“Use your best judgement.”

—Author Unknown

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“Use your best Judgment” sounds empowering, but it is also a ruthless invitation. It leaves you without a script, without a scapegoat, without a neat rule book to hide behind.

When someone says this, they are really saying: stand in the full light of your own values. No policies, no guarantees, just you, your conscious and the consequences.

Most people secretly want certainty, not freedom, because certainty lets them blame others and the system. Judgement does not.

Your “best” judgement demands that you examine your motives, your fears, and your comfort with being wrong.

It asks: will you choose what is easy to defend, or what is quietly, unshakably right for you?

EXERCISE:

Where in your life are you at an important crossroad requiring your best judgement?

How would standing in the full light of your own values help you make the “best” decision for you?