This is Part Two of a two-part series about leaning into simple practices that support you in spending more time moving steadily toward making money through the expression of the wisdom life has developed in you. This series showcases the principles and practices we use in the Passion and Profit Action Circle. Our next session starts on Monday, April 23rd.

Getting Better at Making Decisions

If you want a successful, profitable business, sooner or later you need to develop your skill at making decisions.

Because in a funny way, business is nothing more than making a series of decisions and acting on them.

Deciding what business you are in.

Deciding what to call yourself.

Deciding how to articulate what it is you offer, what you bring to the world.

Deciding what income streams to offer.

Deciding when to offer them.

Deciding how much to charge for them.

Deciding who to market to.

Deciding who to study or mentor with.

Deciding how much to invest in a VA or a training program.

We feed procrastination by not deciding. Not deciding which project to work on. Not deciding which article to right. Not deciding which audience to speak to.

Not deciding means we have an excuse for not acting. And while that can calm our lizard brain that is afraid of change, it raises the anxiety for the part of us that is committed to creating work in the world that is lucrative and fulfilling. To find fresh ways to earn good pay sharing the wisdom we’ve developed in this lifetime.

One of the practices that supported me in breaking through with my income was simply keeping a running list of all the decisions I had not yet made. And then using some of the first hour of my day to go through the list and decide.

I recommend you find a way that works for you to make decisions relatively quickly (don’t short cut your own need to process, but don’t let yourself get stuck agitating without making progress.)

The smart and complicated often struggle with being able to see any situation from multiple points of view simultaneously. To seeing the pros and cons of every possible choice. And that can be paralyzing. We all need a way to cut through the endless internal back-and-forth, and pick the path that we’ll move forward on. The truth is that in business it’s often more productive to make the wrong decision rapidly, than it is to postpone making any decision at all.

I am a woo-woo kind of gal, so I use a pendulum. It gets me out of my head, it taps into what the bigger, less conscious part of me knows and wants, but mostly it gives me an answer, right or wrong, so that I move forward.

But it’s up to you to find a method that works for you. It could be flipping a coin. It could be using the Sufi practice of Remembrance. It could be talking to your body about how the choice feels.

It could be relying on a partner, a mastermind group, or a mentor, but ideally it’s a method that connects you to the clearest, wisest part of yourself and to the part of you that can go beyond logic, or mass consciousness, and truly sense what is right for you.

One of the big things we do in the Action Circle we help you build your decision-making muscles by encouraging you to pick a Priority Project and by providing a safe, friendly place to ask for help if you get stuck. Want to come play? The next session of the Passion and Profit Action Circle starts on Monday, April 23rd. Learn more and register here: http://soundbiteshaman.com/ppac.

In the last four weeks, I have worked on a task that I’ve put off for too long. I will finish it by this Friday and celebrate…the energy it will free being off my plate is spectacular.

The small bites approach has really been helpful. And a comment made on the recent group call somehow has helped me attain a new focusing ability.

I now have a new calmness, focus, and peace of mind that I can’t put a price on.

Cynthia Raman

Register today at http://soundbiteshaman.com/ppac

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