Inspiration | Personal Growth

Finding Life’s Bottom Line

Becoming who you are meant to be

Bill Abbate
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readSep 15, 2024

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How do you make most decisions? Are you cautious, hesitant, or decisive? Do you weigh every option or cut straight to the bottom line? Living a meaningful life hinges on making the right choices — but what should you consider when making them? After years of reflecting on this, I’ve identified four key considerations that can guide you. Let’s explore them.

Four considerations for making decisions

As you grow older, certain things come into sharper focus. It took me years to truly understand that our thoughts create our lives. They shape who we are and who we’re becoming. While these ideas have been known and written about for centuries, they often require significant live events to make them truly resonate. As I enter the later stages of life, four considerations have helped me make better decisions:

  • Getting to the bottom line
  • Who are you becoming?
  • What makes up your life?
  • What will you leave behind?

Let’s look at these four things and explore how they can guide us in making wiser decisions as we continue our life journeys.

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Bill Abbate
ILLUMINATION

Leadership Writer and Editor in ILLUMINATION, Leadership/Executive Coach, Author www.BillAbbate.com