Making Better Decisions : How to Avoid Common Traps, Eliminate Distractions, and Drive Impactful Outcomes

This book provides leaders with practical strategies for navigating complexity and finding clear, effective solutions in both their professional and personal lives. It’s a results-driven guide to improving how you think, choose, and lead.

This book provides leaders with practical strategies for navigating complexity and finding clear, effective solutions in both their professional and personal lives. It is a results-driven guide to improving how you think, choose, and lead. Drawing on two decades of real-world leadership and consulting experience, Chris A. Ortiz introduces the “Seven Pillars of the Paint It Red Philosophy,” a practical framework designed to help readers avoid common decision-making traps, eliminate distractions, and drive meaningful outcomes. The Seven Pillars—Overcomplication, the Rake Theory, the Control Bias, the Five Closest People, Stoicism, the Process–People–Product Model, and Minimalism—address the mental, cultural, and structural patterns that often lead to poor choices. Through real-life stories, behavioral insights, and actionable strategies, Ortiz challenges readers to shift their mindset and strengthen their decision-making from the inside out. Each chapter helps you build the confidence and focus needed to make better decisions and follow through on them. Whether you’re running a business, leading a team, or trying to regain control of your personal direction, this book equips you with the tools to move forward with clarity and purpose.