Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
- General George S. Patton, Jr.

There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go.
- Tennesee Williams

Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions.

When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to find the best argument.
- Peter Senge

Never mistake silence for agreement.

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.
- Walter Lippmann

Consensus means support derived when each person feels heard and understood. All should be satisfied that they had a chance to influence the decision and declare their willingness to support it.
- Marvin Weisbord

When debate fails to occur, the solution will always be weaker than it could have been.
- Thomas Isgar

Decision by non-decision means you are surrendering decision-making influence to 'the four winds' -- chance, fate, the system, or the powers that be.
- Thomas Kayser

The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them - no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.
- Edward Fredkin's Paradox

Do Something,
If It Works,
Do More Of It
If It Doesn't,
Do Something Else.
- FDR

Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose.

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.

You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know when to walk away, know when to run.
- Kenny Rogers

When in doubt, ask.
When not in doubt, ask.
-If you are not in doubt, you may be kidding yourself.

In any situation, ask yourself: What strengths do I possess that can contribute towards accomplishing something in this situation? Then follow through.

GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN BEFORE MAKING A DECISION:
A professional carpet-layer stepped back to admire his customary flawless work. While surveying the installed carpet, he reached into his shirt pocket for a cigarette, and realized the pack was missing. At the same time, he noticed a lump under the carpet in the middle of the room, about the size of the missing cigarette pack. Frustrated with his carelessness, the carpet-layer realized he was in a predicament because there was no way to retrieve his cigarette pack from under the attached carpet without ripping everything up and starting over. Finally, he decided to beat the object flat, thereby destroying any evidence of his mistake. Satisfied with the outcome, he picked up his tools and began loading his truck. He couldn't believe his eyes: On the seat of his truck was the mislaid pack of cigarettes. At that moment, the homeowner's voice broke his disbelief by saying, "Hey, have you seen my son's gerbil?"

Live your life with conscious choice rather than through unconscious programming. The observing consciousness is the vantage point from which we see our life from an objective point of view. Anytime you are experiencing a situation that doesn't seem to be working for you, exercise the observing consciousness:
1. Observe your emotions; what am I feeling?
2. Observe your thoughts; what are the thoughts, judgments, attitudes or perspectives I have that are causing these emotions?
3. Look at your only options:
- change the situation
- change your thinking about the situation
- leave the situation
- stay stuck

Too see your drama clearly is to be liberated from it.
- Ken Keyes, Jr.