6.Use your brain It helps to sleep on a difficult decision before arriving at your final choice. Your brain is like a computer, able to sift complex facts and judgements without your conscious state interfering. You will often wake up they next day, clear about what to do.

7.Employ available information Look for information that might contradict your point of view. Refusal to seek evidence might show one is wrong is a common cause of poor decisions. If choice has cost you a great deal of time and money, it can be very tempting to stick with it, even though evidence suggests this is a wrong decision.

8.The past is a poor indicator We cannot know future, which, by definition, has not yet happened. It is therefore tempting to rely on past to tell us what future holds. Because something has happened even many times before does not necessarily mean it will automatically occur again.

9.Keep money in perspective Reducing all decisions to a question of money is misguided, even if you are an accountant or treasury official. Many choices involve consequences that are not readily or appropriately reduced to money terms.

10.MAKE IT YOUR CHOICE! A group may become so committed to a choice that it unconsciously combines to reject that anything contradicts what it wants to do. Similarly, an authority figure can sometimes influence decisions inappropriately, when more objective reasoning would suggest a different choice. Make sure when you make a choice that it is yours and not someone else’s.

6.You lack confidence - Take a deep breath and figure out if your lack of skill is real or imagined.

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7.Not enough time - Break it down into steps that are doable in 5 to 15 minute chunks of time.

This is related to #2, but has more to do with time than feeling overwhelmed. Large, uninterrupted chunks of time are very hard to come by. (And if we're honest, when they do come, we'd rather do something fun!) A good rule of thumb I use is "5 or 15". I either do 5 things (file 5 pieces of paper, fold 5 articles of clothing) or do something for 15 minutes. You'd be surprised how much gets done that way, and without pain!

8.Distractions - Be honest with yourself, then get focused.

Are you unconsciously inviting distractions so that you have a 'good' reason not to get something done? It's a way we often sabotage ourselves. Give yourself a gift of time to work on a project. Don't answer phone or door for one hour. If you're in an office setting, ask person if you can get back to them in an hour. Take control of situation.

9.Not allowing adequate time. Figure out how long it will take, then double it, or better yet, triple it.

When we envision a project in our minds, we see ourselves flying through it, on a straight and narrow path. Because of that we tend to vastly under-estimate how long it will take. Partly because we forget about Steps 1 through 8! Eventually you'll get better at this, but to begin with, start doubling how long you think it will take. This will allow you to plan better and, perhaps, even complete a project without stress!

10.Too many other projects. Ask for help or establish priority.

If you've got too much on plate, speak up - either to your boss, your family, or to yourself. What is most important thing to do right now? Focus on that. Also, work on "Important" tasks, not just "Urgent" ones!