are staggering. The volume of information just a few mouse clicks away is amazing and daunting, all at the same time. The opportunities available to a creative, enterprising person are endless. That’s why now more than ever focus is so important. If you let your mind (and time) wander you may never find your way back to what means most to you.

Thankfully, there is a simple solution. If you ask yourself the following question every time you are about to make a decision, you will be blown away at how you can cut through the clutter and get to the good stuff. This question can guide you to be more focused, efficient and successful. It also reduces stress because it eliminates many of the things that would otherwise overwhelm you. So, what is the question? Here it is:

“Does this decision bring me closer or farther away from my goals?”

If you ask yourself this for every action you take you can focus in on the priorities and reduce the time wasters. As I have said (and many others, too) you are where you are and where you will be because of the decisions you make. To make better decisions, you need a dream, desire or direction to guide your choices. Where do you want to be in a month? Year? Five years? Now do the things that will help you get there on a daily basis and you will be moving in that direction a lot faster and easier.

ACTION ITEM: If you would like be more focused and would like a free copy of my Ultimate Daily Planner Pad send me a self-addressed stamped envelope and I’ll send a sample for free. Send your SASE to: LEE SILBER, 822 Redondo Court, San Diego, CA 92109.

For more information on Lee’s books, or to read his blog, visit him online at www.creativelee.com.