Personal Decision Essay

At the time I read Chapter 12: Improving Decision Making, I was going through a personal crisis that required me to make a decision. My decision was fraught with emotion as it involved a breakup with someone whom I care about deeply. I had already made my decision but went back and forth, and round and round wondering if I had done the right thing. It was very obvious to those who love me that I did the right thing, but I thought it would be educational and at the very least, fun, to apply the ideas

A personal decision-making strategy is an essential navigation tool for leaders. The surge of advanced technology and globalization, presents a fast-paced environment for leaders to make decisions quickly, under great pressure, and without accurate or sufficient information (Baba & HakemZadeh, 2012). In this modern competitive world, making reliable decisions promptly is an imperative strategic skill for high level leaders. The bottom-line for most organizations involve making the right decisions

Advance Directives What if an individual could no longer make personal decisions about health care? In the event a patient is unable to personally advocate, having an advance directive ensures that end of life care will be carried out as desired and specified. As Galambos (1998) explains, advance directives are written documents acknowledged under State law that allow the expression of wishes regarding the extent of healthcare and intervention in the event of losing the capacity to express end

The Decision “It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.” John Green, American Author ***
The alarm clock sounded at 3AM. Despite having downed seven shots of Tequila in the early evening and returning home at midnight, I sat up immediately, turned off the alarm, and threw back the covers. Sitting in the dark, motionless in an alcohol-induced fog for what seemed like an eternity, the room began to spin. Several minutes passed before I could focus

When I made the decision to divorce my husband 10 years ago, I thought I had pretty much figured out what my life would be like. Single parent with a great support system. Working full-time as a software sales professional, and faith that moved mountains. I GOT THIS! Commercial break... I made the decision to leave my husband because while I worked hard to ensure we had the lifestyle we always dreamt of, he took on the profession of "serial cheater." As a mother, of 2 girls, I never wanted

I walked around the truck to grab some boxes. My dad was already in working mode, putting all the boxes in the house. I looked at my neighbor's house, that was a little too close to mine. These places didn't believe in privacy or something. I carried boxes to and from the truck. I walked outside to grab another box when I noticed a girl picking up something in the neighbor's yard. Her long auburn hair was pulled into a ponytail. She didn't notice me, or even look my way. She walked into the house

often reflected numerous times, why it was I made a decision to do something that I knew deep down I did not want to do. I believe in my case, it was a combination of bounded rationality and intuitive decision making. Bounded rationality is described by (the book pg. 161) as a process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the essential features from problems without truly capturing all their complexity. With my decision to quickly jump into the position, I know that I attempted

Decisions that Come with Incisions My face pressed into the cold soggy grass. Tears rolled down my cheeks as a sharp pain shot up my leg. All I could think about was this pain. I drew my breath in and out slowly, thinking the pain would subside. It eventually did, but I was motionless. What was wrong with my leg? I slowly gathered myself to stand up. My whole soccer team looked at me, stunned, no longer worrying about the ball at their feet. I whimpered, “I’ll walk it off.” Little did I know this

My journey from a boy to a man is focused around five key decisions that would prove instrumental in writing my history. Learning English at the age of seven, living in Spring, Texas I had enough self-awareness to know I was different, but fundamentally I thought my peers and I were relatively the same. Unfortunately, by ten years’ time I would come to accept, we were not. A life, plagued by bouts of confusion and pain, would prompt decisions no child or young man should have to make. I rationalized

Making Ethical Decisions at Great Personal Risk In the late 1990’s Officers Caruso and Rigg became whistleblowers regarding the activities that were occurring in Corcoran Prison. Conditions in the maximum security prison were detrimental to the safety of the prisoners that were incarcerated due to practices of forced integration among rival gang members and guard sanctioned fights between inmates. These unsafe conditions lead to the shooting death of an inmate. Caruso and Rigg stated many of the