Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
September 3, 2007 Issue 264
From the Desk of Bob
It seems everywhere I go lately I hear about people who are frustrated about the results of their decision-making; this I can relate to. My life's journey has required me to learn from the school of hard knocks many times over the last 45 years or so. This weeks article is dedicated to those who are hungry for encouragement to make the right choices and decisions.
To your success! Bob
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In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Get the FACTS Jack!
Sunny Side of Life
Mr. Attitude's Life Tested Tools
Life Attitudes
"One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
-Chinese Proverb
"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."
-Napoleon Bonaparte
"Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers."
-Anthony Robbins
"Good decision making isn't as much about having all the righ answers as it is using a process to ask all the right questions."
-Author Unknown
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Seeds of Success: Get the FACTS Jack!
By Robert A. Prentice
Life is so good! Life is especially good when we are making the right kinds of decisions- decisions that are giving us the outcomes that we are the striving for in our goals, dreams and desires.
Often I have made what I consider to be great decisions, such as my choice in my life partner, and dear wife, Vicki. Now that was a good decision! Choosing to live here in rural America and raise a family has proved to be yet another awesome decision.
However, there have been many times in my decision making over the years I have experienced near-fatal error-a total meltdown in life processes. Over and over again, I have been reminded that I need to gather all the facts before I launch into something. There is no question I have been a slow learner. Even recently, I made a couple of decisions that have not rendered the best of results in my business and personal life. But I am encouraged to know I am still learning and growing in my ability to make wiser decisions-and that's what counts!
As I have analyzed the decision-making process and the challenge that most people have regarding making wise decisions, a couple of questions come to mind. Why are we so afraid to ask questions? and Why are we so eager to shoot from the hip to make quick decisions? Generally, good decision-making is not something any of us can or should do in a hurry, and it is not something we have to do all by ourselves. We need to get input from others, and be willing to research the issue from more than one source or resource.
Whenever we need clarification on something, we should never hesitate to ask. In fact, we must be willing to ask lots of questions until we are satisfied that we have all the information we need to make a good decision. Of course this takes more time, but boy, what a savings considering the major headaches we will save ourselves in the long run. Believe me, slowing down and taking the extra time required to dig a little deeper into things, asking ourselves and others as many questions as we can, is the key to making intelligent and informed decisions.
Allow me to encourage you today to get all the facts when you need to purchase something, make a life change, or enter into a relationship of any kind. Get those facts before you proceed.
On the Sunny Side of Life
A tough store manager was walking through the packing room one day when he saw a young man lounging on a shipping crate, whisling and relaxing. The manager asked the young man how much he was paid.
The young man answered, "$120 a week."
At that, the manager paid the man $120 and said, "Here's a week's pay. Get out!"
The manager immediately found the department head and demanded to know who had hired this sloth.
"We didn't hire him, Sir," came the reply. "He was just picking up a package."
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