"If that's a joke, I love it. If not, can't wait to unpack that with you later." – Ted Lasso

Have you ever talked to someone about what was going on with them at work (or life) and though and the decisions they are making…”are you serious?...are you joking right now?” Maybe it is that friend who has the abusive boss, but just won’t look for other opportunities, or the sister who says her family is her priority, but consistently chooses to take jobs that require a lot of travel.

How many times do you think others have thought that about what you? What decisions are you making that are actually taking you farther away from what you really want…even though they maybe good, maybe even really good at some level.

As humans we can get fooled by only looking at the benefit of staying the same or maybe making a change…but not the cost, and there is always a cost.…yes, you may get some payback like a higher salary, promotion, work on that passion project…but what is it costing you?

When you find yourself in that hard spot of making a tough decision…ask “What is this costing me”…or “What would option “x” cost me” . As leaders lets be deliberate in making our decisions so when people scratch their head that we made them we know how to respond and we did it on purpose.