Logically Speaking

Have you ever found yourself faced with a decision that was difficult to make? It may have been a simple decision like choosing which flavor of Ben and Jerry's to buy or it may have been a really complex decision like deciding to make a big career move. Whatever the decision, did you find yourself gravitating to the choice that "felt right"?

Women are great at connecting with their emotions, their feelings. We can make decisions based on our hearts with relative ease (this is not so simple for our male counterparts). However, when it comes to making head decisions, ones based on thought and logic rather than feelings and emotions, we don't always do so well (this is an area where the guys have us beat).

Women like to decide with their hearts and men like to decide with their heads. Both are fine ways of decision making but both are flawed and incomplete. On another day, in another blog, I'll deal with the men; but, for today, I want to address the women and our lack of logical decision-making.

For all of the Girlfriends on the Journey with me, I want to propose a challenge to you this week. This week in your Girlfriend's Clubs, challenge one another to set goals and make decisions based on logic. Try to put the heart aside for this week (although I know I never fully do) and try to use your head more.

What problems are you currently facing? What issues have you been working on with your Girlfriends? Take a moment to think; is there a logical solution to any of the problems that you have been working through? Is there a solution that you have yet to try because you have been following your heart instead of your head?

I don't want you to abandon your heart. It is my belief that good decisions, complete decisions, the best decisions will resonate with both your head and your heart. My challenge is simply this, put the heart aside for a bit, try to find a logical "head" solution and test that solution to see if it fits with your heart as well. Rather than starting with your heart, start with your head. Maybe then you will find the answers that you have been looking for.