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Decision Making Is The Superpower Nobody Takes Seriously
The desire to avoid pain leads to poor choices
In 2004, I shelled out $12,500 for a business mentor, expecting him to guide me towards entrepreneurial stardom. Twelve months later, I teetered on the precipice of bankruptcy.
Did I make a poor investment decision?
Maybe, but consider this. A month after my business failed, that same mentor coached me into getting a job I was grossly unqualified for. The income from that job totaled well over two million dollars the next decade.
Monumental decisions like those often yield unpredictable life-changing effects. But small, seemingly insignificant decisions can also shape our futures in ways we cannot foresee.
Nineteen years ago, one September night at around 9 PM, I made a last-minute decision to meet a friend at a bar, despite my fatigue. On that night, I began a relationship with my future wife.
Just like my decision to go out that night, many of life’s most impactful decisions go unnoticed. They’re barely conscious choices we make from the moment we wake up. Do you hit snooze half a dozen times, or do you jump out of bed to write 1,000 words or code a new product idea?
