Decision Ease: Clear-headed decision making tools for overthinkers, high-achievers, and recovering perfectionists

Decision Ease: Clear-headed decision making tools for overthinkers, high-achievers, and recovering perfectionists

Hosted by: Kirsten Parker: Decision Making Coach for Overthinkers

Tired of overthinking every decision - big or small? You're in the right place. The Decision Ease Podcast helps smart, high-achieving humans stop spiraling and start deciding with more clarity, confidence, and...

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#99: Selfish vs. Self-Honoring Decisions

"I don't want to make a selfish decision" is something I hear a lot. "Here's exactly what I mean by that..." is not! This is why it's so easy to default to decisions you don't really want to make. If you're afraid a...
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#98: The Most Useful Question You're NOT Asking Enough

This question will make you more productive, efficient and self-directed. When used correctly! Whether you're taking on a big scary goal or trying to lessen the chaos of your day — this question will help you shortcut...
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#97: 4 Tactics for When You Don't WANNA Do the Thing

So you've made a plan. You've separated your Decision Time from your Doing Time, to save yourself some precious energy. (See Episode #96!) But now the moment has arrived and all your brain minions are yelling I don't...
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#96: Why Separate "Decision Time" from "Doing Time" (Psst: It's to Save Energy)

Sometimes, you need to think on your feet then act fast. It's not impossible — plus, you're really good at it! — but it does take a ton of mental energy. Today we're looking at the depleting habit of combining...
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#95: How to Use High-Quality Questions to Be More Decisive

If you've ever gotten stuck or overwhelmed making a decision, you likely have experience with Low-Quality Questions. It can seem like your brain hurls these at you, almost as an attack. The problem is: These questions...
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#94: Why You Need to Change How You Think about GOALS

Do you have clear, specific goals? Are they written down? Do you talk about them with anyone regularly – check in on your progress and plans for pursuing them? Does it surprise you that most people's answers to all of...
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#93: 4 (no, 5!) Things I Wish I'd Known about Emotions Sooner

If you're on a mission to understand yourself better, so you can both have more self-compassion and be more equipped to handle the heavy machinery that is YOU, this episode is spot on. I've pinpointed 5 things I've...
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#92: Dealing with Fear in the Decision Process: The DO's

If you could only pack 5 podcast episodes for a trip to a deserted island for the rest of forever, this would be one of them. How do you deal with fear in the decision process. Concerns, worries, anxieties,...
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#91: Dealing with Fear in the Decision Process: The DON'Ts

If you're an overthinker, people-pleaser, indecisive or anxious...guess what. Fear is getting in the way of a lot of your decisions. Don't worry, I'm here to help! Wouldn't it be nice to have a formula for dealing...
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#90: How to Cut Decision Time in Half When You’re Confused

How to make a clear, confident decision when you're confused?  Well, that might not be the most useful question to ask here...Lemme try a rephrase.  How do you solve the problem of confusion? (Insert thinky emoji...
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#89: So You Decided to Do a Thing But You Aren't Doing It...Now What?

The decision is DONE, hooray!...But wait. You're not doing the thing you decided to do. (Ruh-roh.) Whether it's sending a simple email or putting a large deposit down, implementing a choice can be the toughest part of...
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#88: How Self-Talk Impacts Your Decisions

Your inner dialogue is like a radio station that's always running. There are times you're super tuned into it and listening closely to your self-talk (usually when you're feeling really good or really bad about...
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