How to Make Better Decisions About Your Career
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When you’re faced with an important decision, what’s the first thing that happens in your mind and your body? Usually, before logic kicks in, you’ll experience a strong emotion. Pay attention to that. Your emotions are connected to who you are at your core and can provide important insights about yo
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- When you’re faced with an important decision, what’s the first thing that happens in your mind and your body? Usually, before logic kicks in, you’ll experience a strong emotion. Pay attention to that. Your emotions are connected to who you are at your core and can provide important insights about your identity and the values that may be driving you...
- Before you make the big decision to leave your organization, ask, “Do I have information to back up my logic or am I making an assumption?”
- Write down a description of the experiences you’ve had that back up your logic, but don’t include any interpretations. Just describe what happened. Taking time to pause and describe creates an opportunity for you to evaluate things more clearly — and you can apply this tactic to any kind of situation.
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