Choices. Everywhere there are choices. Some are good choices, some are bad, and some are over-the-top, life changing, mammoth choices that alter the path of your life and those around you in a big way (good and bad). But what do you do when presented with a choice? Do you choose “A” or “B”? Do you choose to wait?
Yogi Berra has a great quote I like to use:
“If you come to a fork in the road, take it”
Which way do I go? If I come to a fork in the road, do I go left or right? What if I just stand at the fork and do nothing? See, there are three choices in that scenario; go to the left, go to the right, or do nothing. Of course, you could always turn around and go back, but not in life. Time marches on. So do you take the more traveled road, the less traveled road, or stand there looking at the sign?
With all choices, there are consequences. Many of these consequences are seen and expected, but there are some that sneak up on you. Often, we don’t consider the opportunity costs as consequences. If I take the fork to the left, what am I missing out on? Same with the right. But, consider what you are missing out on if you just stand there?