You are anxious about something.

You consider your options.

Consider some more.

And more...

Ruminating won't help. Make a plan.

A plan is not final, it can change. Decide a course of action. Get momentum and figure it out from there.

Do you like to save money on your equipment?

Making do more with less?

How much can you improve efficiency with better equipment?

How much is a 5% productivity increase worth?

Only a small percentage increase in your productivity is already worth thousands.

Invest in your equipment, it is worth it. A good craftsman never blames his tools, but having crap tools doesn't help to produce great work.

Look around yourself.

What do you see?

Strangers?

Annoying people?

Siblings, parents, children?

They are all potential teachers. Everyone you see has something to teach you.

You want to change something...

What do you do?

There are many strategies.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Arleen Lorrance

Go about it as if it has changed already and thus lead the way to the change.

This works for things about yourself and for matters concerning groups.

Do you sometimes feel stupid in hindsight?

The right choice is obvious?

Your behaviour in the past seems silly?

That idea was bound to never work?

Seeing your flaws in hindsight is a sign of growth. At the time your decisions were the best you could do.

Have compassion for yourself and rejoice, for the experience made you grow.

Some days you feel confused.

Some days you are forgetful.

Some days you are clumsy.

Some days are simply horrible.

It is all right. Everyone has them.

Keep your sights on tomorrow. A fresh day, a new chance, go get it.

Got a stupid idea?

Maybe you have many stupid ideas?

Who rates them as stupid?

You? Your family? Your friends? Your colleagues?

Your stupid idea might be genius in the eyes of someone.

Your stupid idea can lay the foundation for a great idea.

There are no stupid ideas. Only possibilities, options and opportunities.

How much does your personal opinion influence your decisions?

Be honest here, it influences your decisions greatly.

How often does your opinion stand in the way?

Probably more often than you want to admit.

Try to look at problems in an as unbiased as possible way.

If you cannot, then ask someone else to.

How do you define failure?

As something permanent or temporary?

As something all-encompassing or limited?

As something purely your fault?

Failure is a learning experience. It is neither permanent, nor all-encompassing, nor is it entirely your fault.

You are responsible for learning from failure. You are responsible for how you react to failure.

What do you do in hard times?

Do you turn inwards?

Do you focus on your troubles?

Do you reduce social time?

In crises, we tend to turn inwards and reduce time with social connections.

This increases stress. Talk to friends, family, partners or acquaintances about your troubles. It is a balm for the soul.

Who decides what is worth doing?

Your parents?

Your neighbours?

Your friends?

Your partner?

Your dog?

Or is it influencers on social media?

When you work on things you enjoy, your inner critic might be torturing you.

You decide what is fun to do for you. Only you.

Are you trying to accomplish lots at once?

How is that going for you?

Are you jumping from project to project?

Which quality do you achieve?

Tackle tasks, issues, projects, etc. by order of importance. One step after the other.

Focus is your best friend.

Who are the enablers in your life?

Who are the quest destroyers in your life?

The people that enable your toxic behaviours and the people who stop you from going after your dreams.

Instead, look for people who inhibit and stand up to behaviours that are bad for you.

Look for people that groom your wings and encourage you to reach new rights and reach for the stars.

Another big decision is haunting you...

it is hard, really hard to make a decision.

What do you do?

Is there no turning back from it?

Can you change the decision to turn it into a two-way street instead of a one-way street?

If there is a way back from it, why not try it? After all, you can turn around if it is a bad idea.

How do you respond to uncertainty?

Anxious? Or do you enjoy it?

No one is a risk taker in all areas of life, nor is anyone risk-averse in all areas.

If you want to stomach more uncertainty in one area, create more certainty in another area.

Where and how can you reduce uncertainty, so you can take more risk elsewhere?

An opportunity comes along...

It is great, but you are unsure if to take it.

What do you do?

Maybe you might regret not taking it? Or maybe not?

Regret Minimization can help: Imagine yourself as an old person. Would not taking this opportunity haunt you till you die?

If it would haunt you, it is worth a shot.

Do you play an infinite game?

Or are you a finite player?

If you have decided to play the infinite game, you do what you do for the sake of doing it.

If you are a finite player, you play for money, or positions or to finally enter pension.

Paradoxically, the more you focus on the process, the better the results.

Find or create your infinite game.

You have this premonition about something...

The message finally comes in...

And it is as you expected!

The rage takes over. You jump into action.

An hour later you reread the message for good measure.

Oh, wait, you misread, it isn't like you thought.

Often we are biased and initially see what we expect to see. Always read information with an emotional connotation to it thrice. Always...

Do others make decisions for you?

Why do you let them?

Why do you accept it?

Why does it happen?

Making decisions is a core skill of life. Not just in business.

If you are not able to make decisions, others will make them for you.

Decisions made by others however will not respect your wishes.

Go make those decisions.