New Decisions are called for in New Times.

New Decisions are called for in New Times.

Personally, I find one of the most objectionable questions an interviewer might ask is: “Knowing what you know now would you have done things different or would you have made another choice?” Please, just take a moment to think about the question, hopefully you understand my angst.

In the past you made critical choices, they were based on what you knew about the world as it was. You had the best information available at the time. You made a choice and now you are living with it, the good or the bad, the ugly or outright repugnant results.

But now, you know more and the world is different. You’re more informed, but still there are things unknown to you.

So why should we spend so much time defending those choices or trying to force the present onto the past. What is in the past can’t be changed, it is. Acceptance or regret we must always be learning from our experiences as we move into creating a better future.

We don't get the opportunities to re-decide, there are no redoes, which means that most of our time is spent in the act of doing, not choosing. And if the world isn't changing (if you're not changing) that doing makes a lot of sense.

                                                                                                                          

The problem comes from falling in love with your status quo. When we are in love with our status quo then we live in fear of change and making another choice, a choice that might or might not work.

You might have been right then, but now is not then, it is now.

If the world isn't different, you have no need to make a new decision.

The only question, then, "is the world different now?"

The answer is “yes.”

Change is inevitable.

Dr. Douglas