The Decision
Posted by Asa Beavers on Mon, Mar 17, 2008 @ 03:18 PM
Decision, decisions, decisions… We make them everyday, big and small, but how can we be confident that we’re making the right ones? I watch business owners everyday challenged by this very question – and the bigger the decision, the greater the potential risk, the harder it becomes to make a firm and timely decision.
I recently went through having to make such a decision. After investing five years building a business under a franchise model I made the decision to launch my own independent consulting firm. Everybody has their own way in reaching important decisions. For me, I have always been someone who is a bit implusive – I sometimes let my emotions get the better of me when making decisions. Not a good trait when making a major purchase, or when making a major business decision. But this was one of those decisions where I had to get it right.
The answer came quite simply when I dug deep into what I desired most: independence. When I chose not to allow the opinions of others influence my decision, or the potential or perceived financial risks, and I focused solely on acquiring facts and information, I as able to reach a definite decision. One in which I can demand the best of myself and which firmly states to the world that I know what I want and I’m willing to go out and get it.
The most successful people in the world have the habit of reaching decisions promptly and of changing these decisions slowly. They rely only on themselves to reach decisions and they follow through on their decisions. And without a doubt, courage is always required to reach a definite decision.
Did I make the right decision? For me absolutely, because even the risk and uncertainty was not enough to keep me from reaching for what I want.