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What Do I Do Now: Dr. Foster's 30 Laws of Great Decision Making
 
 

What Do I Do Now: Dr. Foster's 30 Laws of Great Decision Making (Hardcover)

by Charles Phd Foster (Author)
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Do you panic at the thought of making an important decision in your life? When faced with the prospect of changing jobs, getting married, or moving to a new home, do you vacillate, procrastinate, and run, hoping that the need to make a choice will go away? Or do you jump in headfirst just to get the decision over with?

If this sounds familiar, you are in luck, as Dr. Foster, Director of Boston's Chestnut Hill Institute, is here to help! Based on his twelve-year study, What Do I Do Now? presents 30 laws that great decision makers use to navigate their way successfully through tough choices. Each law is illustrated with real-life stories. You will learn why you shouldn't make a decision until you feel ready to do so (Law #2), why you must set priorities (Law #14), why obsessing over details is costly (Law #16), and why listening to friends for advice isn't necessarily the best thing to do (Law #24). Apply the laws in order and one at a time; you may find you need to use Law #1, Law #10, or all 30 laws, depending on your situation. Easy-to-apply exercises are included, and there are no mind-numbing pro/con lists.

Dr. Foster also gives his own professional advice in a series of essays entitled "Perspectives."

In concise and easy-to-understand language, he tells you, based on his experience, what the ten biggest decisions faced by people are and how to handle them; how to set priorities when you aren't quite sure what they are; and how you can tell that you've made the right decision.

Once you apply the 30 laws, you will see your decision-making skills grow, as well as your confidence!


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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy to have read this bood, Sep 24 2003
By Daniel Pham (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
I've always had a hard time making decisions. In fact I would research the heck out of everything in order to make one measly decision. I've always been happy with what I decided on, but I've alway went with there's always something better. Well it got so bad that I've got to the point of enjoying the research of something vs. going straight to the decision making....what a waste of time. What do I do Now? is a great life advice book but more importantly outlines what one considers when making a decision. What's great about this book is that instead of slowly getting to each criteria through researching, you go straight to it and make a decision quickly. I don't feel guilty for not able to make a decision either. It used to be that I thought I was too wishy washy to make one but in reality did not have enough info. to make a decision. The book helps in that it tells you at what step you are in a decision process. I'm really really glad I read this book!

Danny-Dallas, Texas

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money, April 19 2001
By MotherLodeBeth "MotherLodeBeth" (Sierras of California) - See all my reviews
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Saw the book on the shelf and picked it up, glanced at the back and inside back cover and then a few chapters. I was hooked.

This is an excellent book for explaining why we make decisions and how we can learn to make better decisions and very timely here in the SF bay area of California where there are lay offs in high tech and people are trying to decide to stay in CA or move and all the other issues we deal with on a day to day basis.

The Chapters that are really helping me are Law#10 Do What You Really Want,#11 If It Ain't Simple, It Ain't Gonna Work, #12 Have a Hopeful heart and a Cautious Head, #28 You Don't Have to Run from Risk and #29 Following Through Makes Decisions Wonderful.

This is a GREAT book for those of us who are at a fork in the road and it looks like a real fork with 3-5 choices. Or those of us who feel like the rope in a tug a war game and are feeling the rope burn. This is why I got the book, because I needed some sound proven (important word) advise that would help be choose the right branch or path in the road and the right way to avoid more rope burn.

On page 111 he says "You don't just make a decision. You live a decision" which is wise advise. And that "You have to ask yourself what you would want if none of the people in your life were in the picture". In Chapter or Law 11 (excuse the bad English in the title. English teachers will wince) he asks "Are you making things more complicated than they need to be?"

The author Dr Charles Foster really knows, appreciates and practices the KISS mode of life. Keep It Simple Silly. Great book and well worth the money and time. And a book that you will actually use a great deal and should have on your book shelf. Buy a copy for your local library as well. Share the wisdom with others.

Every time I pick the book up and re-read it I learn something I had missed the times before. This is a sign that a book has WISDOM!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book or don't buy this book? Now You Can Decide., Feb 19 2001
By Jr Altfeld "Management Consultant" (Burbank, California USA) - See all my reviews
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It's about time someone wrote a book on this topic. Is the book revolutionary or going to create a great upheaval? Of course not. Is it good sound, sensible advice? You bet!! Whether one is a CEO, parent, child, laborer,secretary, politician, professional, etc., we are faced with daily decisions ranging in magnitude from 0 to 8.0 on the Richter Scale. From what to do for dinner to what college to attend? From what to wear to do I take this new job and move my family? It's amazing though how difficult it can be sometimes to make a decision. For those involved in selling anything,you know first hand what a hurdle it can be to get someone to decide. For no other reason than to provide yourself with greater personal insight, make the decision to buy and read this book.
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