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Published Nov 30, 2023

#329: Why Humans Fear Making Decisions

Mark Groves delves into the art of decision-making, highlighting how embracing fear and intuition can drive transformative experiences and personal growth.
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  • Assessing Outcomes

    discusses the mindset of evaluating outcomes when making difficult decisions. He argues that people often perceive decisions as wrong if the outcomes don't meet their expectations. However, Mark suggests that there are no wrong decisions, as each choice reveals something valuable about our journey.

    The outcome is not what we want to focus on, it's who we're becoming as we move towards desired goals.

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    He emphasizes focusing on personal growth and the sense of peace that comes with making decisions, even when fear is present 1.

       

    Peaceful Fear

    Mark introduces the idea of 'peaceful fear' and how it influences significant personal decisions. He explains that fear is a natural response to new and uncertain situations but doesn't necessarily indicate a wrong direction. Instead, fear can be a sign that we're on the right path, especially when it comes with a sense of peace 2.

    Fear is not an indication of a bad direction. Always, if anything, if you're doing something new and fear isn't present, I'd wonder if everything's going right with you.

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    Mark encourages embracing this fear and resistance as they often signal important steps in our soul's evolution 3.

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