Doubt - Angel or Demon? Gift or Curse ?

Choices:  when you realise that you have made the wrong decision do you keep going trying to get something out of the choice that you made, or cut your losses quickly.  It is so easy to be wise with hindsight.  How far down the path do you go before you decide to turn back? 

When I was 16, I decided that I would not regret anything in my life and I would make decisions rather than just drift with the tide.  I can't remember what was happening at the time for me to make such a profound decision at such a tender age, but I do remember feeling very disillusioned, unhappy, angry and stressed.  Whatever trauma was going on in my life, I think I came to the realisation that my life was my own and only I could decide how I experienced it.  So I decided that I would make decisions and never look back with regret.  At the time I thought this was a great strategy and over the many years that have elapsed since then it has seemed to serve me well. 

I am still making decisions, however lately I have noticed that the more stressed I get, the more the feelings of regret about my choices seem to be picking away at the edges of my conviction.  I keep telling myself there are no wrong choices and no failure only feedback, but sometimes the Angel of Doubt arrives. I call her the Angel of Doubt because she's actually a gift.  The best plans are the ones that are reviewed regularly.  Doubt helps me to take stock of where I am and adjust things accordingly. However it is a balancing act!  Too much doubt and the angel becomes a destructive demon.  So I help keep my angel an angel with my “make a decision, no regrets” mantra.  Any decision you make will be right at the time.  Believe it or not, it will be the choice that best served you given the circumstances in which you made the decision, even if from the outside it looks like the wrong decision to others.  If when it comes to reviewing your choice, it turns out that it no longer serves you, the strategy that will propel you forward as opposed to keeping you stuck where you are, is to learn from the feedback. 

What’s your decision strategy? Are you wrestling with the Demon of Doubt and regret? Or are you using doubt as an angel to keep you in check?