As an Expert you’ll encounter situations where the best choice will be an impulsive one.
Situations will frequently arise where you will need to make a decision without any time to do the traditional planning or analysis. You can’t hit the pause button – Rockstars live, work and play in real-time.
A given situation’s window of opportunity is finite and, to stand the chance of exploiting that situation, an impulsive decision is required. Basically you have to gut-it-out: back yourself, trust what your experiences has taught you. It is not as risky as it sounds.
The reality is, every decision has an element of risk attached to it. We just label that risk “calculated” because it’s less fear inducing. By its very definition, however, not every single element of risk can be calculated and that’s what makes it a risk. This means that even informed decisions don’t always result in success. In many cases, the opportunity can be missed all together.
