Comments on: How to make better decisions (Part I) http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/ Strange into Strength Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:10:21 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert A. http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-15904 Robert A. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:40:52 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-15904 Hi Alice, thank you for letting me know that. Reading your comments reminded me to follow my gut as well =). I must thank you again for that.. I am happy that it's not too late for you to make the decision. From my opinion, marketing is not always about speech. You can do a lot of different ways besides speech. If you are interested to improve your speech. I'll suggest to search for a Toastmaster club near you. Here is the website where you can find them www.toastmasters.org All the best Alice! Robert Hi Alice, thank you for letting me know that. Reading your comments reminded me to follow my gut as well =).
I must thank you again for that..
I am happy that it’s not too late for you to make the decision. From my opinion, marketing is not always about speech. You can do a lot of different ways besides speech.
If you are interested to improve your speech. I’ll suggest to search for a Toastmaster club near you.
Here is the website where you can find them
http://www.toastmasters.org

All the best Alice!
Robert

]]> By: Alice http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-15902 Alice Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:10:47 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-15902 I'm awaken at the mist of poundering whether take marketing or accounting degree courses that will secure my future instead of fulfilling my satisfaction. i know i like marketing but due to my certain incapability like speech disorder has driven me to consider taking accounting. I start to think a lot and suffer depression of making decision because i dont really like accounting. And this decision is made on the basis of fulfilling my obligation to get a secure job to secure my family future. After reading your articles , i know avoiding fears and problems wont help much. What i need to do is follow my heart blame no one for that anyhow. I’m awaken at the mist of poundering whether take marketing or accounting degree courses that will secure my future instead of fulfilling my satisfaction. i know i like marketing but due to my certain incapability like speech disorder has driven me to consider taking accounting.

I start to think a lot and suffer depression of making decision because i dont really like accounting. And this decision is made on the basis of fulfilling my obligation to get a secure job to secure my family future.

After reading your articles , i know avoiding fears and problems wont help much. What i need to do is follow my heart blame no one for that anyhow.

]]> By:   The lazy man’s guide to better decision making — Reason-4-Smile Weblog http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-274   The lazy man’s guide to better decision making — Reason-4-Smile Weblog Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:19:14 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-274 [...] easiest and laziest way to make decision is following our gut! I’ve shared about this in the first part of the series on decision making I have created. As what I have shared in the first part of the series, following our gut can give [...] [...] easiest and laziest way to make decision is following our gut! I’ve shared about this in the first part of the series on decision making I have created. As what I have shared in the first part of the series, following our gut can give [...]

]]> By:   Let’s say NO! — Reason-4-Smile Weblog http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-249   Let’s say NO! — Reason-4-Smile Weblog Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:27:55 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-249 [...] first part of this series, I’m writing more of how to say YES! We need to say YES for opportunity to be a better person, to be able to give our best for others, [...] [...] first part of this series, I’m writing more of how to say YES! We need to say YES for opportunity to be a better person, to be able to give our best for others, [...]

]]> By: Robert A. http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Robert A. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:49:05 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-242 Hi Tina, thanks for adding in your insights, I agree with your statement here... <blockquote>learn to recognize when your gut is speaking out of fear and when it is speaking out of infinite intelligence." </blockquote> That's really something we need to learn, and I will discuss more in the subsequent parts of this series. Thanks for reminding all of us! Robert Hi Tina, thanks for adding in your insights, I agree with your statement here…

learn to recognize when your gut is speaking out of fear and when it is speaking out of infinite intelligence.”

That’s really something we need to learn, and I will discuss more in the subsequent parts of this series.
Thanks for reminding all of us!

Robert

]]> By:   How to make better decisions (Part II) — Reason-4-Smile Weblog http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-241   How to make better decisions (Part II) — Reason-4-Smile Weblog Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:37:46 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-241 [...] is all about choices and decisions! Few days ago, I discussed about making better decision against your fear and with your gut. This time, I’m going to share about the forces of making decision that are coming from [...] [...] is all about choices and decisions! Few days ago, I discussed about making better decision against your fear and with your gut. This time, I’m going to share about the forces of making decision that are coming from [...]

]]> By: Tina Su - Think Simple Now http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Tina Su - Think Simple Now Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:10:13 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-240 I don't think the fear of decision making is limited to just introverts. Extroverts like myself are in the same boat, instinctively. Great article! Lots of food for thought. I too loved T. Harv Eckhart's MMI. It really brought a lot of hidden patterns out in the open and have shifted the way I think. My Tip: Trust your gut. And learn to recognize when your gut is speaking out of fear and when it is speaking out of infinite intelligence. :) I don’t think the fear of decision making is limited to just introverts. Extroverts like myself are in the same boat, instinctively. Great article! Lots of food for thought.

I too loved T. Harv Eckhart’s MMI. It really brought a lot of hidden patterns out in the open and have shifted the way I think.

My Tip: Trust your gut. And learn to recognize when your gut is speaking out of fear and when it is speaking out of infinite intelligence. :)

]]> By: Robert A. http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Robert A. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:41:59 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-233 @Cheryl, Thanks for the comment, many great insights that I learn from Marti's book, get one copy to understand your introversion side better and make the full advantage out of it! You have an interesting point, not to let your panic to make decision for you. We should hold the decision if we need to calm down, but don't let the fear decide for you! @Shamelle, Thanks for adding in your thoughts, we need to be careful not to follow our emotions too much, sometimes it's misleading, if you know the truth, follow what you know you have to do even when you don't feel like doing it, that's one of the key to be successful in life! Cheers, Robert @Cheryl,
Thanks for the comment, many great insights that I learn from Marti’s book, get one copy to understand your introversion side better and make the full advantage out of it!
You have an interesting point, not to let your panic to make decision for you. We should hold the decision if we need to calm down, but don’t let the fear decide for you!

@Shamelle,
Thanks for adding in your thoughts, we need to be careful not to follow our emotions too much, sometimes it’s misleading, if you know the truth, follow what you know you have to do even when you don’t feel like doing it, that’s one of the key to be successful in life!

Cheers,
Robert

]]> By: Shamelle @ Enhance Life http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Shamelle @ Enhance Life Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:26:26 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-229 You have set some useful guidelines for better decision making. However much I educate myself on decision making when it comes to "action" emotions take over my brain! Anyways.. "bad decision" in the past has shaped me to make better decisions in this day and age :-) You have set some useful guidelines for better decision making. However much I educate myself on decision making when it comes to “action” emotions take over my brain!
Anyways.. “bad decision” in the past has shaped me to make better decisions in this day and age :-)

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Cheryl Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:03:51 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2008/01/08/how-to-make-better-decisions-part-i/#comment-228 Robert, thank you for this most excellent article on decision making. Since I'm more introverted than extroverted, I was interested in what you had to say about that. I may read Dr. Laney's book now. It's so true that we put off making decisions out of fear. Sometimes when I'm faced with making a big decision, I go crazy over the details and can't just let my gut take me where I really know I want to go. I have found over time that if I tell myself that I have time and I don't have to make the decision immediately that I give myself the breathing room and emotional space to let the answer come to me. Cheryl Robert, thank you for this most excellent article on decision making. Since I’m more introverted than extroverted, I was interested in what you had to say about that. I may read Dr. Laney’s book now.

It’s so true that we put off making decisions out of fear. Sometimes when I’m faced with making a big decision, I go crazy over the details and can’t just let my gut take me where I really know I want to go. I have found over time that if I tell myself that I have time and I don’t have to make the decision immediately that I give myself the breathing room and emotional space to let the answer come to me.

Cheryl

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