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How to Make a Difficult Decision — 39 Comments

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  2. Cindie,
    This is the first time I’ve visited your blog and I just love this post. I liked your tips on how to make difficult decisions, but in particular, I liked your writing about how to ensure you’re making your decision while engaging in self-care such as getting a good night’s sleep and ensuring your boundaries are in place. Powerful and sensible stuff that we often forget.

  3. Cindie, great advice. It really resonates with me. I had to make a difficult decision a couple of months ago – applying your principles confirms it was the right one! Thank you.

    • Hi Nicola, thank you for reading and for your comments. Isn’t it great to know you made the best choice!! Glad to know my post helped confirm that for you. 🙂 xo

  4. Brilliant article! Lots of great tips! I especially love the question-is your decision based on fear or love! When I have a decision to make I like to get quiet and see what my instincts tell me and go from there. If there’s a really touch decision, sometimes the best thing to do is just pick one and if it doesn’t work out pick another. Thanks so much!

    • Thanks, Billie… I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 you’re so right, getting quiet is so important, and not always easy – we live in a busy, noisy world!! Thank you for your sweet comments. xo

  5. Thank you Cindie, I needed to read this post! I am struggling with a big decision, and reading your post has given me more to think about. ‘Choose love over fear’ resonated with me as well as doing what I want.
    Julie

    • Oh Julie! Thank you for letting me know this was helpful to you right now. I know you will make the best choice and I send you wishes for the optimal outcome in your decision! xo

  6. Great tips Cindie!

    I know we all face big decisions in life, and sometimes it’s even the small ones that we need to take the time to choose wisely!

    Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
    Rachel X

    • Thank you, Rachel, and yes once we get into the habit of accessing our own higher wisdom it becomes so much easier, in all decisions – large or small! xo

  7. Brilliant article, Cindie – I really enjoyed it and will be sharing it with my Twitter tribe, thank you!

    I tend to make my decisions logically if I can, although occasionally, I notice that my gut has already made a decision long before my brain has started to sift through the facts. When that happens, I try to just go with it.

    If I really have no idea what to do, sometimes I’ll try the flipping a coin method. It’s not that I think the coin has any magic powers. But sometimes, if random chance comes out in favour of whatever would be the wrong thing for me, I’ll suddenly realise that in the moment the coin lands.

    Blessings

    TANJA

    • Thank you, Tanja! I’m happy you enjoyed this post and thrilled to know you shared it! Loved your take on the coin flip, indeed it is interesting to observe our reaction to “chance” when at first we think we don’t have a preference 😉 I appreciate your wisdom. 🙂 xo

  8. Beautiful Cindie! I am in the midst of a big decision and the two that resonated the most for me were doing what I want instead of what I should and allowing myself to take imperfect action. I am a recovering people pleasing perfectionist, so those two rang loud and true for me!

    • Thank you, Shana! Imperfect action was a big aha for me! Still have to remind myself at times to just do it already! Glad to hear this helped, best wishes on your big decision. I know you’ll make the perfect choice 😉 xo

  9. This is really beautifully written and so insightful. Thank you so much for sharing it! There comes a point in all of our lives when we’re faced with making a difficult decision and this is such a great framework to help us doing it with ease and grace.
    Hugs!

    • Thank you, Jodi, for your kind words, I’m happy to hear this will help make those tough decision times a bit easier and more graceful. That’s lovely! xo

    • Thank you, Justine. I so appreciate your kind words. Seeing your comment this morning was a beautiful gift for me. 🙂 xo

  10. Good article. I’ve found more and more when I make decisions from what really “feels right” that I’m happier and fully supported by what shows up.

  11. I love #3, and it works for small decisions too. Actually, I had an experience today that required me to choose love (self-love) over fear. It worked out quite nicely and I wrote about it on the blog!

    • Cassandra, Yay! I love synchronicities like this! I’m so glad you took the plunge and chose Love over fear 😉 xo

  12. I think this is the most powerful article you have ever written. You are awesome, amazing and extremely wise.

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