“You’ve heard the saying, ‘Analysis creates paralysis.’ You can’t be 100 percent sure of anything.”

Mark Burnett

The only thing you can be 100% sure of, is that you CAN’T be 100% sure of anything.  Peak Performers have common the ability to assess risk and make a decision very quickly.  They change that decision very slowly, if at all.  They have the confidence to handle whatever the consequences their decision brings.  They know that if the calculated risk they take, ends up going south, they’ll know what to do, how to do, and when to do it.  They will continue to do it, as long as it takes to solve the problem or series of problems that arise.  I know that I will handle anything that life throws my way, how about you? (Keyword is WILL here.)

The vast majority of folks (upwards of 95%), make decisions slowly, analyze, think, re-think, procrastinate, push off any decision, hoping that they won’t have to actually decide to do, or not do something.  WHY? They have absolutely no confidence in their abilities to make a good decision, and their abilities (WILL) to get back on track if things start to go sideways.

If you are in the 95%, the only way to gain confidence in these areas is to practice making decisions quickly and then sticking with them, riding out the roller coaster, and continuing to work whatever problems arise.  (See 10,000 Rounds On Target for more details on this concept of practice.)

Only you can stop the “Deer in the Headlights” routine.  Try practicing at the next yellow light you drive up on: Speed up or Stop! What do you do? Assess the road conditions, the oncoming traffic, the cross traffic, the knucklehead texting behind you, your distance from the intersection, your speed, and now decide, and deal with it.  Or think and re-think, analyze, push off the decision to a later time, get back to it next week or so, when you aren’t as busy.  “Ridiculous,” you say! Exactly!

GO, or get off the POT!!

Boo Yah!