Decisions we do

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”

I found this quote and loved what it had to say.  It reminds me of those who are not flexible when making decisions that are important in their lives.  Now I am not saying that we need to just make a decision without taking things into account.  Flexibility in terms of decisions is to remember that there are very few clearly right or wrong answers in the world.   

Take for example when we choose a mate.  I have never known anyone to say that the person they have chosen to live with forever is exactly the person they imagined they would be.  If they were that perfect person there would never be a disagreement with them.  I am not saying all couples need to argue but if they were completely perfect they would be no disagreements.  Most people would say that the person they are committed to is perfect as a person and that they are good in so may ways.  When a person becomes flexible in their approach to find that true love they find that love and their decsion will be the right one.

You can apply this also to work life.  How many times have people changed jobs?  Flexibility in ones work life is almost always a requirement.  How often does a supervisor or boss come in and say get this done and this is when you have to have it done.  Unless you can be flexible it could be an issue with your continued employment with that company.  Okay you may say well that is a given.  Right but we are talking about a goal in our work that we want to achieve.  Flexibility in achieving that goal helps to to be who we want to become and where we want to go.  

Now this may be a simple thing to say but look at those who don't live that way. How many people do we work for who always feel they have to be right.  How many have significant others who always feel they are right and not flexible?  Life is to to short to not be flexible.