You make better decisions by finding the one decision that moves everything else and making it now. I call it the Power of Making One Decision. Start with your vision, name the single choice that creates a snowball of positive momentum, then back it up in the small decisions you face every day.
- You are one decision away from changing your year and your life.
- One good decision creates a snowball of positive momentum in every area of your life.
- Decide ahead of time what the best version of you does when a tough choice shows up.
- Right time means doing more of what you love, so say yes to more of it.
What is the Power of Making One Decision?
The Power of Making One Decision is my name for a simple idea. A single decision, chosen on purpose, can change your day, your month and the rest of your year, because it puts you in control of the momentum in your life.
It came from a week when I was thinking about how to make 2023 a historic year. I said to myself that if I did 75 Hard, I knew I would create those goals, because the program is designed for higher performance, focus and sharpness of thought. So I saw the opportunity to create a decision that worked in my favor, and I made it happen.
One week in, that decision had changed every one of my days. I was sharper, more focused and showing up better as a husband, a father and a coach.
You are one decision away from changing your year and changing your life.
Rob Cressy
How do you find the one decision that changes everything?
- Start with your vision. Ask yourself, "What would I love to achieve?" Then go deeper into your vision.
- Name what gets you there. Ask what thing, or things, you can do that will help you accomplish that vision.
- Look at the flip side. Audit what is not working in your life right now. Where would you like to improve?
- Pick the one decision. Ask, "What is one decision I can make that will change all of that and create a new snowball of positive momentum for me?"
- Make it happen. A decision counts when you act on it, so sign up, hire the person or start the program.
- Keep stacking. Ask how many life changing decisions you are going to create this year. I once made two in two weeks.
What does one good decision look like?
| The decision | What it sets in motion |
|---|---|
| Sign up for the gym | You start going. You start working out, feeling better, looking better and being more confident. |
| Hire a coach | It changes many areas of your life and the lives of the people around you. I hired an AI coach when I was building my AI coaching company. |
| Launch a podcast | This one changed my business and my life. It gave me abundance, opportunities to build my network and a positive impact on others. |
How do you make better decisions in the moment?
Big decisions get backed up by small ones. Do this or do that. Work out or skip it. Read or watch Netflix.
One morning my alarm went off at 4:58 a.m. and my first thought was, "I want to sleep in." I said three words to myself: just get up. That simple act became a domino effect. I read for 30 minutes, meditated for 10, and walked my dog while speaking my declarations out loud. The next morning I set a timer for 30 extra minutes of sleep. One second in, I heard the same three words and got up.
Your decisions create your reality.
The self limiting voice shows up for high performers too. Each time you take action in the face of adversity or fear, you get more accustomed to taking action. Prepare for the moment before it arrives.
- Write down your decisions List the ones you make across your health, your wealth, your love and your happiness.
- Be honest with yourself Look at the list and ask, "Is this what I want?" Then decide in advance what the best version of you chooses. I go deeper on that in how to change your identity.
What is Right Time?
Right Time is my answer to the question, "Is now the right time?" Right time equals doing more of what you love, which makes now always the right time.
A potential client once told me they needed to sleep on a decision, and their question was whether it was the right time. Time is never the issue. When I started my AI coaching company, I already had a company, a two year old and a full life. I saw the opportunity, put all my chips on the table and made it happen.
For the fear of choosing wrong, I say one statement to myself: "I don't choose because I know, I know because I choose." The simple act of choosing makes it the right thing, because it is the thing you chose. When you want to say no, say no because you are committed to something else you love. That is how you start before you have certainty.
How can AI help you make better decisions?
Stay human first. Give AI the context of who you are, who you are becoming and the vision you are deciding for, so its help fits you. Let it draft the options and keep the judgment yours. I walk through this in how to use AI to make better business decisions.
Do this today
- Name your one decision. Write down what you would love to achieve this year and the single decision that would create the most momentum toward it.
- Make it now. Take the first action on that decision before the day ends. Sign up, book it or tell someone you are in.
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Change Your Year: The Power of Making One Decision
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You are one decision away from changing your year and changing your life. What's up? It's Rob Cressy. And one of the things I'm going to be doing is sharing the lessons I've learned and the insights I've created for myself while I am going through 75 Hard. And I've got to start with the biggest one, the catalyst for change for me. And if you didn't listen to it a few episodes prior, I created my Let's Run It Back. I'm doing 75 Hard, the mental toughness program podcast. You can go and listen to that in the feed.
But I was sitting there a week ago and thinking about the best year of 2023 for me, creating a historic year. All these goals I wanted to create for myself and achieve. And I sat there and I said, man, if I do 75 Hard, I know I will create these goals in my life because this program is designed for higher performance and focus and sharpness of thought.
And this single decision changed not only my day and month, but the rest of my year. And it will change the rest of my life because I took control of the momentum in my life because I know what I want to accomplish. So boom, I saw the opportunity to create a decision that worked in my favor and then I made it happen.
So I encourage you to ask yourself and audit yourself. You are one decision away from changing your life. What is that one decision? You can even sit there and ask yourself a series of questions. What would I love to achieve? Dive into your vision, boom, get deeper and then say to yourself, all right, what is the thing or the things that I can do that will help me accomplish my vision.
On the flip side, you can take a page from me and you can look at what is not working in your life. Where would you like to improve? And then you say, all right, what is one decision I can make that'll change all of that and create a new snowball of positive momentum for me? A very simple one for many people may be, I'm going to sign up for the gym because when you sign up for the gym, you start going to the gym, you start working out, you start feeling better, looking better, being more confident.
Another one that I know from my own personal experience and I just experienced this again is hiring a coach. I hire the best coaches in the world to work with me in a variety of areas. My latest coach was all around artificial intelligence. I'm building a ChatGPT and AI coaching and education company. So I went and hired one of the best AI coaches in the world.
So ask yourself, if I hired a coach to help me with my personal growth, my podcasting, my fitness, my mindset, you name it, how would that single decision change your life? And I can tell you from experience, when you hire a coach, it will change so many areas of your life. It'll change the life of the people around you because of the energy and frequency that this creates.
So to wrap a bow on all of this, I want to shoot some fire into you, some inspiration because I am living this as we speak. I am one week into 75 Hard and this single decision has changed every single one of my days because I'm sharper. It's like I'm shooting lasers out of my eyes. I am focused. I am high performance. I am loving life. I'm excited about every single day.
I'm showing up as the best husband, the best father, the best business partner, the best coach, the best podcast host. This is something that is affecting all areas of my life. And the same is true for you. And if you really want to take this to the next level, you can ask yourself, how many life-changing decisions are you going to create this year?
Because when you run with the best of the best, we know that this is a tool that we can create in our tool belt where boom, I'm creating a life changing decision. This isn't going to be the only one for me. I had two life-changing decisions in the last two weeks. Boom. I'm going to keep stacking these things because I promise you when you hear me and see me at the end of these 75 days, my life, my business, everything around me is going to be better. And all of this is accessible for you right this second.
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