When you’re making a business decision, how long does it usually take you to arrive at a definite answer? I’m asking because I’m noticing a distinction between how businesswomen and businessmen make their decisions. Men will almost always provide a “yes” or “no” answer to a straightforward question. Women, on the other hand, would take much longer.
I get it. We women usually have a lot to consider. Most of us want to make a decision when they have the time to think about all of these. We want to make decisions once we possess all the information so we can make the right decision. We have a lot of doubts. Sometimes, we want to be in the right state of mind, and we wait for the “right time” so we can properly think about all the factors.
And I understand why women feel this way. Making business decisions carry a lot of weight, especially if you want your business to grow and be successful. And as a female entrepreneur who is the main business decision maker, that’s a huge burden. Business decision making, no matter how big or small, can be the difference between success and failure.
I am a woman too. However, I typically make fast business decisions. I usually cannot understand why deciding should take so much time. Usually, as a business coach for female entrepreneurs, when I tell a client to do something, she had already thought of it. What she didn’t do is take action towards it. She needed to hear me first as a second opinion.
Business decision making can be hard, but it does not have to be like that. It becomes hard because people love to know the outcome before they make a decision. That’s, unfortunately, not how it works. I, myself, have to make robust business decisions each day. It’s part of running a business, or shall I say, what keeps you in business.
While business decision making has a lot to do with scaling and growing your business, it’s only one of many areas you need to work on if you want to be successful. There are 9 major areas in your business that need constant work. You can learn all of them in my system, “The Women’s Blueprint to Business Success.” Making business decisions is a sub-area of Area 1, Mindset.
I have run my own business for decades, and through all that time, I have come up with a solution in business decision making where you can predict the outcome to an extent. And though absolute, 100% certainty is not possible, it still goes a long way to helping you make sound business decisions.
Here are three things you should consider:
Female entrepreneurs have many thoughts running through their heads when they make decisions.
“First I have to resolve this other thing so I can make this decision. I’ll come back to it.”
“I need to discuss it with my team first.”
“I am not the right person to deal with this decision.”
These are just some of the false thoughts and beliefs that businesswomen have when they don’t want to make a decision. What I see here is doubt and fear, and they are not true unless you believe them to be true.
What happens when you delay or avoid making business decisions? Somebody else takes that opportunity. Your momentum is lost because of the time it took, and circumstances have changed. So don’t wait too long and don’t make these mistakes.
When you don’t make a decision, a decision will be made for you. Will that the right choice for you? That’s the question. Not making a decision in the least is letting life take over. It takes your power away. It is not a good method of doing business.
If that’s the method you use to make your business decisions, you need to work on yourself and help yourself. It will also be good if you find help and support from others. Make sure you’ve got a business buddy, coach, or mentor––they’ll provide you with the support you could need. They have no alternative agenda than your prosperity and helping you surpass your limiting beliefs.
A woman usually has excellent intuition. We have that gut feeling and somehow, we know. Only when she has not learned to concentrate on that inner voice that she often decide to ignore it.
This inner voice is always a voice that empowers. It never tells you that you simply cannot do one thing. Or that you are too young, too old, not good enough, or adequate enough or it is not the right time. If that’s what you hear, it’s not your intuition. It’s your limiting beliefs talking to you. Learn to trust your inner voice or your intuition.
The trick for female entrepreneurs when making a business decision is to ask themselves these simple questions:
What is the most positive outcome?
What is the worst attainable outcome?
And what is the most probable outcome?
These 3 easy questions will clear your mind and help you to be centered, declare your doubts, and help you make a quick decision. Once you’ve answered these 3, count back from five to one, and decide without hesitation.
Business decision making is crucial. They can make or break you. But as female entrepreneurs, we can train ourselves to make them quickly and easily. And if you need help, you can always enlist the support of a buddy, a group, a mentor, or a business coach for women such as myself, to guide you in making business decisions that bring you success.
It’s important to note, also, that making business decisions is just one of the many areas you need to work on when you want to scale and grow your business. In total, there are 9 areas with 45 sub-areas, all of them equally essential to making your business truly successful. Learn more about these areas in my system, “The Women’s Blueprint to Business Success.”
My name is Tineke Rensen and I am a business coach for women. I created the system “A Women’s Blueprint for Business Success,” where I work with female entrepreneurs in 9 major areas in their business.
There are many out there who call themselves “business coaches” but have never had their own business. What you need is a business coach who has experience in scaling and growing businesses. And I’ve had plenty. In my 31 years of experience, I’ve become an expert in many areas, and I can help you with whatever topic you need help with. Because it NEVER is about changing just one thing that’ll pivot your business around
If you want to learn more about what makes a good business coach for women check out this article about the 20 questions you should ask a business coach for female entrepreneurs.
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Tineke Rensen is in business for 29 years. She built an international Outdoor and Survival business from scratch and sold this after 22 years. Tineke was a national whitewater kayaking champion.
She now is one of the most all-round business accelerators you can find. There are very few topics she cannot help you with your business. Many people find it hard to believe when they hear this. How much do you think you know about a topic if you live it day and night for 28 years?
Tineke works with female business owners to grow to their full business potential. She uses her own system the “Blueprint for a Successful Business Makeover”. She is a women’s business coach.
Tineke is the author of “Maximum Business Growth For Women”
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