How to make a decision

This topic might sound simple but is one of the most complicated subjects as it can have a tremendous impact on your life and future. Somebody wisely said “ we will make many decisions in our lives, some right and some wrong, the catch is that the decisions you make should be the ones you can live with” First rule according to me is never ever make a decision in haste or in anger, as you are more likely to get it wrong. Secondly, when you have to make a decision you first need to assess whether you are a successful decision maker or not. Your analysis is going to be based on major decisions that you have taken in your life and the results that have come out of those decisions. If a majority of those decisions have worked for you, you can count on your decision making ability and gut feeling to a good extent but if a majority of those have not worked for you, unfortunately your decision making ability is poor. In that case you need to consult. My suggestion is to consult at least 5 achievers( people who you perceive as successful or good decision makers or just people who you look up to ). Of course they should be people who you are close to and who you can trust to give you genuine guidance. After you have heard them out, if a majority of them share a similar opinion which is in sync with yours, then you might as well go for it. If their opinions are matching each others but not in sync with yours you need to reassess. The reason you need to reassess is since you are a poor decision maker, there is something you might have missed. Remember, sometimes we have analysed a situation from every angle and might be completely convinced of our decision and it still might be the wrong one. After all of this, one can still take a wrong decision but at least we will be minimizing our risk of taking a wrong decision. Eventually it is your call and your life and you know yourself best but intelligently planned decisions might reduce the risk of regrets later.