{"id":32403,"date":"2015-04-13T08:26:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=32403"},"modified":"2015-04-13T08:29:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:29:20","slug":"how-to-stop-sweating-and-shaking-over-those-big-business-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-sweating-and-shaking-over-those-big-business-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Sweating and Shaking Over Those Big Business Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Decisions are not a democratic thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trash the complicated charts with spider web diagrams.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll just fry your brain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The small stuff is easy, but those Goliath-sized choices…<\/span><\/p>\n

They can bring a torrent of sweat and Richter-size nervousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the complexity oozes in. <\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest mistake you can make as a business owner<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

As a business owner, I would often put the \u201cpro\u201d in procrastination. <\/span><\/p>\n

Not wise. Because he who hesitates is lost in this nanosecond age of global competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Napoleon Hill nailed it: \u201cIndecision is the seedling of fear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was turning blue, life decided for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because, as Will Rogers wryly noted, \u201cEven if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After all, time ticks on.\u00a0 Sooner or later, I got an avalanche of \u201cma\u00f1ana\u201d\u2014 and frenzied cope.\u00a0 I had to drop everything and douse this fire immediately!\u00a0 <\/span>They don\u2019t make aspirin big enough to zap that headache. <\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a way to smother those flames of maybe<\/i>?<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you cut down on all that sweating and shaking? <\/span><\/p>\n

Be like a Boy Scout<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Be prepared!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, emergencies will flare up out of nowhere: a water pipe explodes on the jobsite. A major client suddenly cancels their order. <\/span><\/p>\n

And these urgencies, like a midnight tornado, add turbulence as they pull your decision making into the immediacy of the moment and away from expansion\u2014where it needs to be. You\u2019re reactive instead of proactive. <\/span><\/p>\n

Avoid that by following your scout manual \u2014 aka the company policy you wrote ahead of time to contain the surprises of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

So when they erupt, you can either scramble for a time-and-a-half plumber or calmly move into action. <\/span><\/p>\n

And all the while, focus your decision-making on the big picture. <\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t count the carnage<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Injuries will heal, crashes can be reversed. Regret is leprosy to business survival; its scars spread to all involved. <\/span><\/p>\n

And it\u2019s infinitely more painful than simply doing something \u2014 anything.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is not the wreckage we cause, but rather our failure to take responsibility for that strewn debris.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, instead of fretting over the rubble, take a tip from Robert Kiyosaki: \u201cDon\u2019t waste a good mistake…learn from it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That holds true for you and<\/i> your staff. Those who will decide ultimately get more respect than the wafflers. And as long as you hit more home runs than flies, you\u2019re fine. But any decision beats no decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep the epidemic at bay<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t delegate any company decisions, your business will soon be infected with the one-man-stand<\/i> disease. <\/span><\/p>\n

The symptoms are easy to spot: a snail\u2019s pace of activity and a frantic, frustrated staff. Micromanagement is the father of uncertainty and fear.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if left unchecked, the disease spreads procrastination and confusion as decisions wind up in the pending basket. Choices are never made in turmoil.<\/span><\/p>\n

As this virus spreads, it cripples your workforce as your business contracts, just like that noose you tighten around the competency and stability of your staff. Thus sprouts the seeds of insurrection. <\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the vaccine? Trust in the team. <\/span><\/p>\n

You hired them. You trained them. Now let them make their own decisions. Any uncertainties they have are cured by simply having them follow your written policy. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shed that flab<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Like it or not, indecisions pile up like a ton of love handles. Time to go on a diet. <\/span><\/p>\n

Otherwise, they will hang around like that third helping of pumpkin pie. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ugh! <\/span><\/p>\n

So make a list of those indecisions; complete what you can. Every decision that you finally make will feel like you\u2019ve shed a pound. <\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re looking better already.
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——-<\/p>\n

Paul Economen fuses his journalism and sales experience to create a professional customer case study that separates your business from the crowd and makes your credibility glow. There\u2019s more information here: www.TheWriterNamedPaul.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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