Choices and Consequences

You almost always have choices, choices have consequences, and you do not get to pick the consequences. These Monday Morning Minutes are built on the four rules Bryan and Becky taught their children, including the one people forget: not deciding is deciding.

9 articles

2026

Self-Leadership; The Battlle Within! Mar 30

Sometimes we are our own problem. Bryan Yager on a decades-long battle he writes about mostly for himself.

6 min read

2025

Rainy Days & Mondays Always Get Me Down! Oct 27

A rainy forecast, a song stuck in his head. Bryan Yager on the weather deciding your week only if you let it.

7 min read

You are an Important "Who Said?" to Someone Important! Feb 10

Someone said something to you that you never forgot. Bryan Yager on being that person for somebody else.

8 min read

2024

Which Lens Will You Choose? Nov 25

Gratitude and attitude are choices, not challenges. Bryan Yager on picking a lens and deciding where to aim it.

5 min read

So Many Choices! * Apr 15

Four rules the Yager children still tease their parents about. Bryan Yager on choices and the consequences attached.

5 min read

2023

Life is Like a Camera! Oct 9

A sunrise, a coffee and a well-timed quote. A former photographer on focus, development, and what you keep.

6 min read

Stressed? Shift Your Focus! May 8

Patience runs shortest exactly when more is needed. Bryan Yager on shifting focus when the news will not stop.

7 min read

2022

So Many Doors, So Many Choices Jul 18

You pick the choice, not what comes with it. Bryan Yager on the lesson people forget: not deciding is deciding.

4 min read

2018

So Many Doors, So Many Choices May 14

You choose the choice, not the consequence. Bryan Yager on the four rules his children grew up hearing.

3 min read

Bryan has spent more than 45 years developing leaders, in Boise and across the country. If this is the thinking you want in the room, he works with organizations on leadership development, coaching, and team workshops, and the same thinking runs through his book, How to Transition Into Leadership.