Indecision is just a pause, not a permanent stop. In this episode, April Shprintz tackles the age-old struggle of making tough decisions. Whether you’re usually decisive or find yourself caught in a web of uncertainty, April has the three ways to help you navigate those pivotal moments, so you can make the BEST choice. Discover tools that can transform your decision-making process. Plus, hear the ultimate game-changing advice. Tune in and turn those crossroads into clear paths forward.
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Suffering From Indecision? 3 Ways To Make The BEST Choice
I am so glad you’re here. I don’t care who you are and how decisive of a person you have always been. There are decisions in your life where you find yourself completely indecisive. You are at what feels like a crossroads and you have no idea what to do. I’ve got the answers for you. I am one of those decisive people who normally know right away what they want to do. I tend to follow my gut and it has never led me wrong, but there are times when a decision feels so important that I find myself going back and forth, “What should I do?”
#1 Pause
I’ve got three things for you that will make it much easier and then one great piece of advice at the end that was a game-changer for me. The first one is to pause and decide which thing you could do that would leave you the most options. Sometimes, we put so much weight on a choice because we feel like we can’t do the other thing. It’s like, “If we choose this, we can’t back our way out of it.”
Sometimes, choosing to pause, maybe not answer that email, and maybe not give that person a decision right away but sit with our feelings and see where we are is the one that’s going to give us the most options to make the best choice. Don’t be afraid to pause and choose the thing that still allows you to go either way once you have more clarity.
Don't be afraid to pause and choose the thing that still allows you to go either way once you have more clarity. Share on X#2 Choice
I want you to think about the two things that you’re picking between and I want you to make sure that you feel that whatever you go with is a choice, not a sacrifice. Anytime we do something thinking it’s a sacrifice, we are already putting a negative mindset, negative energy, and negative momentum towards that thing that we’re picking. You always want to feel like it’s a choice. Some people may say, “I don’t have a choice.” You always have a choice, but you may not like them. You might be choosing between two not fun things, and that’s okay. By viewing them as a choice, you can feel more empowered and pick the one that is more likely to be better for you.
#3 Friend
What if no matter what, you’re like, “I have no idea what I want. I cannot figure this out,” and if you’re normally a decisive person, this is so annoying, then I need you to find a friend that you trust to talk about this topic with and have them pick for you. It’s not because you automatically have to do what your friend picked, but because you are either going to find that you agree with them or vehemently in opposition. If you are, then you know the answer. By being a little more objective, letting someone else pick it, and getting a little space from it, you understand what you want.
Game-Changing Advice
My last piece of advice here may be the most important. It is something that was an absolute fucking game-changer for me. It’s the idea that each choice you make is not a fork in the road. No matter how important this seems, short of bringing a person into the world or killing someone, there is nothing that you choose that will change your life forever.
Just by viewing something as a choice, you can feel more empowered. Share on XThink of it this way. Instead of a fork in the road where you can never go back and choose the other thing or it will never come back, meet you, and have another opportunity to do it, think of it the way a cruise ship or a huge luxury liner turns. It’s by degrees. When they decide that they’re going to go to Key West instead of the Bahamas, they’re making a certain degree turn and go that way over a long period. That’s what your choices are. If you change your mind or decide that this isn’t the thing for you, then you’re going to turn that ship a few degrees in the other direction. You’re still going to be headed towards the life that you want.
I said one more piece of advice. I lied. There are two. If it’s a business opportunity and it’s a one-time thing or a one-time offer, I do not believe in that in the least. I don’t believe in a one-time deal. I don’t believe in a one-time opportunity. Every opportunity in our lives is like a bus. If you miss this one, there’s going to be another one in twenty minutes. Don’t worry about it. By taking that pressure off of the decision-making process, you’re going to be able to hear your internal voice and what makes the most sense for you. That’s what I want because that is where the best decisions come from. Here’s to your success.