About Lori Deschene
Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She started the site after struggling with depression, bulimia, c-PTSD, and toxic shame so she could recycle her former pain into something useful and inspire others to do the same. You can find her books, including Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal and Tiny Buddha’s Worry Journal, here and learn more about her eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story, if you’re ready to transform your life and become the person you want to be.
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Though I run this site, it is not mine. It's ours. It's not about me. It's about us. Your stories and your wisdom are just as meaningful as mine. 
In those moments of uncertainty and doubt, it’s belief that can help us to remain calm. Indeed, we should all adapt the principle of not waiting for 100% information. Delaying action carries so much of opportunity cost that it’s not worth it.
Have you read the letter from Jeff Bezos to the Amazon shareholders, Lori? Jeff professes how they believe in acting when they have 70% of information at hand. Similarly, every life decision we make carries a risk and we need to get comfortable with not having absolute certainty. What do you think?
I haven’t read that, actually, but now I’m going to! I couldn’t agree more. Action always carries risk, and we’ll never feel we know everything we need to know to make the ‘right’ choice. There comes a point in time when we just need to choose and have faith in our instincts and our ability to make the best of whatever may happen.