{"id":44161,"date":"2021-08-08T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=44161"},"modified":"2021-08-13T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:30:12","slug":"how-to-be-decisive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-decisive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Decisive, and Why It Matters to Your Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does it take to learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-decisive\/\">be decisive<\/a>? How can you become a decisive decision-maker?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning how to be decisive requires ignoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/criticism-of-others\/\">criticism of others<\/a> and standing firm on your decisions. This will help you become a better decision-maker. Decisiveness helps you reach decisions quickly and work consistently towards a goal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn how to be decisive in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Be Decisive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A common reason for failing to become wealthy is the inability to make and stick with a decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Successful people reach decisions quickly, and change them slowly if at all \u2014 so they don\u2019t get sidetracked from their plan.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsuccessful people never figure out how to be decisive: They put off making decisions and, once they\u2019ve finally decided something, they change their minds quickly. This makes it impossible to move consistently toward a goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry Ford had a reputation for acting decisively and standing firm on decisions. For example, he held firm on his decision to continue making the Model T, long after advisors and customers had urged him to change it. As a result, he continued to make money for a while, and was able to put off expending resources to develop another model. While some considered him obstinate, that quality is preferable to being indecisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Procrastination, the opposite of decisiveness, is a common obstacle that you must overcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People who can\u2019t master how to be decisive will fail to achieve riches. They lack desire of their own and are thus easily influenced by the opinions of others, in effect allowing others to do their thinking for them. You have a mind of your own, which you must use to make decisions if you want to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decisive people are undeterred by others\u2019 criticism \u2014 what they want to do is what they\u2019re going to do, regardless of what others think. Indecisive people take others\u2019 negative opinions to heart, and sometimes develop inferiority complexes as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important and influential decisions are those that require the most courage to make \u2014 those with the highest stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most notable examples is the American colonists\u2019 decision to oppose British rule. Although they could have been hanged for treason, leaders of the 13 colonies convened the First Continental Congress (a Master Mind group)&nbsp; in 1774 to coordinate their opposition to British demands. Without their decision to band together for one purpose, no Declaration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maturity-continuum-7-habits\/\">Independence<\/a> would have been created. The signing of that document by 56 men also was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/brave-decisions\/\">courageous decision<\/a>, because it too could have led to execution for treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of making the choice to be decisive a nation was born \u2014 a desire became a reality. Great changes like this often take root with a definitive decision in the minds of only a few people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tips for More Decisive Decision-Making<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep your most important thoughts to yourself (or share them only with your Master Minds), so competitors won\u2019t know your plans.<\/li><li>Gather the facts and information you need quietly. Keep your mouth shut, and your eyes and ears open. People who know little talk the most to impress others. When you talk rather than listen, you miss the chance to learn something useful. And you give people outside your Master Mind group the chance to shoot down your ideas.<\/li><li><strong>Show the world what you plan to do by doing it rather than talking about it.<\/strong><\/li><li>Don\u2019t be swayed by negative opinions from close friends and relatives.<\/li><li>If you know what you want and have a plan to achieve it, be decisive and undeterred.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it take to learn how to be decisive? How can you become a decisive decision-maker? Learning how to be decisive requires ignoring the criticism of others and standing firm on your decisions. This will help you become a better decision-maker. 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