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by Amy Day | Jun 1, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
Give yourself a deadline. Are you declaring a decision or committing to a decision you have made? Both are distinct states for the decision maker. If you missed it, last week I talked about declaring a decision. That’s when you say, “I have a decision to make!” ...
by Amy Day | May 25, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
I have a decision to make! Do you ever find yourself realizing you need to make a decision and almost immediately beating yourself up because you ‘need’ to take action? The last couple of weeks I’ve been talking about Decisives and Possibilitarians, two...
by Amy Day | May 18, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
You know what, I think you’ve got enough. Last week, I talked about the kind of decision maker who is a ‘Decisive’ and comes to closure quickly on a decision. Frankly, I envy those who can just make a decision and act. It can seem like their life is easy. But by...
by Amy Day | May 11, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
Get more out of your decisions This past week I was at a writer’s conference in New Orleans and somebody asked me a really important question. “Why are some people decisive and others just can’t make decisions” I want to spend two Thoughtful Thursdays on this idea...
by Amy Day | May 4, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
What could go wrong in our decision making Last week I talked about the Negativity Bias and how it can trip us up internally as individuals. We sometimes see what we lack instead of what’s possible. The Negativity Bias is a cognitive bias where we give more weight...
by Amy Day | Apr 27, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
That’s the Negativity Bias What is it about negative experiences or information that pulls us out of good decision making? It’s easier for us to think about the ‘downside’ of a decision… the bad things that could happen. And our brains give far more weight to the...
by Amy Day | Apr 13, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
Do things ever get you “in the feels?” I know they can for me… especially when I’m bombarded by incessant news cycles about the same situation over and over. The drama can sometimes feel scary and real. We can actually be pulled off target in our thinking by a...
by Amy Day | Apr 5, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
What is important to you? Getting stuck in the Status Quo and in the trajectory of your life right now is such a human problem! Maybe you dream about areas you want to shift out of the status quo. But in reality creating the inertia to change can be a real challenge....
by Amy Day | Mar 30, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
it can get me in the feels! This past weekend I had an adventure. I was with a bunch of welders at a big convention and one of them asked me, “How do you help your kids who are in their 20s?” Click to Watch this Week's Thoughtful Thursday Being a mom can feel...
by Amy Day | Mar 23, 2023 | Thoughtful Thursday
Make higher quality decisions. I was talking with a friend of mine about how her 10- and 15-year-old kids process decisions so differently. As a mom of three 20-something kids myself, I see it in my own family as well. One piece of wisdom that I’d love to offer...
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