Decision Masters

Decision Masters

Hosted by: Kirsten Parker

How do you make decisions? How do you feel about your choices? This podcast will help you SIMPLIFY decision making and empower you to TRUST every choice you make. (Yaaaas!) I've been coaching big-brained...

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#130: Don't Make These HUGE Mistakes with Your Next BIG Decision

Thinking through my recent BIG decision to move (which I made quickly with relatively little friction*), I realized I need to call out some BIG mistakes people can make in situations like these. *Note: "little...
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#129: Perspective-Taking and Delayed Gratification (Cognitive Biases Pt 5)

Meet the final two Cognitive Tendencies and Biases in our series! Perspective-Taking and Delayed Gratification. 🙌 This episode will help you better understand: Why you misinterpret other people's meanings Why other...
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#128: Negativity Bias (Cognitive Biases Pt 4)

Ok...we have a pretty good sense of Negativity Bias at the surface. Negative information has a greater impact than positive information, when it comes to cognitive processing. But do you know exactly how and why this...
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#127: Causal Attribution (Cognitive Biases Pt 3)

How often do you assume you know WHY something happened? How quickly do you land on a conclusion about why something DIDN'T happen? Turns out, we humans are great at assigning "causes" to things.  We're just not great...
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#126: Confirmation Bias (Cognitive Biases Pt 2)

You might be familiar with Confirmation Bias. But do you know how to use it to your advantage? What about a quick, easy way to make sure you're not being blinded by it? I've got you covered in this episode. đź‘Ť Listen...
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#125: The Fluency Effect and Planning Fallacy (Cognitive Biases Pt 1)

We all want to make smart, thoughtful, "rational" decisions, right? But how do we do that when we're working with a biased brain? Today's episode is pulled from a Workshop I did for a Decision Masters Coaching Group,...
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#124: This is an IshYOU, Not an IshME (aka: When an issue has nothing to do with you)

Ok. So there's a problem. Maybe someone's saying it's your fault. Or they're implying it. Or you're just assuming it. What do you do? Well, if you're like a lot of folks, you go into Auto-Wrong Mode. You question...
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#123: How to Make a Decision an “Experiment”

The idea of deciding something "as an experiment" is appealing because it implies lower stakes and easier commitment, right? But how do you "experiment" with big life choices that you can't just undo if you change...
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#122: The Key to Succeeding at Your Plan (instead of Judging It)

How often do you set a goal - or create a plan to deal with a circumstance - only for it not to work perfectly and for you to end up feeling like a failure who "should've planned better"? Whether you wanted to "get X...
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#121: Time to Update Your Core Values

Whether you're going through a big life change or you've simply experienced an internal "season shift," now is a great time to check in and update your Core Values. The best questions I can offer to make this easy...
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#120: Committing to a Plan When Everything Isn't Perfect

Is that a problem? Or is it, in fact, the plan? This question sparked a huge aha for a client recently, and that's not the first time! When we'd LOVE everything to get done with perfection, it's difficult to fully...
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#119: How to Make Big Decisions Quickly (Real-time Tips!)

Sometimes, you get to map everything out, take all the time you want and still create big, beautiful change. Other times — not so much. Life surprises you, and all of a sudden, you're facing multiple opportunities to...
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