Abiding Wealth: Making Decisions with Ease and Confidence

 Folks say to make lists of pros and cons when we making decisions. They say to collect all the information, the facts. Yet research shows that purchases, even ones with higher price tags, are made on impulse and/or emotionally based rather than logical.

Marketers push our "not-enough button"

We have heard and seen the T.V. ads that show sexy women, scantily dressed, imploring we will have more fun, attract more love, get more sex, be more powerful, (fill in the blank) if we purchase this thing. These ads are designed to appeal to our "not enoughness", which encourages us to purchase products that will support us in feeling "enough". As you know by now, no matter how much money you spend, this doesn't work. That's because being enough has nothing to do with what sort of car we drive or any other purchase we might make. It is an inside job-the "enoughness" is something money and material possessions cannot touch/effect.

Bright, shiny objects can distract us from connecting with ourselves

"Enoughness", a verb in this case, comes from inside us. Decisions that support our well-being come from the same place that this "enoughness" comes from. It's a confidence, an inherent wisdom or knowing.

Confidence is power that comes from being connected to our inner resources

Confidence is known to be the most attractive quality for both men and women, when considering the opposite sex. Where does confidence come from? I believe it comes from knowing, which comes from our bodies. Knowing is not something that our minds can figurer out-it is wisdom that comes from our guts and our hearts, not our heads. Confidence is a certainly about ourselves whereas knowing is a certainty about something outside ourselves.

The next time you need to make a decision, whether it is what to have for lunch or whether to take a job and move across the country, check in with yourself and ask if you are confident/certain about the decision you are making. How do you know it is a decision that will support your well-being? Where did the information come from to make the confident decision? Please share your observations below and let me know your experience, ok?