Making Good Choices. Essay Example

it just makes sense to stay on that path. I have never known a person who was happy about being a "slave" to a bad habit.

There are so many positive things in life to be experienced, why limit yourself by letting bad life choices hold you back from achieving your full potential? You can never feel really good about doing a bad thing. Have you ever regretted anything? I think we all have. It is hard not to, it seems at times it can be very difficult to know what the right decision is. In life, I believe we all move toward things that make us happy, and away from that which could hurt us or make us sad, I also believe that all people no matter who they are; are entitled to as much happiness and success as they want.

Often it can be difficult if not impossible to make what you think at that moment will be the right choice. One of the biggest factors that will hold people back is that too often than not we are not completely clear on what type of result or outcome we want from a situation. Think about it, if you don’t know what kind of result you want it is going to be pretty hard to know what choice is going to be the right one. So what do you do? You get a clear understanding before you make any choice.

Think about its effects in the long term, and short term. Knowing exactly what you want is very powerful. We have all heard the golden rule; do onto others as you would have them do onto

you. This is probably one of the most important ideas to keep in mind when making good choices. When we are young a lot of us develop this me, me, me, attitude. We want all the toys, and we don’t want to share. Now, this mentality may get us a lot of toys, but it defiantly doesn’t help you make friends.

In this day and age, a large part of personal success is based on working with others to achieve our goals. If we can help others get what they want, it will be much easier and they will be much more willing to help us get what we want. So when making any choice it is always ideal to think about how can I give in this situation? Who else is involved? How can I help them and myself get what we want? Now you have a formula that is a winner every time. So put forth some effort to being aware of others, and get out there and give!

Now many of us think once we have finished high school or college the learning is over. Well my friends this could not be further from the truth. The only thing that changes is your classroom environment. We are always learning new things, meeting new people, and gathering new information. Although one lesson that eludes many of us is that no matter what happens in any situation we can always learn. So many of us are afraid to make bad choices because we do not want to encounter the pain that will accompany that choice.

Yet keep in mind whatever we think about is what we manifest,

so unfortunately when we get overly concerned with making the wrong choice we tend it descends further and further into that fear-based thinking that in turn leads us to make a decision that we are unhappy with. All because we were not focused on the right things. I think it is pretty safe to say any skill or ability or just about anything else that we have developed in our life we did not do, or gain on the first try. A lot of us all want everything to just work out the first time and avoid failure at all costs.

Well, there is a term for that my friends and it's called luck! The truth is most of the time things are not going to work out on the first attempt, but if we are willing to learn from the outcome then we are more prepared next time to make a better decision. The quality of your choices will be directly related to how much you are willing to learn from the previous ones. When you learn from your choices you end up with much less regret. When it comes to making choices there can be a lot of fear involved. A lot of uncertainty can be present when it is time for us to make a decision be it big or small.

Sadly there are times when this fear is so strong, so gripping that we are stripped completely of our ability to make any choice at all. That is what I consider true regret because there is nothing to learn from, no action good or bad was taken. The discomfort that comes with fear

more often than not is a signal, a telling us that we are on the brink of something new, some personal growth, or even a breakthrough. Fear is there to let you know you are growing, to show you there is still uncharted territory for you to explore.

Imagine all the people in history that must have been afraid, who went forth away to discover new worlds, create new sciences, and make the world a better place to live. As we move through this journey of life we will surely encounter many valleys, although it is my strong belief that if you make a sound effort to make this previous idea not only some tips and tricks you know, rather make them a part of who you are. Own them, and they will reap for you great reward and you will find yourself atop countless peaks. We can't know what all the future holds for us. There are no guarantees.

As much as I have struggled with making decisions in my life I am very happy that I have had so many choices offered to me. Yes, I've made some poor choices, but along with those choices came challenges and opportunities that I would not have experienced otherwise. For this reason, I do not believe there are wrong or right choices. Whatever decisions we make, they will ultimately thrust us into life situations (both positive and negative). As the opportunities being gifted to us unfold in our life’s, we will grow our spirits. And in my humble opinion, spiritual growth was likely the grander plan anyhow.