Jul 22, 2026 · 14 min · 7 segments
#389: Do you find yourself struggling with making quality decisions that actually reflect a life that you truly want for yourself? On this short solo episode, Emily shares the framework she often…
And if you ever find yourself feeling a little stuck or unsure of which direction to go with a certain decision, even if it's small or big, this topic is for you.
This topic I find really fascinating because ultimately the culmination of all of your decisions are what leads you to the life you have today.
Of course, there are always other factors at play, but ultimately the decisions you make, such as which school you go to, which job you take, which city you live in, which partner you choose, the friends you have, like all of those are decisions that you make.
And those are decisions that you also have the power to change and it's one of the reasons why I'm really passionate about this topic because I have countless times throughout especially my 20s where I remember it was the luck of having quality people around me as a sounding board that enabled me to make the right decision for me for the present version of me, but also the future version of me.
And I feel like now I'm speaking about this topic from this is the future me talking to past me and saying thank you.
And I think one of the most helpful things that I did for myself over the years was to practice the art of making decisions based on long-term goals.
And I want to emphasize, this does not take away from being in the present and enjoying and having spontaneity and adventure.
However, what I find is that when I think about my life through a long game, whether it is my relationships, business, the way I take care of myself, everything, I become a in the decision rather than being impulsive.
So I'll give you guys a real life example that happened in the recent months.
This actually happened to me and I think something that just came to mind when I realized like this is an example of something of where I use this thought process in my decision making where I was invited by someone to come to a certain part of Italy because this person is living there for a certain period of time.
And if you ever find yourself feeling a little stuck or unsure of which direction to go with a certain decision, even if it's small or big, this topic is for you.
This topic I find really fascinating because ultimately the culmination of all of your decisions are what leads you to the life you have today.
Of course, there are always other factors at play, but ultimately the decisions you make, such as which school you go to, which job you take, which city you live in, which partner you choose, the friends you have, like all of those are decisions that you make.
And those are decisions that you also have the power to change and it's one of the reasons why I'm really passionate about this topic because I have countless times throughout especially my 20s where I remember it was the luck of having quality people around me as a sounding board that enabled me to make the right decision for me for the present version of me, but also the future version of me.
And I feel like now I'm speaking about this topic from this is the future me talking to past me and saying thank you.
And I think one of the most helpful things that I did for myself over the years was to practice the art of making decisions based on long-term goals.
And I want to emphasize, this does not take away from being in the present and enjoying and having spontaneity and adventure.
However, what I find is that when I think about my life through a long game, whether it is my relationships, business, the way I take care of myself, everything, I become a in the decision rather than being impulsive.
So I'll give you guys a real life example that happened in the recent months.
This actually happened to me and I think something that just came to mind when I realized like this is an example of something of where I use this thought process in my decision making where I was invited by someone to come to a certain part of Italy because this person is living there for a certain period of time.
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