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The Top 5 Decisions I’ve Ever Made
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If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that I draw heavily on my experiences to shape the things I tell you.
Well, I thought today, for once, I might talk about myself a bit more than usual and give you more of a window into my life.
Of course, I can’t help but sprinkle in little pieces of advice, but I decided to write this article based on a question I saw on Quora.
The question is in the headline — “What are the top 5 decisions you ever made?”
All the decisions are interwoven. A hint for you — all yours are too. I can never understand things perfect looking backward and of course, hindsight bias comes into play, but here are the most formative decisions I feel I’ve ever made.
I Started Writing
A little over five years ago, a friend of mine asked me to write articles for his website. I’d been studying self-improvement a ton, reading a lot, and sharing updates about it on social media.
My ‘updates’ were pretty long, more like essays, and my friend must have picked up on my interest in writing — something I’d thought about doing in the back of my mind for a long time. I wrote one article for the website, then two, then three. And I just never stopped.
Now? I make a living doing what I love. The key lesson here? If you have a chance to follow that inkling and scratch that little itch, do it. Maybe you won’t be lucky to have someone literally ask you to do the thing you’ve been thinking about doing, but you can give yourself permission to do it today.
People build empires on inklings. I saw a tweet from Joe Rogan a decade or so where he said something along the lines of “Podcasting seems like a blast. I think I should try it.” Think he was right?
All those little thoughts and inklings are the seeds. Looking back on it all, I just feel so lucky that, for whatever reason, I decided to follow that inclination. That decision dramatically shifted the trajectory of my life forever.
Just like Joe’s decision did. Just like yours could, too, if you make it. That’s the thing, you don’t have to decide…
