You are an adult with a fully functional brain. You can tell the good from the bad. You choose your friends and you know who to unfriend. You decide what to eat, what to wear and what movie to watch on weekends.
Now imagine that one fine day you wake up only to find the reins of your life handed over to someone else. They start taking all your life decisions and nothing is in your control. It’s a scary prospect. Right? Well, don’t worry. This is just a hypothetical situation. It’s not going to happen if you believe in #iDecide – your life, your decisions.
Now yes, we get it that you have people around you who will influence you, so here’s looking at the 5 life decisions you shouldn’t let others take for you, come what may. After all, you only live once.
1. The career you choose: Your career pretty much charts the course of the rest of your life. Why take up an IT job when you know you were born to dance? Yes, your parents and well-wishers can have their say, but that’s about it. The final call should rest with you. There are times when you may have to rebel a little, but it’s better than being stuck in the wrong job.
2. Your life partner: We’re talking about spending a lifetime together and not some college project. So it’s a good idea to choose someone who is compatible with you. Take your time. Don’t give into unnecessary pressure and rush into things, unless you fancy fighting bitter divorce battles.
3. The professional decisions you take: Planning to take up a new job or a new role? You will have a number of people lining up to give you unsolicited gyaan. Don’t get carried away. As long as your decision is a well-thought out one, make that move.
4. How to spend your money: Why do you work hard all month long? Certainly not for people to tell you how to spend your salary. You have every right to spend your money the way you want to as long as you are doing it responsibly. Everyone around you needn’t have an opinion about it. And even if they do, there’s little you can do about it.
5. Buying life insurance: When it comes to life insurance, it should be #iDecide before anything else. Insurance is a critical aspect and only you get to choose what’s good for your loved ones. Who better than you knows what is best for your family’s future so why let others have a say in it. Besides, listening to too many people is a little risky.
So without wasting further time, get into #iDecide mode and click here to protect your family.
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