By David Tepera, January 20, 2021

I once read, “you’re one decision from changing your life.” Of course, these decisions can be life altering or disastrous. We have all been on both sides of that coin.

Let’s start with some life changing bad decisions. There are those who’ve driven while intoxicated, and it didn’t end well, people who got hurt from affairs, lost money from bad investments or business partners, and so-on. I’m sure you can add to this list.

Most of all, let’s focus on life altering good decisions. For me, I would had never met my amazing wife if I didn’t have the courage to start a simple conversation.

The choice of becoming a father was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. If you’ve been reading my column long enough, you know I was a single custodial parent for almost 15 years until Tina came into the picture.

I’ve told my grown kids many times that they changed my life. I became a better person through single parenting. I gave up socializing, alcohol and sold all my man toys. I was the SUV soccer dad throughout their childhood. Besides my career, my kids became my total focus, which created a special lifetime bond.

What positive life altering decisions have you made? Make a list and it will put you in a happy place. Let today be one of those great decisions. It could be as simple as showering people with love and respect. We all have goodness within us. It’s your turn to show others how awesome you are.

If you focus on all the good decisions, you’ll realize how incredible life is. It’s easy to get caught up in all the negatives, but that only leads to a destructive personality.

Is there something going on in your life where it’s time to make a serious change? This could be health related, occupational or relationships. What decision could you make today that would change your life for the better?

Remember, you have total control over your life. You get to make every decision of what you eat, social media, who you hang out with, how you spend spare time, including to be loving or a bully.

It’s time to take a serious look at our lives and recognize the decisions we are going to make going forward will change our lives forever.