I, Decider: Taking the Pain out of Making Big Decisions

Decisions, decisions, decisions. With the 2008 Presidential races underway, expectedly there's plenty of debate about decisions candidates made in the past on this issue or that. This is par for the course as key decisions are at the heart of democratic debate: was this or that the best decision? What are the consequences of said decision? Can we trust this candidate to make good decisions in the Oval Office if he or she made a singularly 'bad' decision in the past? Should that decision from the past be a deciding factor now among the electorate as we move forward? It's enough to make your head spin!

In high stakes politics, it can be awfully hard to live down an arguably 'bad' decision one might have made years ago on any issue. Politics can be very unforgiving.

We all remember the now infamous statement by our current Commander in Chief when he so sternly declared, "I am the decider." For one, most of us weren't too sure if 'decider' was in fact a real word. Bush is notably our least articulate U.S. President, but the use of the word 'decider' threw both laymen and experienced wordsmiths for a loop. As it turns out, decider is an actual word. Still, the use of it by our President sounded so elementary. Second, declaring oneself 'the decider' without any hint of apology amidst a torrent of criticisms took the idea of Presidential decision making to a whole new level.

Democracy is a complex business in that we can actually vote for the persons we trust to eventually make the tougher, more complex decisions about resources, policies, war and peace that most of us would not want the personal burden of having to make. Basically, we just hope that our elected officials make the better choices that keep us safe, healthy, and prosperous.

When it comes to making major decisions in your own life, fearing that we will make choice that might come back to bite you in the butt can send anyone into a tailspin or a complete standstill. As the saying goes, 'deciding not to decide is a decision in itself'. Comfort with and practice in making difficult decisions can ultimately determine many factors in our lives, i.e., our choice in careers, our salary and mobility, our choice in partners or mates, our ability to stand for what we feel is right, how to follow our dreams, etc.

Is paralysis through analysis keeping you from moving forward on making difficult decisions in your work or personal life? What kind of decider are you when it comes to the more challenging matters in your life? Do you avoid making difficult decisions in the hopes that they'll eventually go away or somehow be resolved on their own? Or do you wait to make decisions (procrastinate) until your back is against the wall and you have no choice but to make an urgent decision?

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