Redecide on Purpose, Choose with Intention

Most people live on autopilot.

Ask why someone does what they do, and often they cannot answer. It feels obvious, so no reason is needed.

Why do you work? Why are you in this relationship? Why did you have children? Why did you start that degree?

Once, someone answered automatically, “Because that is what humans do. You grow up, go to school, buy a car and a house, get married, have kids.” All in the hope of being happy.

So I ask, the real question is: are you happy?

One of the greatest gifts of coaching is to bring awareness and intention back into life.

Redeciding on purpose helps my clients feel alive and in control.

You do not need to change everything.

Ask yourself: after three years in this job, do I still want to be here?

The point is not always to leave. Often, the point is to reconnect to why you started and to get out of autopilot. Sometimes an external change is right. More often, the work is internal. You will bring yourself anywhere you go, so it is better to improve your version before any move.

There is no right or wrong here. Redeciding is simply an invitation to awareness.

I have seen many outcomes: people move because of a manager that they could not align with; people stay because retirement is near; others relocate for family, pause degrees for health, or launch side projects that eventually become their main work.

Start small - Choose the reason that feels lightest to you.

• “I will choose to work today because I feel energized, because I want to contribute, because I need the money, or because it gives structure to my day.”

• “I will choose to stay in this relationship because I love this person, because we share core values, or because I believe the relationship is worth the work and growth it will require.”

• “I will choose to study now because I want new skills, because it opens doors, or because I enjoy learning.”

The key: you have the right to change your mind. You may redecide on purpose anytime.

Sometimes I joke with clients, Do you need permission? Permission granted. We laugh and then get to work.

What would benefit from your intentionality? Where are you running on autopilot and missing the chance to choose?

Take a courageous step. Decide again. Act now.