THE DECIDE PROCESS A TECHNIQUE FOR MAKING WISE DECISIONS

D EFINE THE PROBLEM  WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE FACING?  STATE THE ISSUE CLEARLY!  HOW SERIOUS IS IT?

E XPLORE THE ALTERNATIVES  LIST POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS  DO REASEARCH FOR FULL UNDERSTANDING  REMOVE UNREALISTIC POSSIBILITIES

C ONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES  THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN FOR EACH ALTERNATIVES  INCLUDE BOTH POSSIBLE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE RESULTS

C ONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES  THINK OF THE REAL PROBABILITIES……… NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN  THINK OF THE RISKS……  HOW YOUR FUTURE COULD BE AFFECTED?…..  HOW WILL THIS AFFECT OTHERS

I DENTIFY YOUR VALUES  THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR LONG TERM GOALS, CULTURE & FAMILY BELIEFS  HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR HEALTH AND OTHERS?  HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR SELF RESPECT?  IDENTIFY THE CHOICES THAT MATCH YOUR OVERALL VALUES.

D ECIDE AND ACT  CHOOSE THE BEST CHOICE  DEVELOP A PLAN:  SET DEADLINES FOR EACH STEP  FOLLOW THRU WITH THE PLAN  MAKE MINOR MODIFICATIONS IF NECESSARY

E VALUATE THE RESULTS  HOW DID IT WORK OUT?  HOW HAS IT AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?  HOW HAS IT AFFECTED OTHERS?  WHAT DID YOU LEARN?  WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?