DECISION- MAKING

DECISION-MAKING
Decision-making plays a vital role in the life of learners
like you. It diverts you from falling into the trap that you
may regret later. It can both save you and your career
interest. The ability to distinguish between choice and
needs creates a great impact on your life.
 Read the paragraph below, then carefully study what your decisions
would be if you were in the situation.

Your good deed of returning a case of jewelry and diamonds you accidentally found on public
transport was rewarded by a rich businessman. He gave you a huge amount of money that will
surely change your life. Your next move is to use the money wisely and to make sure that every
move you make leads to promote common good. In making such decision, what are your
considerations? Why?
List down some of your expenditures. Is it worth your money?
Why? At this time of the pandemic, what should be your priorities?
Do you find it hard to come up with a decision? Why? Why not?
Processing Questions:
1. How did you come up with such decisions?
2. Who influenced your decision-making skills?
3. Are you happy with your decisions? Why?
 You Decide!
Read the following statements. Carefully decide on the best thing to do
when faced with these situations. Then the teacher will randomly call
someone to share his/her decision.
1. Two of your friends are having conflict and often
disturb your peace of mind. How would you
handle this situation?
2. Describe a time you made an unpopular
decision. How did you handle the feedback? How
would you have handled the situation differently?
3. Do you usually make better decisions alone or
with a group? Why? When do you ask for help?
4. In your experience, when you’re working on a
group project, do you make the most decisions or
do you prefer to step back and follow someone
else’s guidelines?
5. In areas under General Community Quarantine, many have
opened business establishments amidst the rising cases of
Covid-19. However, health protocols are being implemented to
ensure public safety so that usual business transactions
continue. Our economy is badly affected by this worldwide health
crisis but life moves on, citizens are caught in between working
for a living or staying at home for safety health reasons. What is
your stand on this?
Processing Questions:
•How did you find the activity? What were your thoughts
and feelings while answering?
•In making a decision, what are the things that you need
to consider?
•Who are the people that mostly influence your
decisions? Why?
•Does this pandemic situation somehow affect your
decision-making? How?
Decisiveness
Decisiveness is displayed by firmness and decision. It means that you have the ability to
decide, and from the strength of a decision you then have the needed skills to carry out that
decision and act on it.

Here are some of the practices of a decisive person:

•Collect relevant information. Get as much information as possible. It is about exploring and
discovering all the available options. Read, talk to seniors and trusted persons, and visit credible
websites to get valid and reliable information. The first step will give you a good head start and will
guide you through arriving at a less risky but rather sound decision.
•Write down pros and cons. Make columns and list down the doable including its positive and
negative effects.
•Imagine yourself sooner or later dealing on with the outcome of your decisions. Think about
what you’re doing and how you’re feeling. Does it make you happy and fulfilled? Or does it make
you regretful and feel a little empty? Of course, you must go with the positive outcome.
 •Weigh in past decisions. Maybe you have read or heard about the
saying that “those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it.”
This is the exact reason why you should reflect and find out the things
that you should have considered and should not have considered.
Through pondering on past decisions, you will be able to draw out
effects that turned out well and those that did not turn out very well.
•Be Ready and Brace Yourself. It’s good to be always prepped up
with the choices you’ll be faced with in your life; and get ready to bout
with upcoming challenges. Foresight is one skill that’s useful and
experiences you had in the past will also gear you up.
Remember: Making good choices begins with taking charge of the
decision-making process. There’s never a short-cut to achieving finer
things in life.