Go with your gut

I am a very analytical person. I am extremely proficient at research, methodical at troubleshooting, precise in decision-making and detailed with, well, details. The perfectionist, geek side of me is extremely reasonable. Factual. Solid. And yet, I have found that when I make decisions in my personal life, my decision-making process has nothing to do with any logical, rational thought process. In deciding to move out of my home after 23 years of marriage (at the time), I researched my issues, I looked at every aspect from every point of view. I analyzed the hell out of my situation. And none of that really made a difference. In the end I did what I felt I needed to do. And when I was presented with the option to stay at my company of 24 years and do a different job, or move on and stay in the same field, again, I researched. And researched. Logically, what should I do? I searched for the rational, reasonable answer. There was none. I was forced to go with my gut.

In these large-scale decisions, I did my due diligence. And I'm glad I did but it really was for naught. It was pointless. It was a waste of my time and energy. Because before I even started looking into these issues, I knew what I felt was right. And ultimately, that was the decision I made. And, it was the right one.

You know what the right decision, option or direction is. You do. You may not see it but it's there. It's behind the voice telling you that you can't do it - that you're not good enough or that you're not worthy. Shut that voice down and you'll hear it. You'll hear it loud and clear. It's the only one that matters.