I work very hard to make the right decisions.
I work very hard to understand my emotions versus logic when I make decisions.
I’m very blessed and thankful to be able to quickly calculate what’s happening in situations and make a solid and profitable/productive decision.
As I’ve grown in my career, I’ve come to learn that when I build a team, I can make one decision that makes the army completely change direction or strategy. Those decisions take more time, energy, and thought.
As I’ve had the pleasure of doing more of those and starting to really enjoy the pressure that comes with them, I’ve come to realize another thing.
With regard to the decisions in my personal life, I want to make them as simple as possible. I’ll do pretty much anything to make them as simple as possible.
I want to wear essentially the same thing every day (though it’s fun to be creative every so often).
I want to work out with the same guys at the same time at the same gym.
When it comes to things I don’t know much about, I want THE GUY (OR GAL) to tell me what they would do if they were me and I’m listening to them. I don’t want to think.
The list goes on.
For the fundamentals of my life, I want decision-making to be essentially non-existent.
As I’ve gotten closer to my wonderful assistant, Leonor, she has learned to take decisions off my plate and has gotten quite good at it. Her value continues to go up as she saves me that energy.
It’s appreciated, and I tell her on a regular basis.
Moreover, I’ve been pushing my friends to make decisions without my input or with minimal input. It’s been an interesting process because I’ve encountered more friction than I anticipated. Turns out I am normally driving the vast majority of group decisions.
I guess I shouldn’t be shocked…
I anticipate my desire to make my life more fundamentally “decisionless” outside of my business life will only rise as time goes on.
This decision fatigue is most definitely not a complaint and I thought about that for a while to ensure I wasn’t just bitching about it.
It’s an acknowledgement. I am saving my energy to make better decisions as the weight of those decisions rises.
I’m looking forward to refining my skills in energy management.
Switching gears, it was a week full of deep conversations with my loved ones.
I must admit it was heavy, frustrating, and fruitful.
I’ve dedicated the time to cast a vision, I believe I can achieve in my life. I’ve dedicated the time to determine the type of people I need to surround myself with to live the vision I have in my mind.
If I believe a loved one is off-track, I’m going to do my best to redirect. That redirect requires trust.
This weekend, I learned a lot about my approach and how much trust I demand. I also learned about how much I think/believe people should trust me versus where they’re currently at in the process.
I’m stoked about how much I’ve learned and the actions I’m taking going forward.
Switching gears one last time, it’s Chaldean Open Week in Michigan! I’m truly blessed to get the invite again this year, and I’m sure I’ll have great stories to share this time next week.
Before the Chaldean Open, I get to do something very special for the second time in my life. I get to spend a day with Rex, my mentor and Mental Health coach.
I don’t have words to express how emotional I get when thinking about spending this time with him.
I’m excited and honored to head his way tomorrow.
My heart is full, and I feel in alignment.
God willing, we’ll have a special week ahead.
– SJ