Decision Making

Twenty Principles for Making Sound Decisions

1. Research the subject as thoroughly as possible.
2. Consider the information you have assembled.
3. Seek out Godly counsel but sift it carefully.
4. Pray for wisdom and direction.
5. Listen to the Holy Spirit and your conscience.
6. Follow your convictions.
7. Decide what you really want to do but don’t let emotion rule.
8. What does your experience teach you about this decision?
9. Don’t react, but act boldly.
10. Prioritize options.
11. Ask yourself if this is the core decision that needs to be made first which will unlock the other smaller decisions that follow.
12. Develop an action plan.
13. Execute your plan.
14. Adjust your plan as necessary.
15. Persist with your plans and do not give up too quickly.
16. Establish a time frame for evaluation of the decision to be made – urgent vs. important.
17. Own your decision and do not blame others for bad outcomes.
18. Determine in advance that you will you measure the correctness of your decision – based on  process followed and not expected outcome.
19. Remember failure is not fatal but it is inevitable when you are doing anything.
20. Lead your decision.  Remember that not making a decision is actually making a decision – don’t procrastinate.

"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."  ~ James 1:5 NIV


Daniel Southern