Decision making - thinking outside the box

David at Growing Up with a Disability, recently wrote about his decision to take an additional two years to complete high school in order to meet all of his goals and needs. He writes:

"I am grateful to my parents for thinking “outside the box” and for teaching me how to make decisions. My parents have shown me some steps in how to make a decision: identify my values, priorities, and goals, then think of possible ways to make the goals happen. There are many tools in the toolbox to help make goals happen - brainstorming, seeing what others in a similar situation have done, and listening to what "experts" advise. It seems to me that in our society, many decisions are made for people with disabilities by simply doing what has always been done. Each of us needs to think for ourselves about our own individual goals, and then use our toolbox of tools to make the best decisions."

There is much wisdom in these words and they are very worth repeating in the blogosphere. Thanks, David, for writing about this since I'm sure it will help others and teach many more about how to define true success : being true to oneself.

(Click above to read his entire post.)