That's the perfect question, I'd ask you if I was sitting across the table with you, not in an arrogant manner but with a firm sincereity and a honest tone.
But before you're quick to respond, I'd like to know what hard decisions you've had to come to and what was the outcome of it.
And that's when I'd have a fair idea who you really are.
Its simple
Choices are what makes us, from the littlest to the greatest.
Regardless of your background you're bound to be faced with some decisions, and your choice will determine where your destination will be.
Decisions make us dig deep into ourselves and pull out the core motive of our desires, it is at this point that everything grinds to a halt so you come face-to-face with the real you on the inside that's been hidden away.
Shortcuts are okay, but attimes you just have to take the long and windy roads because that's when you grow.
So, I'll share with you a portion of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speech;
"What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
I will hazard a prediction. When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices..."
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Choice consists of the mental process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options ("what would I do if ...?"), often a choice is made between real options and followed by the corresponding action..."
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