Your Business – Your Decision
There are millions of sources of business advice. Some are good. Some are less good. It is often relatively straight forward to keep asking people for advice until you find someone who advises you to do what you wanted to do in the first place. This can be good. But it is unlikely to lead you to decide to do what you should do.
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
10 Step Decision Making Process
If you are unsure, it pays to talk to experts at several points in this process. However, experts can only advise in the stages up to the point where you make a decision. Use experts to add possibilities and criteria. It is your business. It has to be your decision.
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Make Time – find a quiet spot, away from PC’s, telephones and other distractions.
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Create detachment – many decisions involve emotion. To avoid