#BIG LIFE DECISIONS PROFESSIONAL#

#BIG LIFE DECISIONS PROFESSIONAL#

There’s only one tuba player in a professional orchestra. For the sake of this example, assume there are 5000 professional orchestras in the world. The Probabilityīut the reality was very different. Since I made All-State Band multiple years, I thought the probability of my success was high. For example, when I was in high school I made the decision to pursue a career as a professional tuba player. Say that you have some musical talent and make the decision to pursue it as a career.

The Decision with the Outcome of Becoming a Professional Tuba Player In every decision you make, there are 3 parts: the decision, the desired outcome, and the probability. Professional poker player Annie Duke says “Decisions are bets on the future and they aren’t ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ based on whether they turn out well on any particular iteration.” That’s why it’s useful to understand the decision-making process before looking at each of the 5 most important decisions of your life. Some of you have may have already made these decisions, while others are in the process of making them. They will impact everything from your emotional well being to your finances. These 5 decisions will have a disproportionate impact on your life and are often the most challenging ones you’ll make. There were consistent themes that emerged in every answer. When I started writing this piece, I asked my community on witter and Facebook what they thought were the 5 most important decisions in your life. David Brooks, The Second MountainĮvery decision you make, from your choices to how you respond to the circumstances of your life shapes your destiny and how your life will turn out.Ī decision you make today could affect your life tomorrow, a week from now or 10 years now.ĭestiny is the ripple effect of every decision you make over a lifetime. They marry the person whom they happen to be living with. They slide incrementally into a career because someone gave them a job. But when it comes to choosing a vocation, they just sort of slide rather than decide. Before buying a car, they read all the ratings, check out resale values on the internet, and so on. The paradox of life is that people seem to deliberate more carefully over little choices than the big ones.

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