How Your Decisions Cause Problems
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I’m a big fan of all the quotes I write about, but this really has me going today.
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” – Josh BIllings
Initial Thoughts
I immediately love this quote because it rings so true with me personally, and I can only imagine that many of you find this quote intriguing as well. I can think of some things I’ve done right off that bat that have caused me some heartache that I could have eliminated by simply stopping the action sooner. Conversely, there are things that have happened in life that if I could, I’d rethink or think it through in further detail before saying yes.
Digging Deeper
You can get deep with this quote, because it’s more than simply saying yes or no to something. The quote begs you to take an intense look at what you consider problems in your life. Why the problem? What is the source? Are your problems based solely on a behavior that you can correct, that you can control? Having core beliefs and values can be helpful if you aren’t absolute in your decisions. They work as a default setting. If you can develop somewhat of a default “right” decision for your problems, your strength gradually increases and sooner or later this problem won’t waste any more of your energy.
What to Walk Away With
Self reflection can be a kick in the right direction for your decision-making and judgment. Simply putting some additional thought towards what you say yes and no to – works as a catalyst towards a more conscious and wise decision the next time you get an opportunity to face a so-called problem. Just a thought!
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This post is definitely one to revisit! Same as ‘Think before you speak’, we make so many decisions based on emotion or gut reaction – we need to take the time to think about our decisions and the effects they will have before we act! It’s amazing how quickly we can get off track; we need that constant reminder.