We make a decision every day. Some decisions are significant, some are small, but they all happen. We use our brain to make decisions based on information we process and analyze.
The problem is that decision-making isn’t always easy, especially when emotions and intuition come into play. Many people don’t have the time, patience, or energy to think about these things, so they do what they feel like doing without thinking about it first. This leads to suboptimal decisions because there wasn’t enough time to properly consider the consequences of the choice.
When making a decision, it is essential to take your time and think through the different possibilities before choosing one option. This will help you make an informed choice that is in your best interest and give you peace of mind for the future.
Here are some of the most inspiring quotes popularized by motivational speakers and popularized through social media. They may also provide some insight into the decision-making process.
45 Most Inspiring Quotes On Decisions
“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.” ― Anonymous
“If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you’ll find you’ve done it.” ― George Bernard Shaw
“We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do things, we can accomplish those goals.” ― Stephen Covey
“The rush of fresh inspiration is a powerful high. So powerful that it can impair your insight and decision making if you focus only on how an idea makes you feel.” ― Annabel Melnyk
“You are the CEO of your own life, start making executive decisions today.” ― Stephen Luke
“How you react to situations is your personal choice. It is your decision, and yours alone, to determine the importance you give to any situation.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
“When one can accept that all their circumstances and life events are a result of their decision making, that individual immediately gains back their power to create.” ― Michael Austin Jacobs
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” ― Tony Robbins
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” ― Peter F Drucker
“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.” ― Maimonides
“You never know when your life is about to change. You never know when one decision will dramatically impact your life and change the course of your destiny.” ― Dani Johnson
“It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Author Unknown
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.” ― Jim Rohn
“Sometimes in life, you have to make decisions that are best for you, not for everyone else.” ― Anonymous
“A major life decision is never a choice but rather a realization that the decision has already been made.” ― Doug Cooper
“Other people look at failure as an opportunity to revisit past decisions and to devise new strategies.” ― Catherine Pulsifer
“It is not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” ― Roy Disney
“Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.” ― Douglas Pagels
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take and the decisions we waited to make.” ― Anonymous
“Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward.” ― Oprah Winfrey
“Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” ― Anonymous
“YOU decide what your limits are, and YOU decide your level of success. You are responsible for the time that you spend on this planet.” ― Les Brown
“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.” ― Elbert Hubbard
“Starting to live a life that you control begins with making decisions about goals.” ― Yaniv Shlomo
“It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.” ― Malala Yousafzai
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change direction overnight.” ― Jim Rohn
“Great decision-making comes from the ability to create the time and space to think rationally and intelligently about the issue at hand.” ― Graham Allcot
“If you really want to put an end to the stress in your life, then you are the one who must deliberately make the decision to want that change, and then deliberately take the action necessary to make it happen.” ― Nathalie Thompson
“You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.” ― Robert T. Kiyosaki
“Never make a major decision when you are depressed, because at that time your feelings are unreliable and you cannot exercise accurate judgment. Your focus is blurry, and your perspective is distorted.” ― Rick Warren
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” ― Anonymous
“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow.” ― Caroline Myss
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Unsuccessful people make decisions based on their current situation; successful people make decisions based on where they want to be.” ― Anonymous
“If you will decide definitely what you want most during your entire lifetime and write it down on paper so that I can read it, I will give you the key with which you may open the door to the attainment of your desires – whatever they may be.” ― Napoleon Hill
“In reality, we should all take the time to look at where we are and accept that we are exactly where we are by means of our own decisions.” ― Mary White
“Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.” ― Anthony Robbins
“Poor decision making I think, is the number one cause for most of our mistakes. So to make fewer mistakes means to make better decisions, and to make better decisions you must train yourself to think more clearly.” ― Rashard Royster
“Unnecessary fear of a bad decision is a major stumbling block to good decisions.” ― Jun Camp
“If you have a decision to make, list down the pain points of doing it and the pleasures of doing it.” ― Romuald Andrade
“When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.” ― Sigmund Freud
“You are only one decision from a totally different life.” ― Anonymous
“There are no guarantees or crystal balls for the future, and there’s no absolute way to know if you are or aren’t making the right decision. Give tomorrow the best possible chance that you can.” ― Kennedth Dino
“Make and be confident in your own decisions. Stop looking for people’s approval for everything. Live your life and do what you want.” ― Anonymous
“You and I need to be the decision makers in our own lives and careers. It is also our responsibility to allow and encourage others to do the same.” ― Jay Rifenbary
“Don’t base your decisions on the advice of those who don’t have to deal with the results.” ― Anonymous
“If you are not passionate about your work and your life, then change it! Stop complaining and do something. Life is too short to keep doing what is passionless and mundane! But you must make that decision, now.” ― Shawn Doyle
“You don’t have to defend or explain your decisions to anyone. It’s your life. Live it without apologies.” ― Anonymous
