A person can achieve a goal by learning how to make informed decisions. You can analyze and change your decision-making style.
How to Evaluate Your Decision-Making Style
Inactive decision-making style: A person fails to to make decisions. A failure to make a decision determines the outcome, often an undesiriable outcome.
Reactive decision-making style: A person allows others to make decisions for them. People using this decision-making style are easily influenced by others.
Proactive decision-making style: A person describes the situation, identifies possible solutions, evaluates them, makes a decision, and takes responsibility for the outcome.