Your life is only as good as the results of the decisions you make. The better you are at making decisions, the more favorable the outcomes will be. The more favorable the outcomes, the more satisfied you will be with your life.
It's Your Decision will help you gain control of your life by offering you a practical decision-making process for making better choices. You'll be able to apply this commonsense approach to decisions you make regarding relationships, living and work environments, overall health and wellness, leisure activities, education, field of study, and career.
The choices you make in these "big ticket" areas have the greatest impact on the quality of your life and it is the decisions you make from now on that will matter the most!
SPECIAL NOTE: Secondary schools, colleges, and other non-profit organizations can purchase It's Your Decision at a special rate of $6.50. To order quantities of books call 1-800-288-4677, ext. 5040 and request the non-profit rate.
Al Foderaro and Denise Schmidt are experienced career counseling professionals who have offered support and guidance to hundreds of community college students for more than thirty years. They are outspoken advocates for taking control of one's life by making better choices and have encouraged and enabled adults of all ages to make life's big ticket decisions in ways that produce favorable outcomes and positive impacts.
POOR DECISIONS, POOR OUTCOMES
When asked, "Have you ever been taught how to make a decision?" people usually give the same sheepish answer: "No, I haven't." They have never learned how to make decisions properly. Not at school, not at home, not anywhere. Even if they have been taught decision-making skills, they didn't pay attention for some reason, thinking that it was too simple a thing or not that important. Recognizing that shortcoming has always been a great starting point for our counseling and teaching.
It is generally assumed that when people have to make important decisions in their lives they will just know how to do it. Thirty-two years of helping people make a variety of life decisions have proved to us how wrong that assumption is. Decision making isn't a skill that comes naturally. People, regardless of their ages, need to learn how to make decisions about their lives and their careers.
We have observed that people who learn how to make good decisions have better chances of achieving favorable outcomes and having more acceptable lives. Unfortunately, many individuals make poor choices throughout their lives, and these poor choices lead to unsatisfactory outcomes that then result in dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
Stated simply, a good decision produces a favorable outcome based on what's important to the decision maker. A bad decision results in unfavorable outcomes. How satisfied people are with their lives is directly related to how effective they are at making good decisions.