

I've shared before how my decision to relocate from New Zealand to Singapore have changed my life. I gained new experiences, my values gradually changed and during the process I gained and lost many priceless things (read more about my relocation here). In hindsight, deciding to move to Singapore have changed my life upside down. I've transformed into a completely different person, living a different course of life.

Can you think of any decisions you've made in the past that caused such a big change? Whether it's for the better or worst, making life transforming decisions are never easy. I still remember the sleepless nights before my flight to Singapore, trying to convince myself that I've made the right decision. I knew a lot was at stake because I knew my decision would change my life.



But what if I told you that it's not only the big decisions that matter in life, but it's also the small ones? The most trivial decisions also have the power to create big changes, setting our lives in a completely different trajectory. They can be the littlest things such as:

Deciding to put on a smile when you're stressed

Deciding to be grateful

Deciding to go to bed early

Deciding to drink more water

All decisions are equally important. Whether it's a "big" decision such as deciding to relocate to a new country, or "small" such as deciding to drink more water; they all have the power to shape your life over time. Although this may sound like common sense, we never really optimise our decision-making process (more on this later!) We are emotional creatures and our decisions are heavily influenced by our emotions, perceptions (which may or may not be factual) and habits. Therefore it's important to be more aware and take active participation in your decision making processes. You need to steer away from living life on cruise control, if you did, you would be leaving your life's destiny at chance.

Below are Tony's suggestions:

You need to decide on what to focus on.

on what to on. You need to decide what things mean to you.

to you. You need to decide how you are going to create the results you desire.

For example:

Today you decide to take care of your health (focus) because you want to live a life of vitality and energy. You want to be more productive and live life to the fullest (meaning). Therefore you decide to meditate, exercise and go on a diet (how).

It all starts by making a conscious decision and following through that decision. It's our decisions not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny.