It comes down to either skill, attitude or decision-making.

You can work on your skill.

This is 15% instruction and 85% practice.

You can improve your attitude.

This is the power of mind over matter.

But getting better at decision-making?

That’s really difficult.

Because you can’t fabricate the conditions in which you have to make tough choices.

Where to place the last-minute penalty.

To report the playground bully, or turn a blind eye.

Where to invest.

Who to hire.

Whether to cut your losses or double down.

Or to make the the equally active choice of doing nothing at all.

You can only make those decisions and face what comes next.

It’s why a lot of the top jobs reward decision-makers over those with more skill or better attitude.

The big bucks are saved for those who can handle consequences.

Most of us don’t struggle with decisions

We make around 35,000 of them a day.

It’s the repercussions we can’t bear to live with.

So to be a better decision-maker, worry less about the choice itself.

Trust your instincts and believe in your experience.

Instead, focus on becoming a more courageous consequence-bearer.