Make Better Choices

Every day brings us choices. Our decisions shape our world.

The key to making better decisions is to know yourself: your values, your priorities, your direction, your goals. If you have a handle on these elements of your life, it's much easier to evaluate the opportunities the Universe brings your way.

Today, why not invest fifteen minutes in getting to know yourself better? Shuffle your Tarot deck of choice and try this:

1) Draw one card to represent your core value - what matters most to you. Drawing the Hierophant, for example, might prompt you to explore the role faith should be playing in your life.

2) Draw one card to identify a principle you can use to help set priorities effectively. The Five of Coins, for example, might prompt you to decide that you should organize your day around assignments that put dollars in your pocket.

3) Draw one card to identify your direction: where you want to be five years from now. The Eight of Coins might be a picture of you, owning your own business, hard at work for yourself.

4) Draw one card to represent your ultimate goal: what you want to be remembered for. The Six of Cups might remind you to do a little charity work as you travel the path to your own success!

You might try this exercise once a week for a month, drawing different cards each time, and seeing yourself from a number of perspectives. Alternatively, you could consciously pick the cards you feel capture your priorities and values, and build a mandala of cards as a way of keeping these values where you can see (and be inspired) by them.

With a greater awareness of what matters, you'll make better choices -- guaranteed.