EP208: My (almost) Fatal Business Mistakes - a podcast by Janelle Lara

There’s a popular saying about decisions made in the past, “I made the best decision I could with the information I had.”

I have said that saying, in particular about decisions I made that were poor ones, or that I’m not proud of now. Sometimes, it really is true, sometimes we really didn’t know what we didn’t know.

However lately, I have taken it upon myself to challenge the beliefs I take for granted, and as I was thinking about that topic, this phrase came up.

I asked myself, “Did I *really* make the best decisions with what I knew at the time, or did I let my ego take over and deceive myself into a poor choice?”

I think its really hard for people to admit something like that because it kind of *feels* like you are admitting to not being a good person. Which obviously no one wants to do. But as I explored that belief further, I realized that is not true at all!  We can be good people and make bad choices. What that admission actually does is make us aware of the fact that our EGO can and DOES hijack our choices! And *that* is what is wrong with the picture, not necessarily our inward character.

When I had hit five months in business, I made some *really* bad choices… and honestly, in most of those cases I *DO* think I knew better. I think because I was scared of failure, I actually let my ego hijack my better judgement, and allowed myself to make decisions that were not in the best interest for myself and my business.

In this training, I share what I did, why I made the choices I made, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes I did. 

MOST people hit a crossroads in their business, and I believe it is THIS SPECIFIC crossroad that keeps most business owners making $30,000 or less/ year. 

Enjoy!

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