What Was I Thinking?: How to Make Better Decisions So You Can Live and Lead with Confidence

How do you know when the rewards outweigh the risks?

If you want to reach your full potential in life, you can’t play it safe. If you’re too risk averse, you’ll be resigned to a life of mediocrity. But if you risk foolishly, you may destroy your life’s work and legacy.

But we can be overwhelmed by the sheer number of decisions we face, and the challenge of weighing the risks and rewards of each. In all this confusion, how can you be sure you won’t end up asking yourself, what was I thinking?

In this new book, David Ashcraft, pastor of a large and influential church, and Rob Skacel, licensed psychologist and executive coach, encourage readers to embrace risk and to live their lives to the fullest potential, in order to both run and finish the race with no regrets.

David Ashcraft graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Business Administration. He earned a Masters of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In 1991, David began serving as the Senior Pastor of LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Under David’s leadership, LCBC has grown from one location with a weekly attendance of 150 people and a staff of one to eighteen locations across the state of Pennsylvania and a combined average weekly attendance of over 19,000 and a staff of over 280.

Rob Skacel is a licensed psychologist with a Bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College, and Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Purdue University. He began his career in clinical psychology, before transitioning to business psychology specialization. Rob founded True Edge Performance Solutions in 2000, where he and his team provide leadership consulting services to nearly two hundred organizations and their leaders, in a variety of industry sectors such as manufacturing, professional services, health care, agribusiness, ministry, construction, education, non-profit, and trade associations.