what does your gut tell you?

Every big decision that I have ever made has been extremely easy, obvious even. If this is the case, then why am I feeling so anxious over the decisions I will be making in the near future? I think that I have suddenly felt the downside to 28+. At this age it seems that every single decision that we make carries far reaching implications and possibly consequences. That certainly feels unsettling.

I have an excellent history of decision making and the decisions I have made have never proved me wrong. And by the way, I hate making a decision, I hate the research, planning, analysis and risk involved in making decisions. This is why the idea of home buying and investing make my heart race...those decisions cannot be made based on "gut" feelings? Or can they? If my gut has never steered me wrong, then shouldn't I be applying that same methodology?...something to consider.

In 9th grade my favorite teacher taught us the stock market and we bought and sold fictisously based on the real market. Well, my stock did great, I had bought Best Buy. I bought BB because I knew what BB was, I went with my gut and it paid off big time (well it would have had the money been real and not make-believe-lesson learned).

So what if I pick my stocks based on where I like to shop, my sports teams based on cities I want to visit, and bars based on the cleverness of their names? I am hardly wrong, in fact, my excellent track record in decision making based on my gut has landed me:
-in Chicago which has dramatically improved my life
-in New York City which paved the way for my Chi-move
-in a career that I have up until now found to be very fullfilling
-in many cute and comfortable apartments
-in a darling car which leaks oil but has a smile on its face
-and in love.

I have gained a lot from following my gut, but I fear that as my gut grows (literally), than so do the stakes and potential consequences. The decision that I may very well need to make in the near future is where I want my career to take my geographically. I have narrowed down where I want my career to take me professionally, but soon I will have to decide whether I will be here in Chi, back in Minne, or somewhere New York? All three have their pros and cons, ups and downs, risks and potential gains to be contemplated when the time comes. But the thing is that this decision may present consequences that I am unprepared to face...damned if I do and damned if I don't.

So what does my gut tell me? So far my gut tells me consulting and it tells me that when the time comes I will just know.