How To Make Tough Business Decisions Faster And Easier In Three Quick Steps!

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Written By Jess Greenburg

As an ambitious entrepreneur with a growing business, it’s inevitable that you’ll have to make some very tough decisions.

And the bigger your business gets, the more is at stake and some decisions will be tougher. Like the first time, you’ll have to decide to let a team member go. Or when to axe a certain revenue stream. The impact of these tough decisions have the potential to make or break your business. And that’s why it’s crucial to have a few strategies to help you make those tougher business decisions faster and easier!

In this blog post, you’ll:

Let’s dive in and help making tough decisions less overwhelming and time-consuming!

Three quick steps to make tough decisions faster and easier:

1) Zoom out!

When you are finding it difficult to come to make a tough decision, focus in on the bigger picture for your business. What is your vision? When you think of the options infront of you – which ones are aligned with getting you to your bigger purpose?

2) Keep it simple.

Now that you have all the options that can bring you closer to your goal, it’s time to decide what option (s) are going to be the simplest and easiest to execute? By keeping things simple and focusing on the path of least resistance, you’ll be able to make tough decisions faster and easier, while freeing up a lot of bandwidth and time!

3) Stop overthinking it, and just do it!

A lot of business owners gets wrapped up in perfectionism or doing things the right way. This habit leads to a lot of inaction and analysis paralysis which eats up lots of time and bandwidth. It’s important to realize that there are not always clear right or wrong moves in business. A lot of times, you do have to follow your gut and trust that things will work out, and int he words of Nike: “Just do it!”

When you take action you’ll get feedback which will then help you to make adjustments which will help you to achieve your business goals faster.

Watch a quick video to further help my tough business decisions faster!

Read the full video transcript

Sometimes making decisions can be overwhelming and time-consuming. Today, I'm going to share my strategies to help you make better decisions faster.

Hello and welcome. My name is Hanneke, and I am here to assist you in designing a career and business that you love. Regardless of who we are, we all make decisions on a daily basis. Some of these decisions are significant and can have a profound impact on our business, career, and life. This is often where I see many of my clients struggle, unsure of which decision or option to choose.

When you're struggling to make a decision, the first step is to clarify what you want in the bigger picture. For example, if your goal is to lose weight, that becomes the ultimate objective, and any decision you make should support that goal.

Now, let's move on to the second step. When you're in the midst of a decision-making process and unsure whether to choose option A or option B, let's say cake or carrots in the context of losing weight, you need to evaluate these options and determine which one will bring you closer to your desired goal. Clearly, in this case, carrots would be a better decision than cake. However, sometimes you may have two choices that both lead to your desired goal. For instance, let's say you have carrots as one option and hummus as another option, both of which are healthy and supportive of your goal. How do you make a decision in this scenario? My food analogy may not work well here, so let's set that aside for now. If you're faced with two good options and unsure which one to pick, ask yourself which one will get you to your goal faster.

If you're still unsure which option will lead to your goal faster, the key is to make a decision. Often, the thing that holds us back is indecision, which can cause frustration and stress in our lives, careers, and businesses. So, when in doubt, just choose one and go with it. Even if it turns out to be the wrong decision, it doesn't matter because you'll learn from it and improve as you move forward.

These are a few tips to help you make better decisions more efficiently. Now, I'd love to hear from you. Are you currently struggling with a major decision? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. Additionally, if you have any ideas to enhance decision-making, we'd love to hear them. If you found this video helpful, remember to share it with two friends and sign up for my newsletter to receive these tips in your inbox biweekly.

Thank you for watching, and I'll see you again next time.

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And there you have it, I hope that these proven strategies will help you to make tough business decisions easier and faster!


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Jess Greenburg
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