My motto in life has always been “Ready, fire, aim.” This has caused me a great deal of stress and regret! But it has also been beneficial and an advantage. My pastor (aka boss) is just the opposite. His motto is “Ready, aim, aim again, aim one more time, then fire.” He is very analytical, I tend to be very dynamic. He likes to think about things, I like to decide and decide right now.

This is not a put down on those of you who like to think before you make decisions. We dynamics need someone to think about it!

There is nothing wrong with counting the cost, with praying and seeking God’s will, with waiting. But there is something wrong with putting off one decision after another. Effective leaders learn how to make decisions and make them fast.

The greatest reason that leaders don’t make decisions is because they fear making a mistake. You need to learn to bag that fear. People who don’t make mistakes generally don’t make anything. As long as you make decisions you will make mistakes, but you’ve gotta take that risk.

Legendary advertising expert David Ogilvy, nicknamed “The Father of Advertising”, argued that a good decision today is worth far more than a perfect decision next month. So what are you waiting on? Fire!