Chapter 21

Ten Ways to Improve Decision-Making

In This Chapter

arrow Focusing on inner qualities that facilitate decision-making

arrow Exploring ways to foster creativity and innovation

arrow Learning from others’ successes and failures

arrow Creating a workplace that supports sound decision-making

You know what you want to achieve, yet the results aren’t showing. Why? Maybe you’re not getting the results you’re after because your decisions aren’t taking you to where you want to go. In this chapter, I offer ten suggestions that can help you make better decisions.

Find Your Inner Calm

Emotional stress interferes with how you process the information in your surroundings; if you’re panicking or stressed, your intellectual and intuitive intelligences are impaired. Your emotions overthrow your decision-making, and you end up in damage-control mode, trying to repair the negative consequences of poorly conceived decisions. Therefore, the number-one way to improve your decision-making is to regulate your emotions.

To restore your inner calm, you need to find your happy place. You can use deep breathing techniques ...

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