10 Signs You're Making the 'Right' Decision

  1. You’re not 100% sure you are doing the right thing, but you’re 100% sure you will regret if you don’t try.

  2. You feel excitement, even if that excitement includes some apprehension.

  3. Your decision isn’t just about relieving anxiety or avoiding pain or discomfort.

  4. You remember feeling similarly in the past when making decisions that paid off.

  5. You have weighed the options and completed a mental risk assessment of making the decision vs. not, or between decisions A, B, or C.

  6. You don’t require the explicit support of family and friends but know that you can discuss your decision with some degree of confidence and comfort.

  7. You have been contemplating it for a while.

  8. Inertia is no longer an option.

  9. You can picture the long term goals associated with this decision, even if the outcome is still fuzzy.

  10. Even if the decision is hasty, it is not impulsive.

Isolde Sundet