Does this scenario sound familiar? You're staring at your laptop, toggling between options, thinking through scenarios for the hundredth time. Should you commit to the school with the big scholarship or the one with your dream program? Pick a major now or go in undecided? Join every club that sounds interesting or focus on a few?

The problem isn't that you don't have enough information. It's that you're waiting for perfect that doesn't exist. I tell my clients preparing for college that most decisions aren’t about finding the "perfect" choice. It’s about making a good choice then making it work.

Here’s a simple exercise you can try. I call this the Decision Exercise:

1. Set a timer for 10 minutes. No more research. No more pros-and-cons lists. Just you and your gut.
2. Ask yourself, which options excites me more, even if it scares me? Fear and excitement often feel the same. The question is which one leads somewhere you want to go.
3. Imagine it's a year from now. Which choice would you be proud you made? What does you feely successful feel like?
4. When the timer goes off, decide. Not perfectly. Not forever. For now.

Most successful people aren't successful because they made perfect decisions. They're successful because they made decisions, learned from them, and adjusted course if needed. That major you're agonizing over. You can change it. That opportunity you're afraid to take. There will be others if it doesn't work out. That path you're not sure about. You can always change direction. The only wrong decision is getting in your own way.

Your move. Pick one decision you've been avoiding. Set that timer. Give yourself a few minutes to choose, then take the smallest action toward that choice today. Send one email. Make one call. Fill out one form. Movement creates clarity. What are you waiting for?

If you need help getting ideas flowing, or want someone to guide you, reach out anytime to schedule a complimentary consultation. You can also check out a podcast episode I was a guest on where I talk about a variety of ways I help students prep for college.