Put a frog into a pot with water and start heating the water. As the temp of the water increase, the frog adjust its body temp accordingly. The frog keeps adjusting its body temperature with the increasing temperature of the water. When the water is about to boil, the frog cannot adjust anymore. Now the frog decides to jump, but cannot, because it has lost all its strength in adjusting. So the frog dies. Right decision at the wrong time. What killed the frog? The boiling water? No, the frog was killed by its inability to decide when to jump. We all need to be sure when we need to adjust and when we need to jump. If we allow people to exploit us physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually or mentally they will continue to do so.
Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.
There is always the voice of the holy spirit guiding you on what to say. Luke12:12, for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
In my life I had to make some crucial decisions some which I have always enjoyed the steps I took and others that I regret. In 2014 I had an opportunity to own a piece of land at Kenyatta Road ,Thika Superhighway which was just Ksh 125,000 but it took long for me to make the decision and today I regret because the same piece of land was bought by a friend I referred and and today it’s Ksh 1.5 Million . I have however made some great decisions like marrying my wife, quitting a well paying job to start my ventures among others. Today my venture Busara Investment Group(BIG) owns companies like Makinika Afrika, Nairobi safety Shop, Signet Ring Collections, Busara Farm, Kadosh Enterprises, Stewa Safaris Kenya Ltd, Busara Properties and Real Estate Ltd etc.
You have to always involve God before you make that crucial decision.
1 Samuel 30:8, Then David asked the LORD, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” And the LORD told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”
There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.
There never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it.
Whether the decision is to propose to that potential wife, quit that relationship, resign from that decision, sell that asset…whatever it is you have to consider the best option but have to know the best and appropriate time to make the decision as that will be the difference between a good decision made or regret to live with.
I think the path is different for everybody. Go after the doors that are open to you. Do the things that seem to be good opportunities and work hard at it. Try to make good decisions and be nice. Hopefully all of that will pay off at some point.