Overthinking

I recently presented a seminar to new business owners on sales and marketing. There was a lot of excitement in the room as these new ventures are being launched. But what also struck me was the amount of hesitation and overthinking that was going on. As they get deeper into building their business, so many people become paralyzed by the amount of stuff they don’t know. Often they overcompensate by obsessing over small details that they feel they have control of. The result is a lot of wasted time and opportunity. The fact is that you will never know everything you need to know when running a business – it is a constant learning experience. Stop hesitating, stop sweating over the small stuff. Just get out there and learn while you do. Believe in your ability to learn and succeed.

By fiona, July 13th, 2009   |   in   Sales   |   1 comment

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  1. Alfred July 13th, 2009 4:07 pm

    I tend to overthink things, though that doesn’t stop me from doing my due dilligence. If, you think you know everything it is time to get out.

    Fiona-ism “Perfectionism is not Profitable.”
    I keep that little gem in my head all the time. All you do is what and how you know best and learn from your experiences to do better next time. Everyday you keep taking that next action and you keep getting better. As an Entrepreneur you have to believe in what you are creating; if you don’t will your clients/customers/employees/investors?

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