It happens on many occasions that entrepreneurs stagnate, even before starting, for not making the decisions that are required at all times.
Like everything in life, entrepreneurship is based on decision making. That is, from the beginning, the entrepreneur decides to carry out his idea, materialize it and along the way he must decide to a greater or lesser extent, where he moves, where he wants to go and establishes the guidelines for its development.
However, making decisions is not something that everyone has perfected and, therefore, those people who have not yet worked on this aspect may have problems when creating their business.
The main causes of the indecision of some entrepreneurs
If we understand that an entrepreneur must have the ability to make the right decisions for his business, those who do not have it, cannot start a business?
No. Obviously, if making decisions is a skill, anyone who wants to can acquire it with time and work.
First, you have to understand what makes it difficult for people to make certain decisions, because on many occasions it is what blocks and paralyzes the entrepreneur.
In other words, for that person, the most technical process, we could say, of making a decision, is not difficult, but the repercussions that these may have.
Therefore, one of the most widespread causes that may be affecting you is fear.
Fear of uncertainty, of losing control over the outcome of different alternatives.
If you are a negative person by nature, it will be more difficult for you to make an important decision regarding your business, since you will always tend to think about everything that can go wrong.
This is dangerous for the development of your business, because it will slow you down when taking advantage of some opportunities.
And, if you move in the world of online business, as in my case, this can be a fatal mistake, since you have to be up to date and innovate if you do not want to be left behind.
Another of the most recurrent fears that can appear when making a decision and, therefore, can cause you to end up delaying the moment, is the fear of being wrong.
In our society, error is penalized. We understand it as a stain on our record, rather than as an opportunity for learning, courage and inner strength to overcome it and demonstrate what we are worth.
So the very possibility of ending up making a mistake terrifies and paralyzes you.
It is not easy to change that belief that failure or error has a negative tint, but you have to work on it, so that it does not end up affecting your business too much.
You can start to see it this way, think for a moment about an action that you started in your business that was completely successful from the beginning.
You have it?
Okay, now I ask you: What did you learn from that success?
Do you remember anything If not, don't worry.
Since it worked the first time, it's easy for you to forget it, not know what you did well, or the specific steps you took, and only remember the results.
But, let's continue with the reflection.
Now think of a time when you made the decision that you thought was appropriate at that particular moment and that later did not turn out as you expected.
Can you remember any?
Perfect. Well, I would like you to think about the following: what did you learn from this situation that has helped you not to act the same way again?
I don't know if you will be realizing that with every little bump or decision that doesn't go your way, you take a step where you do want to go.
As Thomas A. Edison said, "I didn't fail, I just discovered 999 ways how not to make a light bulb."
But the most important thing is that without all those occasions, I might not have come up with the right formula.
Avoid stagnation of your business and make decisions effectively
So what do you have to avoid in your business?
On the one hand, there is the fact of postponing important decisions, because this reduces quality time for the development of your business.
That is, it is just as bad not to make the right decision as it is not to make any.
In this way, you are preventing the advancement of your business and your own growth as a person.
And, on the other hand, if you avoid making committed decisions, your business will be small.
Which is fine, if that's what you want.
However, if you did not believe that you have a "problem" that is preventing you from achieving the results you want with your business, you would not be reading this article.
So, I want to share with you how you can work on this aspect if you feel that it is failing in your business.
Focus on what's important
If you want to finish deciding a specific thing and it's costing you too much, it won't do you any good if you keep thinking about it.
What do you gain by taking out your list of pros and cons and redoing it a thousand and one more times?
What you did not see at the first or second, will not surprise you now, appearing out of nowhere.
It's always been there, right where you put it.
So what is the problem?
Well, you are not focusing on what is important. What is behind that decision that is preventing you from moving forward?
You have to analyze what is the real problem you are facing, you have to identify it to be able to face it later.
Once you succeed, making the decision will be much easier and you will see everything much more clearly.
For every obstacle you find, give it a solution
If when deciding everything turns black, in the sense that everything tends to be negative in your mind, get used to thinking in perspective.
For every cons or disadvantage you find, also look for a pro or advantage.
If you think about all the bad things that can happen or everything that can go wrong, start to get used to imagining all the good things that can happen and what would happen if what you try to decide turns out well.
Have you ever thought about it from this point of view?
Become your best ally and that of your business
You know that making decisions is the basis of your business, on them depends its growth, its results.
You want and have fought for a prosperous business, so you have to be willing to do what is necessary.
Although this happens to make decisions and is a burden.
So it is useless to always be sending negative messages to yourself. Love yourself, accept yourself as you are, although now is not one of your greatest virtues in making decisions, and above all, work to improve this part of yourself day by day.
Cheer up, lean on when you have to decide important things, "you can do it", and congratulate yourself when you manage to be more decisive and make a decision effectively, without blocking yourself or getting overwhelmed.
Relativizes
Although most of the time you have to make decisions in your business, not all are life and death.
In fact, if you think of those decisions that you have to make as "the big deal," you are giving them more importance than they actually have, and that may be exactly what scares you.
Do not give them more importance, since not all have it. There are minor decisions, that even if you made a mistake, you could change without the slightest consequence.
So please take a break.
Become a teacher
Finally, I suppose you will know the saying: "practice makes perfect".
Well that's what I want you to do. What you decide
Start by practicing with small decisions, or in any other area of your life that is not your business, so that you unravel and understand that there is not so much.
Decide what you want to eat, where you go to dinner or what movie you want to see in the cinema.
This will help you to get fluent and you will notice that it is costing you less to make minor decisions, until finally, once you have the habit, you will be able to make quick and effective decisions like a true teacher.
As you will see they are actions that you can put into practice from today and that will return the results you expect.
Once you have mastered decision-making, in reality, you will enjoy your entrepreneur status to the fullest. And I think that's something you owe to yourself.
If you started a business, was it because you wanted freedom and enjoy doing what you like the most, or am I wrong?
You may think you do not have what it takes to lead and manage your business, but I know this is not true.
The only thing that happens is that not all of us are born knowing how to do everything. It is just a matter of making you want and learn how.
And you, how do you handle making your business decisions? Do you feel good and enjoy it or, on the contrary, does it make you anxious and overwhelmed?
