We all shape our future by the choices we make. Being able to make choices and take action is one of the most important skills an entrepreneur can develop.

You make choices every day. These choices either lead you closer to or further away from your success. The choices you make can either decrease your stress or add to it. If you procrastinate making these decisions your stress will increase. The number of choices you will need to make will continue to pile up if you postpone making the important decisions you need to make.

Sometimes the decisions you need to make will seem overwhelming and you may feel paralyzed. If this happens, enlist the help of a friend to assist you in sorting out the choices that need to be made and in sorting out your options and possible consequences.

If you want to change your future, you will need to change the choices you are making. One of my favorite quotes is "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." So if you want something different from what you have been getting, make different choices.

Important questions

• What are the most important choices you need to make for the coming year? Make a list of these choices.
• What information do you still need to make these choices?
• What actions can you take today that will prepare you for these choices?
• What can you do to make next year your most successful year?