Decisive
Person
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, you are expected to:
discuss how sound decision-making
can contribute to success or
achievement;
demonstrate ways on how to make
sound decisions in the given situations;
and
value sound decision-making based
on the different factors.
Fortune on Wheels!
Suggested Time Allotment: 20 minutes
Read the paragraph below, then carefully study on
what your decisions would be if you were in the
situation.
Your good deed of returning a case of jewelries
and diamonds you accidentally found on a public
transport was rewarded by a rich businessman. He
gave you a huge amount of money that will surely
change your life. Your next move is to use the money
wisely, and to make sure that every move you make
leads to promote common good. In making such
decision, what are your considerations? Why?
Fortune on Wheels!
Suggested Time Allotment: 20 minutes
List down some of your expenditures. Is it worth
your money? Why? At this time of pandemic, what
should be your priorities? Do you find it hard to come
up with a decision? Why? Why not?
Processing Questions:
1. How did you come up with such decisions?
2. Who influenced your decision-making skills?
3. Are you happy with your decisions? Why?
Lets Explore This
Suggested Time: 20 minutes
Read the following statements. Carefully decide on the
best thing to do when faced with these situations. Then,
write your insights on a clean sheet of paper.
Two of your friends are having conflict and often disturb your
peace of mind. How would you handle this situation?
Describe a time you made an unpopular decision. How did you
handle the feedback? How would you have handled the
situation differently?
Do you usually make better decisions alone or with a group?
Why? When do you ask for help?
In your experience, when you’re working on a group project,
do you make the most decisions or do you prefer to step back
and follow someone else’s guidelines?
Lets Explore This
Suggested Time: 20 minutes
Read the following statements. Carefully decide on the
best thing to do when faced with these situations. Then,
write your insights on a clean sheet of paper.
In areas under General Community Quarantine, many
have opened business establishments amidst the
rising cases of Covid-19. However, health protocols are
being implemented to ensure public safety so that
usual business transactions continue. Our economy is
badly affected by this worldwide health crisis but life
moves on, citizens are caught in between working for
a living or staying at home for safety health reasons.
What is your stand on this?
Lets Explore This
Suggested Time: 20 minutes
Processing Questions:
1. How did you find the activity? What were your
thoughts and feelings while answering?
2. In making a decision, what are the things that you
need to consider?
3. Who are the people that mostly influence your
decisions? Why?
4. Does this pandemic situation somehow affected
your decision-making? How?
Keep in Mind
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
Decisiveness is displayed by firmness and
decision. It means that you have the ability
to decide, and from the strength of a
decision you then have the needed skills to
carry out that decision and act on it.
Keep in Mind
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
Here are some of the practices of a decisive person:
Collect relevant information. Get as much information as
possible. It is about exploring and discovering all the available
options. Read, talk to seniors and trusted persons, and visit
credible websites to get valid and reliable information. The first
step will give you a good head start and will guide you through
arriving at a less risky but rather sound decision.
Write down pros and cons. Make columns and list down the
doable including its positive and negative effects.
Imagine yourself sooner or later dealing on with the outcome
of your decisions. Think about what you’re doing and how
you’re feeling. Does it make you happy and fulfilled? Or does it
make you regretful and feeling a little empty? Of course, you
must go with the positive outcome.
Keep in Mind
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
Here are some of the practices of a decisive person:
Weigh in past decisions. Maybe you have read or heard
about the saying that “those who don’t understand
history are doomed to repeat it.” This is the exact reason
why you should reflect and find out the things that you
should have considered and should not have considered.
Through pondering on past decisions, you will be able to
draw out effects that turned out well and those that did
not turn out very well.
Be Ready and Brace Yourself. It’s good to be always
prepped up with the choices you’ll be faced with in your
life; and get ready to bout with upcoming challenges.
Foresight is one skill that’s useful and experiences you
had in the past will also gear you up
Keep in Mind
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
Remember:
Making good choices begins with taking charge of the
decision-making process. There’s never a short-cut to
achieving finer things in life.
YOU CAN DO IT
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
HELP ME DECIDE
In making a career choice, it is important to come up
with a sound decision. How do you do it? Who are the
significant others who can help you? Try to identify the
particular person/s or institution/s as being asked
below. Do this on a sheet of paper.
YOU CAN DO IT
Suggested Time: 30 minutes
HELP ME DECIDE
Share your Thoughts &
Feelings
Suggested Time: 10 minutes
Recall an instance in your life
when you needed a confidant.
Who was that person? Write
him/her a nice and creatively
done Thank You letter and let
the person know how you
turned out to be a better
person now. Let him/her sign
or acknowledge the letter and
compile it together with your
other activities.