Mel Robbins

I love the word decision.

The word decision comes from a Latin word meaning to cut off.

When you decide, when you make a decision, you're cutting yourself off from other possibilities.

You're saying, this matters to me, and then you're locking in on it.

And what I love is you're not casual when you make a decision.

You have to be clear.

And the best part about making a decision is you don't have to know how it's going to turn out.

You don't have to know if it's even the right decision.

The best way to make a decision is to make the decision and then work hard to make it the right decision.

And when you make the decision, you are forcing your life to move in a different direction.

Let's do one more question from a listener named Kristen, because I want you to really make sure you understand this first trap, that it's not being ready.

And I also want you to understand how powerful one decision could be.

So listen closely.

And when we're done listening to her, I'm going to ask you the same question.

Describe the trap she's in.

Describe why she's not ready.

And then we're going to talk about what is one decision that Kristen needs to make that would get her unstuck and help her break free.

Here she is.

That is a painful, painful question to listen to, isn't it?

Because you can feel the trap that she's in.