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“When you make good decisions for your own life then you begin to see others in a different light.” - Des Penny
Decision making is such an important component to living a good and productive life and yet it is one of the areas that so many people find hard to master. So often we react and make our decisions based on the circumstances or situation we are in and although that is necessary, it is not how we make great decisions for our lives.
Decision making is not an ‘ad hoc’ thing that we activate when we are forced into making a change, or are in a threatening situation, it is a skill that we can learn that can actually change the course of our lives.
Like everyone, there have been times when I have procrastinated and not made a decision that deep down, I knew I should have, leaving me with regret and wonder about what could have been.
Decision making is a skill that we can all learn but it will require us to be bold, to trust our gut and to understand that making some wrong decisions is OK if we learn from them. It also requires us not to focus on what others might think but to recognise that all of the years leading up to this point have provided the knowledge and the skills to make the required decision, if we are bold enough to draw on that knowledge.
Decision making is a process, the more we do it, the better we become.
The lives we have lived thus far have not been an accident. They were all about growth, providing us with all the tools and abilities we need to make great decisions for our future. We just have to start making them!
Seek advice if you need, but always remember the final decision MUST be yours.
So, whatever that decision is that you need to make now, just remember – YOU’VE GOT IT!
Make it, commit to it and even if it’s not exactly right it will be the catalyst that will head you in the right direction.
It is also amazing when we start making decisions for our own lives how we become less critical of the decisions that others make.
So, take control of the decisions that you make in your life, remembering that they are yours and only yours to make.
Have an amazing week making great decisions.
Des Penny
Co-CEO
Proteus Leadership
Co-CEO Richard Dore celebrates 23 years at Proteus today. His positive impact on the company over those years is so immense it is hard to measure, but we do know that Proteus would not be the same without him here. Thank you, Richard for your dedication and commitment to what we do, and we hope that you are with us for many more years to come. You are a Proteus legend!
January is always a time when the Proteus team get together to enhance our own professional development and last week Rob Hartnett conducted the Creating A Culture of Selling program for the Proteus team. It was a great team building event, but the overall message that every person within the organisation is a part of the sales process, no matter what role they fulfill was again emphasised and acknowledged. Thank you, Rob for a great day.
Jen has over 20 years’ experience in leadership learning and development, and in education, across public and private sectors. After a 12-year tenure based in Hong Kong working for an international airline developing leaders across the globe, Jen now plays the role of Lead Educator and Coach for Proteus in Queensland.
A champion and advocate of increasing self-awareness using Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity, Jen’s passion is to work in partnership with leaders to inspire and influence leaders to move from good to great.
Jen holds qualifications in: Human Resource Management, Education and training, Neuro linguistics and many more…
Her passion to see positive change happen in people is what drives her to be such a powerful facilitator and coach.
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