MAKING DECISIONS

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Decisions determine Destiny.

The decisions we make today will either propel us to the future we desire or push us far away from it.

This is one of the most difficult tasks God ever gave to Man. And because of the sensitive process involved in this craft, we are constantly encouraged not just by society but by all and sundry to painstakingly take our time and think critically about the consequences involved in making a decision. The reason why most people don't sit down to calculate the consequences involved in the decisions they make is that they are fired up by the adrenal rush of the moment which usually accompanies what they want to do.

The importance of sitting down and counting the cost of whatever the decisions we are taking now may have on our future ten and even 20 years down the road are never put into consideration. Instead we are always bent on the now and what some social psychologists now call Instant Gratification.

Most decisions taken without careful consideration of the future outcome or attendant consequences often leads to a lifetime of regrets and HAD I KNOW. Therefore in order not to be a victim, it's better for you to sit down and if possible envision the effect of the consequences you are making now ten years down the line.

I remember my growing up years just like yesterday. I decided I wanted to major in Law when I eventually entered the University. But after my secondary education, I applied to various schools for two years but I wasn't given admission. But I tried one more time in 2014 and I was admitted to the prestigious Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin where I studied for a degree in Law. This singular decision altered the course of my life. I am very grateful that I never let anyone influence my course of study while I was much younger. In that same vein, always learn to stick to the decisions you make in all areas of your life with a level of tenacity never seen.

At very salient moments in life when you are stuck in the valley of indecision, it is better you consult with elders or people you know have succeeded and are way ahead of you in life so that they can guide you also. Most especially in sensitive matters like your choice of a life partner or even in the kind of business you want to venture into.

Never make a decision at this point in your life from what your peers tell you. This is because they don't see above their nose like yourself and you guys all possess the same perspective towards life and living in general. I will repeat it again for the purpose of emphasis, go for counsel and wisdom and not mere peer opinions. Because most times such opinions are half baked. I am not saying that there aren't your peers who can give you wise counsel but remember that it's better to be safe than to be sorry.

I saw a friend of mine the other day called Pius riding a bike and this powerful truth came to my heart, DECISIONS. Because he may not have intended to be riding a bike for a living but the decision he made while he was much younger to live frivolously and carelessly probably landed him in the situation he finds himself in now. I remember during our teenage years, once we finished working, Pius and some of my friends would go to the club or bar and squander the money that they had worked all through the week with me. They always taunted me for not clubbing but I knew otherwise and so decided completely against it.

We should know that no decision we ever take ever leaves us the same way it meets us. That's why we should always try to make good decisions every time we are opportuned to do so.

Everyday, we are given 1001 opportunities to make decisions but unfortunately most of us lavish it by being indecisive and dangling along with whatever life brings.

For example, during my adolescent years precisely at age seven (7), there was this lady called Mary who was five years older than myself who was playing with my testicles on the chair. On waking up I saw her and told her to stop because I knew what the end product would be and I wasn't interested in exploring it. I was therefore protected from the foibles of female sexual exploitation at such a young age because of that singular decision I made then.

Your decisions can either help you or mar you. But I will encourage you to always make the right decision henceforth.