Life and Business Leadership Insight
- September 03

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"Great Decisions….Every Time!"

One day I had an amazing experience.

I met a man who took me through a program "Crocodiles not Waterlilies" that changed my life. His name was Roger Anthony and he said he wanted to teach me how to become a crocodile!
He went on to say, after my incredulity, that crocodiles have an extraordinarily high success rate hunting their prey and in most cases are not even detected during the process!

He then added that if you consider that the measurement of the effectiveness of any human behaviour is largely determined by the achievement of the desired outcome, then the efficiency and regularity of these reptiles in achieving their desired outcomes warrants some investigation of the process.

It seems that crocodiles unknowingly break effective decision making down into five component parts. All of these components are totally logical and provide invaluable guidance in the successful achievement of the next step and ultimately the desired goal.
The name of the process and indeed the crocodile that it has been modelled on is ROMPA.
Let me take you through the steps and show you how watertight this concept is!

R = Relax. This is the quintessential state one must achieve before making any decision so that mental clarity can be achieved. The more relaxed a person is the more real options they will see before them. (A crocodile lives most of its life in this relaxed state).

O = Observe. Being able to carefully observe the situation and environment allows you to be able to become more adept at recognising the options that you need to consider in making your decision. (A crocodile will quietly sit and observe the animals that visit the billabong and establish the regularity of their visits and position).

M = Manage a Strategy. Once you have evaluated the situation as effectively as possible you then decide on the strategy to use to get the outcome you desire.
(The crocodile begins to silently and stealthily get into the right position to affect the outcome on its prey).

P = Patience. A successful component of effective decision making is being able to have the patience to wait for the right moment to execute your strategy. (The crocodile has incredible patience and waits for exactly the right moment before it strikes).

A = Act. One of the most destructive components of effective decision making is the propensity for procrastination which has the potential to derail the previous steps and ensure that you miss the opportunity altogether. (The crocodile once it has got itself into the best position will act before the opportunity is lost and will only delay or retreat if the immediate environment changes substantially).

So there it is the five effective steps toward making the right decision time after time after time…
My challenge to you is to adopt this process when you need to make important decisions in your life and watch how effectively your goals will be achieved.
Only then will you come to realise that indeed the "crocodile magic" is within you as well!

Good hunting!

Richard.

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