When faced with making a career (or any other) type of decision; here is a strategy to assist. This could be a choice between two job offers, where to move, to stay or leave a position, or many other decisions that come up. We are all faced with choosing between two or more alternatives often. This process can get us out of our head and into a more feeling space.

It’s called the Two or three chairs method. This is a take off, or variation of Fritz Perl’s Empty Chair Technique.

I suggest doing this activity with a career counselor, advisor, therapist or mentor. It goes like this.

• Place two, or three chairs in a room. Each chair represents a potential decision. Space out your chairs apart from each other.
• Determine which chair represents each possible decision. You may want to label them.
• Have your partner lead the session.
• Sit in the first chair and imagine what it would be like making that decision
• Make note of how it feels like and what impressions you are receiving.
• Now, go to the second chair and continue with the above process.
• Go to the third chair if you have more than two choices and repeat the process.
• Now go back and sit in each individual chair and revisit how you feel and what impressions came up for you. Do the same with the second and third chair.  
• Do this a few times making note of how each chair feels and what is coming up for you.
• End the process by choosing the chair that feels right for you.
• Move forward with that decision.
• If you get second thoughts you can repeat the process on another day.
• Trust that the decision you make is best for you and for the greater good.
• Share your decision with your partner in this process.

That’s it. I encourage you to give this process a whirl next time you have more than one choice to make and have to decide on which one to move forward with. Let me know how it goes for you.