Paranoia vs. Regret

Everyday, we make decisions focused on paranoia or regret.

Choosing paranoia means that you spend the time necessary to reduce risk. Time is often spent researching options, performing a pros and cons assessment, and then making a decision.

Choosing regret means that you spend less time reducing risk in favor of getting stuff done quickly.

For every situation, you must make this decision.

Here are just a few examples:

• Waiting to buy something you lack the money for vs. charging it and risking interest payments if you can’t pay it off within 30 days.
• Spend more time watching your child play in the front yard vs. letting them roam and risking something bad happening.
• Leasing a building until you locate the right property with the right down payment vs. making the minimum down payments on land and construction but risk becoming building poor (we have the building but can’t do much with it).
• Saving money for the best 3 camera setup for your church vs. buying what you can get with today’s budget.

Before you make a decision for your church or your cause, consider what kind of decision (paranoia vs. regret) you are actually making and if it is the right one to make.

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