Just because you work 10 or more hours a day doesn’t mean that you’re making the right small business decisions, ones that will positively impact your bottom line. Being busy also doesn’t mean that you’re making the best use of your time.
Check in with Your Inner Guide
Decision making involves your emotions as well as your rational mind. Both your conscious and subconscious minds play a role in decisions you make. This is where having a wealth of experience in certain business areas (e.g. customer service, customer sales, business marketing) can help you make the right business decisions “quickly” and seemingly without forethought.
In the May 2011 “7 Steps to Making Better Decisions” Oprah article written by Catherine Price it states, “The more experience you have with a particular type of decision, the safer it is to go with your intuition, since your subconscious has a wealth of reliable information from which to draw.” For an example, the article continues, “A professional decorator would have a good instinctive sense of which colors work best for a room, for instance, but if you’re a novice like me, it’s good to think more analytically.”
Additionally, as Rahul states in his “How to Make the Right Decision Every Time” article at Take 20, it’s important that you listen to inner guidance. Rahul refers to this guidance as “universal intuition.” He continues, “If you wish to gain the cooperation of universal intuition, we must learn to accept its advice.”
How to Hear/Receive Inner Guidance
To listen to or “hear” inner guidance you may have to get still. Meditation is a great tool to use when trying to “still” your mind. Of course, sleep is another tool that quiets the conscious mind. If you’re pondering a business decision, you might consider asking yourself a question before you retire to bed. You can also read books related to the decision you want to make before you go to bed. This can help your mind to focus on the specific topic you want to receive guidance on so you can make the right business decisions, do the right business things.
Additional steps you can take to ensure you’re doing the right business activities include:
- Getting outside and enjoying a walk (it’s amazing what being outdoors does to the human system)
- Drinking plenty of water
- Eating a healthy diet
- Recalling your business mission statement and asking yourself which decisions and action steps align with your mission.
- Remaining open to new ideas
- Taking one or more risks a quarter to celebrate change
Measure the Results of Your Decisions/Effors
It’s an often repeated statement here at Write Money Incorporated; you must measure the results of your efforts. By measuring the results of your efforts using financial metrics, a roi calculator, customer surveys and financial reports, you can get a clear picture as to whether or not your decisions are paying off.
You can also clearly see which decisions, business marketing strategies and initiatives you need to tweak, pause or forego. Measuring the effectiveness of your business decisions is an ongoing process. Your business is a changing, moving system. Stay open, stay alert and aware, remain positive and insightful and continue to use tools that allow you to clearly know when you are making the right decisions for your company.
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Sources:
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Make-the-Right-Decision-How-to-Decide (Oprah: 7 Steps to Making Better Decisions)
http://take-20.com/how-to-make-the-right-decision-every-time (Take 20: How to Make the Right Decision Every Time)
I check in with my inner self before I make most decisions. It knows what’s best!