Comments on: Essential Lessons on Making Difficult Decisions in Life

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:21:21 +0000

Joe,
You have some good advice. Thanks!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:08:18 +0000

What jumped out at me was the idea that there is a “right” and “wrong” decision. If you set that concept aside it makes the process easier. There is just a decision to be made. Creating the “right” and “wrong” around the decision creates undo pressure. Consider your options and the consequences. Then take a leap of faith and have confidence that you will soar.

I would say always follow your dreams. It wont lead to failure, unless you see it that way, it will lead you to things you may not have considered. When you are faced with a choice such as this one, share it with people that will be supportive and see the excitment in the possibility. Look for the people in your life that live fully not safely and share with them. Find yourself a Mentor and or a Champion.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:50:50 +0000

Avex,
Glad to hear you make the decision. I wish all the best for you.

By: Avex

Avex — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:50:24 +0000

Hi Donald: today that I have to make a difficult decision about my career path, I just google the question how to take a difficul decision and here is your article. Thanks for all the great tips that you give and I am proud to say I will take the risk. I have been thinking for the last four years to work abroad and I will finally do it. Take care,

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:46:54 +0000

David,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There are a lot of insights in your comment and I agree with you on both points.

I especially like the way you connected passion with determination and perseverance. It’s clearer to see why passion is essential that way. I also like your warning about time.

By: David Legan

David Legan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:11:24 +0000

Excellent take, all in all, but hardly original. There are two random comments that come to mind.

1. Of course your friends and family encouraged the safe route. Not for the reasons you presume, however. They did so out of two motives: a. that you might succeed, thereby leaving them behind, and b. they feared endorsing the dangerous path, in the event that you might fail and have them to blame. The former is insidious, the latter cowardly.

2. Nothing can help someone succeed like passion. It is the well from which springs determination and perserverence, which is the cornerstone of most success. The only, and I mean only enemy of genuine passion is time. Even the most passionate of seekers will fail if health and energy dissipate. One can only succeed on passion if it is given enough time. And some of us WILL run out of time.