Decision making

[Anonymous]

I received feedback at work that I have good instincts / know what I’m doing and I don’t need to check in as much and should just make more decisions. I find even at home I sometimes get paralyzed with decisions that don’t really matter (which of these hotels should we stay in on vacation, what take-out should we order) though I also feel some level of decision burnout feeling like these things fall on me. Anyway, I could use some practice trusting my gut and moving forward and figuring out when to loop my supervisor in vs when to “do first and ask for forgiveness later” (if needed). Anyone have books, exercises, etc that they could recommend? Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I received feedback at work that I have good instincts / know what I’m doing and I don’t need to check in as much and should just make more decisions. I find even at home I sometimes get paralyzed with decisions that don’t really matter (which of these hotels should we stay in on vacation, what take-out should we order) though I also feel some level of decision burnout feeling like these things fall on me. Anyway, I could use some practice trusting my gut and moving forward and figuring out when to loop my supervisor in vs when to “do first and ask for forgiveness later” (if needed). Anyone have books, exercises, etc that they could recommend? Thank you!

Start at home. Once you’re comfortable not agonizing over everything, it’ll creep into your work decisions. Also, listen to that feedback. I don’t know if you even need to work on it. They already trust you, just do the work and don’t second guess their trust in you. Don’t be afraid to mess up, but if you do, own it and fix it. That will increase their trust in you. Good luck!