Wellfleet Beachside Chats
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Wellfleet Beachside Chats
Build a Better Decision Engine
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Welcome to Beachside Chats, where business strategy meets innovation, and every conversation is a step toward unlocking your full potential. I'm your host, Stephen Webster - strategic growth coach and performance enthusiast. Whether you're a CEO, entrepreneur, or simply someone driven to grow, this is the place for actionable insights and fresh perspectives to help you get 1% better every day. Today, we'll be diving into “Build A Better Decision Engine”, so let's dive in.
Key Takeaways:
- Many bad decisions are not failures of intelligence but failures of preparation, regulation, and self-awareness.
- Decision quality is moral, emotional, environmental, and cognitive at the same time.
- The goal is not perfect decisions, but fewer avoidable bad ones.
- Better decisions start upstream through values clarity, emotional regulation, objective thinking, and self-knowledge.
- A strong life is shaped by recurring judgment, not just occasional big choices.
Quote of the Day:
“Most bad decisions are not failures of intelligence. They are failures of inner architecture.” – Stephen Webster
Today’s Oyster Shot:
This week, before making one important decision, ask three questions:
What do I know?
What am I feeling?
What value do I want this choice to reflect?
That is where better judgment starts.
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