Decision-Making Worksheet

💡 This decision-making template was largely inspired by a number of resources and

journaling prompts I’ve accumulated over the years. While I can’t credit every single
prompt, I’ve tried my best to include a list of resourecs at the end of the template with the
original tools (or at least the ones I accessed originally).

✏ Start with some basic decision-making here

EXERCISE #1 — Fill ou the following prompts
1. What are my life values? The three main principles I care about the most in my life?

Answer here:

2. In order to upkeep my values, what type of behaviours should I adopt in my daily life?

Answer here:

3. In order to upkeep my values, what decisions or outcomes must I avoid?

Answer here:

3. Think of a specific time when you were at a crossroads and had a significant decision to make.
Free-write one page in your personal journal, keeping these questions in mind:

When was this? How old were you?

What was the context in which you were making this decision? What other factors were
important?

Why did the decision seem significant at the time? Do you still think it’s important for the same
reasons?

Answer here:

4. Consider the consequences of your past decision. Knowing what you know now, would you make
the same choice? Free-write another page, using these questions as a starting point:

How did this decision change your life for the better?

How did it create challenges or heartache?

Why would you stand by your decision, or why would you choose to go in a different
direction?

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 What do you think would have happened if you had taken another path? What consequences
do you think would have resulted from that option?

Answer here:

5. Sum up what this past experience taught you in a short paragraph. Have you used these lessons
to make other big decisions? Did you create a “what not to do” script for yourself for future
situations? Tell your personal journal all about it.

Answer here:

EXERCISE #2 List your option on a piece of paper.

Then ask yourself the following:

What is your first emotional reaction to this choice?

What part of this choice sparks joy for you?

What part of this choice causes you anxiety?

Describe the ways in which this path would or would not feel aligned with the person you want to
be?

Do you feel energized or drained by the thought of pursuing this choice?

What information do you need to have to either move forward with this choice or let it go?

Once you have written about each choice individually, also answer these questions:

Are you surprised by anything you wrote?

Do you feel drawn to a commitment to one of the options, or do you prefer to simultaneously
pursue more than one and re-evaluate again at a later time?

✏ Go more in depth here

EXERCISE #3 Options Table

💡 Fill the table below with several options for a comparison exercise. I filled it out with a very
personal example, so you can see how it works.

Options Best possible Worse possible Probability of Natural

Required effort
(Describe it) outcomes outcomes worse outcome predisposition?
Option #1 — Have more time YouTube or 5/10 ~60% Yes
Quitting my job to develop my business failing
business and financially.

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 my Youtube Feeling helpless
channel. Finding because of that.
more time and Losing
freedom for momentum in
myself, to the job market.
dedicate my
time to my
family, interests
and hobbies.
Stop worrying
Not feeling
about building a
satisfied with my
business. Avoid
current job.
shifting back
Option #2 — Drastically
and forth
Quitting reducing my 9/10 ~95% No
between
YouTube source of
building a
income. Not
business and
feeling fulfilled
working a full-
creatively.
time job.
Actually manage
Risking burnout.
both things at
Risking less
the same time.
quality in both
Feeling safe
my full-time job
because I keep
and my YouTube
Option #3 — a steady job
channel/busines.
Stay in the same while building a 8/10 ~85% Yes
Risking less time
situation business.
with family and
Feeling
less patience
successful to
and emotional
manage two
resilience to deal
things at the
with stress.
same time.

EXERCISE #4 — Decision Matrix

💡 Refer below to a decision making matrix — you can create this type of matrix in any
program of piece of paper. It’s a similar exercise to the above, but a bit more detailed.

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 Sources:

https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog/bid/97565/journal-prompt-an-important-
decision

https://www.vocationvillage.com/how-to-use-journaling-to-make-decisions/

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