What's worked in my own life is also helping my coaching clients and leadership teams make quicker, better decisions with more peace.

Over the past five years, I’ve had to make more difficult decisions than I ever imagined. With the world we live in, I don’t expect this to change over the next five years, but something has changed for me. I’ve found a way to make quicker, better decisions with more peace. What’s worked in my own life is also helping my coaching clients and leadership teams. They too are making quicker, better decisions with more peace.

I want this for you as well, in your personal life and in your workplace.

The secret is inviting discernment and wisdom into your decision‑making process. Here’s how you can do this with your team, using a similar approach for your leadership and life decisions.

1. Gather

Bring together a team with different backgrounds and points of view. Share an overview of the challenge or opportunity, giving time for questions and initial discussion. Ask everyone to set their hearts on the shared vision and purpose — to truly serve one another. Then pause, and schedule a follow‑up conversation to discuss decisions.

B. Seek

Ask the team to seek wisdom before the next conversation.

• Do your homework by researching what you don’t yet understand and seeking clarity where it’s missing.

• Consider alternatives, including the best and worst outcomes. How could the worst case be handled?

• Ask a trusted mentor or advisor for their thoughts.

• Give space to quietly reflect from a mountain‑top point of view (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.).

C. Gather Again

Come back together for a robust conversation, thoughtfully mining the gold that comes from different perspectives. Powerful questions you can ask include:

1. What’s most important?

2. What’s at stake?

3. What are the alternatives?

4. What’s the wisest thing we can do right now?

5. What does success look like?

6. What are the next steps?

7. What accountability is needed?

This decision‑making approach melds strategic thinking, the strengths of others, and humanity — bringing wisdom and discernment into our fast‑paced digital world. I invite you to make this approach your own, using it as a compass between distractions and detours as you chart a deliberate course with waves of positive impact.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault…” (James 1:5).

Discernment and wisdom aren't just skills, they are gifts we can all ask for. With a humble heart and a thoughtful approach, we can all make decisions with more wisdom and discernment.