Step five, make your decision. Finally we are at the heart of decision making. This is the fun part. two primary types of decisions are a yes or no decision. For example, should you buy or continue to rent. Another example is should you change careers or not?

Number two, selecting from options available, which option should be selected. For example, do you want a sports car, a truck, a family, car or other once you have gathered the facts and data made good solid assumptions, identified your options, use logic and common sense and incorporated your feelings, you're ready to make a decision. However, before the decision can be made, uncertainty needs to be recognized and addressed. Dealing with uncertainty. most critical decisions won't be perfect. The facts and data gathering may be lacking or in conflict or there isn't enough time and or resources to make a totally public decision.

Feelings may waver on a decision, and there will be uncertainties to deal with. Many people are conditioned from an early age to believe that making a mistake is bad. This conditioning can hold us back from making decisions when uncertainty is involved, and it is almost always involved. This is where your gut feel and all of your experiences come into play, and where you should make sure to consult trusted and wise friends and or business associates. The more complex the decision, the more uncertainty there usually is. Because of the uncertainty encountered, it is natural to be reluctant to make a decision.

Here are some reasons to make a decision after you've completed all of the appropriate steps. Even if the aspects of the project objective or problem are ambiguous. They are number one if you don't make a decision in many cases that will be made for you. Number two, most decisions can be changed or modified. If not me Lately in time, number three, sometimes making the wrong decision is worse than making no decision at all. Modify or change your decision if it's needed.

Frequently, new facts and data become available after you've made your decision. Sometimes this information will be relatively insignificant. Other times it will be very important. If the new information would have changed your mind if received earlier, then you have two possibilities. Number one, modify or change your decision if possible. Number two, if your decision is difficult or impossible to change, then determine a way to handle it.

Change it in the future if it's possible. The application of almost any decisions can be changed in time. Review your lessons learned. Once you have made your decision. Ask yourself what lessons did you learn? Here are some questions you can ask yourself.

What did I do right? What could I have done better? What mistakes did I made that it can avoid next time? What other lessons from this decision can hone my skills as a decision maker? Can you think of any other questions you can ask yourself? So there you have it.

The five simple and practical steps are making decisions of almost any shape, size and complexity. Using these over time will strengthen your decision making incredibly