One Decision....Several Thoughts

Have you ever just assumed that everyone understands? Have you ever assumed that the things you know are just common knowledge to everyone. I guess the number one suggestion I would offer someone who is working with people is to leave your assumptions at the door with your experiences. My experiences are just that....mine. They don't belong to anyone else. They are personal. They happened to me. They happened....in the past, and my experience does not have to be anyone elses. As I continue to do my job I realize that not everyone understands that. People want others to do things exactly the way they did them. Some people believe that just because they found success or happiness doing something one way, everyone will find those same wonderful fortunes in life if they follow. Of course, there are some things that should only be done one way, but on the other hand, sometimes you just have to let someone figure that out on their own.

I look forward to the day where I see someone let someone else make a decision....even though they know deep down inside that one decision was better than the other. However, I want to see the look on the person's face when he/she realizes that they have made a bad decision. Obviously, I don't want his to be a life altering situation....but one that helps someone realize that we are faced with decisions and challenges everyday. Sometimes we make the wrong decision. No one is perfect. It is a fact of life. What I really want to see, however, is how that person responds. If they make a poor decision, do they give up or do they suck it up and accept the mistake, and go forth to try to make the best of that mistake that he/she can.

The results of your decisions are greatly effected by you. Right or wrong, how do you handle the results. Do you celebrate your success and stop caring? Do you let your head hang knowing that you made the wrong decisions? Or do you take the results, good or bad, and ask yourself, what was good about this decision? What could end up being a setback? What importance does this decision have in my life? Maybe a little...maybe none at all. Nonetheless, you've learned something new.