Decide Better!

We often see news of people flip-flopping on their decisions, and Judd Gregg did it yesterday. He agreed to become commerce secretary for President Obama, but yesterday changed his mind. Why does this happen so often? Judd Gregg actually described it well saying he was: “absorbed by the euphoria of the desire to do something else that was interesting.” Then he realized it was a bad decision because he wasn’t aligned with the president’s policies after all.

That’s a good description of what sometimes happens to people making decisions – you get absorbed by a euphoria to do something interesting. It could be a new job, purchasing something interesting, doing something daring or interesting, or even a new relationship. Then reality sets it and you realize: “what was I thinking.”

Euphoria to do something interesting is not a good reason for a decision. Lesson learned Judd.