I’ve met so many people in business who have incredible ideas for themselves or their companies. The problem is, only a few of them act on that essential gut feeling – and it costs them so many opportunities down the line.
The truth is that when you hesitate in your decision-making, it can be the biggest mistake you can make in both your business and your personal life.
Why You NEED to Act on Your Gut Feeling
When I was 25 years old, I was pretty much at rock bottom in life. I had just gotten out of rehab for substance abuse and was working at a car dealership in a sales job I absolutely HATED.
But then, I realized that being at work distracted me from my low self-esteem. Basically, the more I worried about work, the less I worried about myself. That’s when I listened to my gut – and I decided to become the best salesperson I could be.
Listening to your gut feeling and sticking by your decisions will take you to places you never thought you’d be able to go.
To learn more about sales techniques, I had to do something that really scared me. I asked my mom if I could borrow some money to buy sales training tapes. Convincing her to do that was tough – but I also had to convince myself that I could actually accomplish my goal.
Eventually, she lent me the money. I started learning useful sales techniques and applying them to my car sales job. And I was able to pay my mom back a month later.
I started immediately seeing results and in no time, I had become the top dog of the sales team.
If I had just decided to wallow in my self-pity and ignored my gut feeling, who knows where I’d be now?
Trust Your Ability
Listening to your gut feeling and sticking by your decisions will take you to places you never thought you’d be able to go. When you know that you have the ability to do something greater than what you’re currently doing, why would you let your own insecurity curb your success?
The fact is, adding time to making a decision won’t make you more certain of what to do. When you’re able to listen to your gut and make that choice, there is nothing that can stop you from building your legacy.
