Making Decisions Can Change When Peace, Not Fear, is Our First Filter (And "the Newsroom")

Great leaders do their best to eliminate fear from their decision-making processes.  The first season of "The Newsroom" has a great quote regarding fearlessness.  If you haven't seen the show, it's my favorite show on television.  It's smart, thought-provoking, and incredibly well-written and acted.

The energy of the show is part of its brilliance because it's about a live newsroom, where making decisions "on the fly" becomes normal.  However, even when making lightening-fast decisions, there are protocols in place that become a safety net for good judgment, in most cases.  As human beings, we have all made fast decisions that have proven to be good, and fast decisions that have proven to be bad in hindsight. 

Is it good to be fearless?  That's the question.  The episode partially involves how business moguls make decisions.

Charlie ( Sam Waterston ): "I thought you got where you were by being fearless."

Leona ( Jane Fonda ): "I got where I am by knowing who to fear."

Those of us without the benefit of our own writing staff can take inspiration from great movie and television writers in general.  Sometimes people make unwise decisions because their goal is to be fearless.  When instead, a better goal is knowing who to fear, in addition to taking a moment to allow information to sink in before making the decision.

Do we choose to: fight the good fight; stand up for what's right in the face of adversity; stand against peer pressure if necessary?  If yes, yay us, with a caveat........in case of emergency, sometimes it's necessary to go it alone.  But more often, it makes sense to find a partner to get involved when making decisions in situations where you know major change is necessary.

Going inward to check with your inner compass of right and wrong is an important first step.  Then, find a place of peace inside yourself to look for guidance in your next steps toward change.  Let's be bold, courageous, and brave!  Let's balance that with our intuition and a sense of peace, knowing that our internal guidance can lead us to the path that we can travel safely, minimizing our fear.

Have a wonderful day!!

Xoxo

Conni 

Today's Mantra:  I choose to know who to fear, and to be fearless when it's appropriate.  

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.