I was reading a book called "No Brand Is an Island" which I thought was quite good.  The author has a section where he uses the "Silly Square".  I found it very good because you can utilize it for a simple but influential decision or even a more profound one.  In this way, this tool is superb because (a) it's flexible (b) you train your mind to think in these logical terms and (c) you are forced to write down and organize your thoughts on a modest or important manner. 

Here is the Silly Square:

Here is the one that the author completed:

In many cases, we have our Inner Critic bouncing off our heads worse than the cueball on the pool table at a drunken friend's birthday party.  The thoughts - mainly negative - come into play so much.  These Inner Critic thoughts are a 'protective' layer in our brains about taking risks and avoid issues.  We naturally flee to both Safety and a Comforting (Too Comforting!) Happiness for our brains. (See this book).  

In pursuing a great life that is much more challenging, adventurous and fulfilling, we have to make difficult - but profoundly desired - decisions.  I decided to do Standup Comedy and went for it despite enormous personal emotional misgivings e.g. fear, embarrassment, strong feelings of discomfort and more.  But I really wanted - in my heart - to give it a real effort. Ultimately, I made this list good and bad, yes and no, and went for this decision.  I learned a lot about comedy, myself, the world of performance and more.  And no fear of speaking in front of groups now.   When you've put out a joke and it was so quiet that you could hear ice melt and break apart, then everything else is easy!