Have you ever been at the cross roads of a major decision? What do you do? The panic sets in, the pressure builds, the nerves are all on edge waiting for the decision. Your friends and family anxiously await your decision. With every breath, they ask "What if..." or "Have you ..." Sound familiar. You are not alone.
But major decision in life do not have to be approached with such baited attention. This I heard from my father-in-law. He told my husband on the day we wed, "Son, the rule to a long happy marriage is simple. Your Mother and I have followed this and it has worked for us so it will work for you." He said, "Let the wife make all the daily decisions, and you make all the major decisions." My husband raised his eyebrows thinking this would be difficult for me. His father then said, "In fifty years of marriage, we have never had a major decision come up." And he smiled.
What he said can also be applied to business or working at home. If you take care of the little day to day decision, the big decisions take care of themselves. It makes life's changes effortlessly. It's like eating an elephant - one bite at a time. You don't have to make major decisions because all along the way you have been building and making those step up little ones. By the time you reach what would be a major decision for many people, will be a little day to day decision. People will say, "How did she do that?" or "How did he do that?" You want even have to think twice.
Just smile as you cross the threshold of the next stage.
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