Confidence in decision-making is influenced by the amount of information available and our self-esteem. People with ADHD and individuals with low confidence in their skills and abilities may struggle more with making decisions. Our level of confidence in decision-making stems from our upbringing and the environment we were raised in, especially in relation to how we were encouraged or discouraged to make choices.
Our inability to make decisions is wasting our time, keeping us acting from a place of fear and stuck in a life we don't want! It's also not entirely our fault and often stems from unconscious mechanisms, neuroticism and fears that we haven't recognised. In today's episode we break down:
- Why you struggle to make decisions
- The consequences of our chronic indecisiveness
- Perfection and indecision
- Choice overload
- A fear of failure
- How to overcome your indecisiveness using the 80/20 rule
- The 'trusted advisor' method
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