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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhen I finally arrive – very late – for my dinner appointment, I share my tale of traffic woe and one of the people in the group shares her secret recipe for navigating in Paris: \u00ab When in doubt, turn left! \u00bb – \u2018What nonsense\u2019, I think. \u2018That would have worked this evening, but surely not every time\u2026!?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But since that evening I\u2019ve been applying her rule religiously. Whenever I am not sure of which way to turn, and run the risk of wasting time over a decision when driving, I turn left. Strangely, it works like magic: the chances are still 50\/50 that I get it wrong, but I have taken a decision. Or, another way of saying that, I\u2019m not stuck in indecision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not afraid of taking a bad decision these days. I just admit I got it wrong and do what I can to fix it. In doing so I have lived based on Mandela\u2019s advice about getting stuck : \u201cYou cannot lose: either you win, or you learn something\u201d. Today, I prefer learning something instead of wasting time in hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And you? Are there some unmade decisions in your life that are keeping you from what awaits you in your future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m driving in Paris, looking for a parking spot. I lose my bearings for a moment, miss the U-turn I should have taken and have to turn right instead\u2026which leads me into a huge traffic jam! When I finally arrive – very late – for my dinner appointment, I share my tale of traffic woe and one of the people in the group shares her secret recipe for navigating in Paris: \u00ab When in doubt, turn left! \u00bb – \u2018What nonsense\u2019, I think. \u2018That would have worked this evening, but surely not every time\u2026!?\u2019 But since that evening I\u2019ve been applying her rule religiously. Whenever I am not sure of which way to turn, and run the risk of wasting time over a decision when driving, I turn left. Strangely, it works like magic: the chances are still 50\/50 that I get it wrong, but I have taken a decision. Or, another way of saying that, I\u2019m not stuck in indecision. I am not afraid of taking a bad decision these days. I just admit I got it wrong and do what I can to fix it. In doing so I have lived based on Mandela\u2019s advice about getting stuck : \u201cYou cannot lose: either you win, or you learn something\u201d. Today, I prefer learning something instead of wasting time in hesitation. And you? Are there some unmade decisions in your life that are keeping you from what awaits you in your future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2400,2401,2402,2403,2404],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n