We all have plans, but the randomness of life has other ideas. — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. “Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth” ― Mike Tyson In life, we have dreams, so we make plans to turn those dreams into reality. …

It might seem negative, but it can bring huge upsides… — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. There is a word you can use to save time. There is a word you can use to give yourself more. There is a word, that once spoken can…

Without it, you’ll never know if you’re making too many decisions. — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. It isn’t your everyday question, is it? Do you audit your decisions? It certainly isn’t a question which might come up while you wait for your Zoom meeting to…

How to turn enemies into friends. — Most of us wouldn’t think asking a favour could turn an enemy into a friend. But that is exactly what the Ben Franklin effect does. It uses the approach of requesting a favour to overcome the negative view that person has. Of course, The Ben Franklin Effect is a cognitive…

It’s not what you add… — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. There is a paradox to growth no one likes to hear. It’s this: Doing more doesn’t always create more. There are countless examples. Take the Apple product range that…

But only when you start writing… — Each week I share practical decision tips to help you achieve Decision Growth. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. Thinking holds the answer. Not sitting in a room alone with your thoughts. …

Justin Welsh provides a lesson we can all learn from. — Fact-based decision-making is the best way to make decisions. Even Peter Drucker said it. One of his more superficial quotes makes the same point. “The best decisions are made on the basis of facts, not hunches.” It’s obvious. Although it is obvious, it is also a tough leap for many…

How not making a decision can be the worst decision of all. — Each week I share helpful decision ideas in my One Weekly Decision newsletter. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. I suffer from bouts of indecision. At heart, I’m a creator. I choose the topics, the titles — and the content for this newsletter and every article on the…

It’s time to make sure you’re working IN it — and ON it. — Each week I share helpful decision ideas in my One Weekly Decision newsletter. Sign up here to get next week’s ideas. It’s week 19 of 2023. Yes, 36% of the year has gone already. Can you believe it? Time flies when you’re having fun. Hopefully, that’s the case for you. …