Mel Robbins

Maybe a decision for you sounds like this, I'm losing 100 pounds.

I'm applying and getting into nursing school.

I am moving out of this noisy, cramped apartment.

I'm going to meet someone I love in the next year and I'm going to fall in love and it's going to be incredible.

There are decisions just waiting for you to make them.

See, when you make a decision, you are claiming what you want.

You're declaring what you want.

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.