David McDermott
Dr David McDermott walked away from a career as a plastic surgeon where he was helping people change on the outside. He now teaches profound personal change from the inside out, using the Ultimate Decision Making Model, you're own! His main interest is in teaching people how to choose and achieve goals that are aligned with who they are and who they want to become. Find out more at http://www.decision-making-confidence.com
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Articles by David McDermott
May 13, 2007
Everyday life is filled with everyday decisions. From the time you first wake up in the morning until you fall fast asleep at night you will in one way or another be required to make some kind of decision. Some decisions are easy, like deciding what you’re going to wear for the day, while others can...
May 13, 2007
There are a million different reasons you can give yourself why not to make that important decision. Making excuses, creating distractions, and postponing until a later date, are all reasons we use to convince ourselves that decisions we need to make now, can be made at a later date.
There are m...
February 13, 2007
Everyone has a different way of thinking and when you’re in charge of making decisions, it’s safe to say that there will always be someone that does not agree with you or your decision.
Most of you would like to say they you are fair in your decision making and that there are no biases or prejud...
January 25, 2007
How you make decisions depends on the type of person that you are and different events that have influenced you throughout your life. Since no two people are the same, the way you make decisions will not be the same. While decision making for some is quite easy, it can be extremely hard for others, ...
January 25, 2007
If you’ve heard of the “The Apprentice”, the NBC show hosted, written, and produced by Donald Trump, involving entrepreneurs competing for a chance to land the ultimate job, you might have also heard of a law suit that was filed against him, by a Richard J. Hewett, a rejected applicant claiming he w...
January 16, 2007
One of the most important decisions in your life you will have to make besides buying a house and getting married is choosing your career. Most people choose their career before graduating from high school or while they are attending college. Whether you stay with the same career of your choice is a...
January 16, 2007
Making a career change no matter what your age is can be hard, but when your 40, making a career change can lead to sleepless nights and stressful days. As you get older you have more responsibilities to consider. Not only is your age a factor, but your level of skills, education, training, family, ...
December 27, 2006
Answering the call
In a previous article, I wrote about the idea of a ‘call to adventure’ and how we are being continually called to live the life we actually want to be living.
People may refuse to answer this call for a number of reasons, fear of the destiny that is beckoning, being too yo...
December 19, 2006
The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell, mythologist and thinker, describes the Hero’s Journey that we all embark on during our lives, the first aspect of which is the ‘Call to Adventure’. We spend years building a life that is safe and comfortable and secure, and at some point in time we develop a ye...
November 30, 2006
Why people fail
There are lots of things people would like to have, a spacious house, a nice car, a better job or even a career change, or a particular relationship. And they delude themselves into thinking that when they achieve goals they have set, they will do more of the things they really like...