#decisions

How to Make any Decision in Minutes (Without all the Noise)

Our life path is a long sequence of decisions. Each one winding us into the future and dictating what form our lives will take. Making the right decisions is, therefore, the best way towards living a fulfilling life. My personal goal for my clients is to keep fear out of decision making. In my opinion, allowing fear and doubt to guide us is a sure path to living a life we don't enjoy. The beauty of this process is it not only helps make decisions painless, but it also catapul

If You Want to Make Better Decisions, Stop Doing This

If you want to make better decisions, stop viewing them as right or wrong. Now, I’m not talking about ethics or morality, but with the fact that we often fall in love with our preferred choice in a decision that must be made. It becomes the “right” choice which makes everyone else’s preferred choice “wrong”. When someone disagrees with us, we don’t take it as more information or another viewpoint, it’s them telling us that we are wrong, and we don’t like that. It becomes “my

How To Make a Decision When You Don't Know What to Do

As a therapist, I commonly see people who are struggling with making big life decisions, especially ones with seemingly important implications for the future. We live in a world of many choices and are faced with countless decision points throughout our day. As our world has become more advanced, we have far more choices presented to us than humans did even a few hundred years ago. But is this vast array of choices actually helpful? While choices certainly increase our agency

10 tips for making a decision about your future

How can we make the best possible decision? This question dates back centuries. It is human nature to ask oneself, "What should I do next"? To tackle this age-old question, we've spoken to a range of mental health experts who share their top tips to help you make your next decision—with confidence. 1. Watch for Signs When you have an uneasy feeling in your gut it's speaking to you, telling you that where you are at is no longer working, or what you are about to do is not the

Look Into the Future to Make your Next Big Decision

Gotta difficult decision you’re chewing over? Flip-flopping on? Waking at night worrying about it? If only you could go into the future and see how it works out. Well, you can. Sort of. Here’s how… This imaginal technique from hypnotherapy will only take you a few minutes. It’s best to do it with someone else guiding you if possible, so you can go a bit deeper. But, it’ll still work if you’re doing it alone. First, please close your eyes if that helps you focus. Then imagine

Finding Your Path to Purpose Through Fear

I was never that person who knew exactly what I wanted to do in life. I had friends who knew from an early age that they wanted to be a teacher, a nurse, a dentist, or a social worker. That was never me. My ideas of what I wanted to be were always changing because I enjoyed doing many things. I remember wanting to be a marine biologist because I loved dolphins, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I loved animals, and I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher because I enjoyed t

11 Best Career Options to Become a Digital Nomad

Thinking about being a Digital Nomad? High schoolers know the standard questions as they approach graduation: what are you going to do or what do you want to do? Don’t worry about how to answer such silly questions. Most of us never really know what we want to be “when we grow up.” Instead, think about the possibilities ahead of you. Perhaps you have been considering some kind of career that allows you to work remotely. The idea of working in your pajamas or while exploring a

What to do, and what not to do when seeking a path forward...

At some point, we all come to a turning point in life. New opportunities and new beginnings! This excitement can quickly be overshadowed by the confusion that comes with not knowing what to do or choose. We can feel paralyzed by our options and unsure about our futures. So, how do we find a path forward? Here are 3 “Do’s” and “Don’t” for finding your path: Do: 1. Believe. Believing leads to action. Once you believe in yourself, you'll become motivated to take action and achie

3 Tips for Deciding What To Study

You've decided you want to study after high school? But with so many choices you're struggling to decide what course to choose?! Don't stress - making the decision to go on to study is a big enough step in itself. Congratulations! You're on your way to learning new things, whatever they may be. We've put together three quick tips to help you nut out what course to apply for. 1. Understand Your Choices Explore all of the possibilities! These range from applying to universities

How To Avoid Living An Unintended Life

When you are speaking to high school and college students, you have a small window to grab their attention. You need to let them know pretty quickly that what you have to say is directly related to them. When I drop the line, “They end up living a life they never intended on living.” they usually look up and tune in. Of course, then I have to explain what that actually means. The Research After several years of working jobs in corporate America, I began to notice a disturbing

What Should High School Students Look for When Selecting an Undergraduate College

Transitioning from high school to college is a major step in any young person’s life. It often marks the first real taste of independence, with big and small daily decisions left to the new college student. It is important to find the right fit when deciding where to go to college for an undergraduate degree. Here are a few things to consider while making the decision. Location, location, location Do you envision yourself in a rural community or an urban setting? Do you thriv

Decision Making - Using A Compass Vs GPS To Find Your True North

Are you using a compass or GPS to guide you through all things life? There’s a big difference between the two. Let me explain. A GPS provides a highlighted route and step-by-step directions to arrive at a predetermined destination. You enter the address of where you’re going and it knows where you are currently. It will simply highlight a route to show how to get from point A to point B. Two people who have the same beginning and end locations will take the exact same path. A

105 Quotes Every Graduate Needs To Hear In 2019

Are you looking for inspiring quotes to help you decide what to do next on your path? Here are the top 105 quotes every graduate needs to hear this year, including a compendium of quotes on passion, decisions, fear, failure, success, money and happiness from a dazzling array of those who have walked before us. PASSION The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. — Mark Twain Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplish

The Problem of too much choice

It’s an actual first world problem - having too many possibilities. Picking a job, selecting a field of study or even just working out simple choices like what we’ll eat tonight. Choice, options and more pressure to dream big and reach those stars. But through dreaming, thinking, planning & considering our options we can start to work on designing this masterpiece that's our future. Today, I chatted about dreams and life with an inspired and thoughtful 22-year-old, Loki Davey

Reflections from a new graduate

Newly graduated 18-year-old, Brydee Pickup sheds light on her schooling experience, reminding us we don’t need to know where we’re going - that trying our hardest is more than enough! If I could go back in time and interview myself after graduation, I’m pretty sure (Or at least I’d like to think I had this much insight) that it would go something along the lines of this interview. If you don't know me you can assume this is how I would respond at the age of 18. And if you do

What Should I Do After High School?

At some point we all think about the freedom of a life after school. What will it be like having no homework, not having to wear a uniform and not having to come and sit within the same concrete walls every day? With a pending countdown to the last day of year 12 we begin to think about what life will be like as an adult in the “real” world? This excitement can quickly be overshadowed by the confusion that comes with not knowing what to do after school. With so many options t