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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 10:20
I"ve posted recently about practical ways to handle career indecision because I see a lot of blog posts, news articles, and books encouraging people to make big changes, but not much about how to deal with the paralysis we sometimes encounter in making such a big decision. A recent encounter on a beach reminded me of how I"ve felt in those situations.

This is a baby seal I saw yesterday, just put up on the rocks to rest by the mother while she fished.

I like the beached seal analogy because it includes a satisfactory conclusion, the tide comes back in and you"re on the move again. Likewise, in my own career decision-making, I experienced periods of paralysis due to:
  • fear of the unknown,
  • financial pressure,
  • information overload, and/or
  • perceived, insurmountable barriers.
But like the tides, the paralysis recedes, either by my own initiative or being forced by finances or other unavoidable forces. I "got off the dime" and moved forward. How do you deal with decision-making paralysis?

 

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