When making decisions—everything from small decisions to very complicated ones—there comes a time when research and analyzing are over and it's time to do it or abandon the idea. When that time comes, I coach my clients to follow a kind of radical happiness model, which is a variation of: If it feels good, do it.

To know if the decision "feels good," I ask clients to check their gut and their heart—when talking about this, I hold my hand in the middle of my chest. I call this part of the body our "internal navigation system." It tells us if we are on the right track or not. If your gut and heart tell you to proceed, then take the first few steps.

When it's finally time to make that decision and begin acting on it, it's best to feel your way through it than to think your way through it.

Before you go thinking that I'm advocating empty hedonism—though my Life Coaching clients know that I often use this word jokingly—you have to consider my definition of "it feels good":
 

• The IDEA of doing it has to seem as if it will work well, go smoothly, feel interesting, and feel enjoyable.

• DOING the activity should feel as good as you thought it would.

• Any CONSEQUENCES that come from doing it should feel as good as you thought they would.