This document outlines the steps for making decisions: 1) Relax and gain confidence by saying something positive to yourself. 2) Identify the problem clearly. 3) Brainstorm possible solutions. 4) Consider the consequences of each solution. 5) Determine what is most important to guide your choice. 6) Make the decision by crossing out other solutions. The example follows these steps for a girl deciding how to get money to buy a more expensive phone. She considers saving more money, borrowing, or getting a cheaper phone, and decides waiting to save is most important.

1. Decision Making.......????
Prepared By:
• Ashwinder Kaur
• School Counsellor, BBPS Ludhiana.
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2. Decision Making
A decision is one when there are different things you
can do and you pick one of them. You make lots of
decisions everyday!

3. Some decisions are easy like.......
What to eat in breakfast????

4. What to wear????

5. Some decisions are difficult like.......
Choosing a career

6. Choosing good friends

7. Changing a job

8. In every situation you have to
search for...

9. How to make right decisions???

10. Example
Amy really wants a new cell.
Unfortunately, the one she
wants costs Rs. 15000, and
she has only Rs. 10000. She
wonders how she will get the
rest of money?

11. Step 1: Relax
Take a deep breath and let all of the air out.

12. Step 1: Relax
The first thing Amy should do is relax.

13. Step 2: Say something positive....I
can do this...I can deal with this...
• This
This gives you confidence and makes you feel
good about yourself.

14. Step 2: Say something positive
Now its time for Amy to give herself confidence.

15. Step 3: Identify the problem
Try to search out actual problem.

16. Step 3: Identify the problem
Amy does not have enough money to buy the
phone.

17. Step 4: What are your choices??
Think of all the possible solutions.

18. Step 4: What are your choices??
Come up with list of possible solutions:
1)Save her money until she’s has got enough
money.
2) Borrow money from her parents or friends.
3) Buy a cheaper phone.
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19. Step 5: Consider the
consequences of your solutions.
List both the negative and positive
consequences.

20. 1) Save her money until she’s has got enough money.
• +VE: She will feel proud about her accomplishments; she will
get the phone she really wants.
• -VE : She has to wait.
Step 5: Consider the
consequences of your solutions.

21. Step 5: Consider the
consequences of your solutions.
2) Borrow money from her parents or friends.
+VE: Amy will get the phone right away.
-VE: She won’t feel independent; friends or parents might
say “NO” to her.

22. Step 5: Consider the
consequences of your solutions.
3) Buy a cheaper phone
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+VE: Amy will get the phone right away.
-VE: Amy won’t get the phone the phone she really
wants.

23. Step 6: What is important to
you???

24. Step 6: What is important to
you???
• What is important for Amy??
....getting the phone she really wants???
.... getting the phone right away???
....not borrowing money???
After choosing what is important, cross out other solutions.

25. Step 7: Make the decision

26. Step 7: Make the decision
Amy decided to wait in order to save some
more money for phone.