Episode Summary
Are your decisions taking longer than they should and quietly draining your time, confidence, and momentum?
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the pros and cons, second-guessing choices, or delaying action because the stakes feel high, this episode shows why that happens and why the “responsible” way most of us were taught to decide actually makes clarity harder instead of easier.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why highly capable entrepreneurs get stuck in analysis even when they know it’s slowing them down and what’s really happening in the brain when decisions start to feel heavy
A different way to approach decisions that removes the mental wrestling match and helps you move forward without revisiting or beating yourself up afterward
How one simple framework can do the heavy lifting for you so choices feel calmer, cleaner, and more aligned with the results you want to create
Press play to learn about the decision-making framework that helps you make smart decisions in minutes or seconds without pros and cons spreadsheets, spirals, or impulsivity.
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Full Episode Transcript:
In this episode, you'll find out how to make decisions you trust quickly so you can move on and feel like a boss. Welcome to The Uncommon Way, where high-achieving women entrepreneurs and leaders pitch the rule book and design success on their own terms. I'm your host, Jenna Harrison, a top-ranked business coach sharing business growth strategies, mindset mastery, and power moves to help you attract ideal clients, leverage your unique genius, and scale with freedom. Let's dive in. Welcome, welcome back to The Uncommon Way. And happy New Year. I hope your holidays were full of joy and togetherness. Ours is still ongoing. Schools and many businesses here are off until after little Christmas. So we've been having lots of rainy days, which means lots of cozy indoor time. But luckily, my son has discovered the joy of competitive board games. So we're not really feeling stir crazy. And wow, can that kid manifest a Yahtzee right when he needs it. So listen, I'm doing something pretty crazy. And if you want in, you need to jump on it this week. A lot of you know I've become really good at making decisions without spending lots of time going back and forth or without mountains of journals. I can't even remember the last time I wrote in a journal without talking my poor partner's ear off, without waiting for a sign, without waiting for everything to be perfect, and without just choosing something just to choose something, which is the thing that gets to me the most. But I very thankfully make decisions quickly, calmly, and I don't second-guess them or beat myself up about them ever. And if you've been with me for a click or two, you know I definitely wasn't born like that. I had to become like that by changing up the way I was making decisions. Basically, I had to stop doing what I'd been taught and find a new way. Because I used to be a huge analyzer of everything. I was the research queen. I had mountains of journals where I tried to sift through pros and cons. And I'm a huge ideas person too. So as soon as I thought I was getting close to a decision, I'd have to pause because there was something else to consider. You know, maybe I'd hear a podcast and think, oh, oh, hold up. I guess it might be smart to do that instead. And sometimes when I did make a decision, I would actually feel sick afterwards, wondering if I'd done the wrong thing and what would happen and what it would mean if I did. I just really wanted to make sure that I was doing the best thing I could do and not wasting tons of time on something that wasn't going to pan out or that would come back to bite me. So I clearly remember this way of being, right? This stage in my life. And that's why I could relate so completely when many of you have asked for help in this area very recently. Because in the latter part of 2025, I launched new offers like the no offer offer, where you could choose to work with me on any topic you wanted. Plus, I had a similar offer a few months before that. And then I reached out to a handful of you for some market research. And hands down, the most common response, the things that people were struggling with the most were some sort of decision, you know, everything from wanting to narrow down the next steps to take in their business to having issues with their team that caused them to spend lots of mental energy trying to figure out how to respond and handle everything to decisions about clients, how to deal with them, who to target, etc. And every single person knew the cost of it, for sure. I mean, that's why they reached out for support. Because it's not just time, is it? Although, of course, time is major. But it's also money, money you could be earning if you were moving forward. And self-esteem. I mean, you start thinking, where has my confidence gone? I want to be trusting myself and moving forward and just making moves, right? Like I'm smart, I'm capable, I have this great work ethic, and I need to be moving quicker than this. And not be hearing like this, should I, shouldn't I place. And then let's be real, there's an effect on how you're perceived as well. I mean, when you are in this like strong decision energy, people all around you feel that conviction, versus when you're kind of not sure, still deciding one foot in. And maybe it's not that you're stuck exactly, but you know that decisions take longer than you'd like, and you spend mental energy rehashing them in your mind, or you beat yourself up afterwards, like I used to do. And all of this really just undercuts momentum, right? And it's just not the best use of your primary resource as an entrepreneur, which is your focus and your creativity. So the crazy thing I'm doing that I mentioned at the beginning of this episode is I am taking the framework that I personally use for decision making, and that my clients now use to help them quickly make decisions that they really trust, you know, that they really feel great about, not just like throwing a dart or something. And I am putting all of that into a brand new course. It is called Decisions on Demand. And here's what I've learned after helping, I mean, 100 easily women master this decision-making. And here's what I've learned after helping so many women master decision-making. We're told that good decisions come from carefully weighing pros and cons to find the best option. And that advice sounds responsible. And if you have just two choices with a few pluses and minuses, it can work. But in the life of an entrepreneur, we have tons of options. And if you're here listening, I'm sure your mind can dream up hundreds of pros and cons for each of them. So therefore, the better you are at analysis and with thinking strategically like that, the more likely you are to get stuck or delayed. Because the more things you can think up, and the more ways to compare and contrast them surface for you. And the human brain just isn't designed to compute like that, especially if these are high-stakes decisions. It's hard enough with the day-to-day decisions, but the high-stakes ones, just dial it up to 10. The more you try to analyze the variables, the more confusion and stress you create. And so the less access you have to the highest level problem-solving areas in your brain. The good news, though, is you don't need better intuition. You don't need better information. You just need a decision-making framework that works with the way your brain actually functions. And it does the heavy lifting for you. I am going to show you how exactly inside decisions on demand. So this is a really great opportunity for you to completely change your experience with decision making and learn the framework that lets you make those decisions, often in minutes, often in minutes, I'm not even joking, that you can stand by decisions you can stand by so you're not leaking that time and that energy and that money and that confidence. And so that decisions can stop feeling heavy and stressful. I've had women come to me and say, I have just been going back and forth on this thing. I'm so over it. I am so ready to decide. Or I'm so over having everything be so complicated and difficult. I just want to be one of those people that can be like, yeah, whatever. The truth is, you don't want to be one of those people that are just like, yeah, whatever. You want to be you, but in your calmest, most neutral, most high-level self. And the really great news is if you're listening now at the time of this recording, you can pre-order the course and save 25%. So that is the lowest price it'll ever be. And you'll also get a group coaching call as a bonus. And if you're listening at a later date, don't worry, it's still an amazing value. Honestly, I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that I'm actually doing this. But I honestly believe what I'm teaching here is the most important skill for anyone. I do. And I want the whole world to have it. Because decisions are power and they change your life. This is the domino piece that changes everything. And we've all just been taught a completely incorrect method. So the curriculum is going to be dropped on January 19th, and you will be able to binge everything immediately because it's just short, concise micro-lessons. So you can really lock in those 2026 plans in no time. Because it is pretty hard to make powerful New Year's resolutions when you haven't even decided what it is that you want. I remember once Oprah was being interviewed and they're like, what advice can you give people for really accomplishing their goals? And she was like, you have to know what you want. You have to know what you want. And so many people don't really know what they want. So how are they going to go get it? So true. So in honor of this special pre-launch, you're going to receive some other bonuses too, like my decision style analyzer, and you'll really get to identify your personal decision-making strengths and blind spots so you know how to get clarity faster with fewer doubts and less second-guessing. And also, I love this one, decisive communication scripts. So many of you have asked for this, and these are done-for-you scripts to help you communicate your decisions with clarity and authority. So you do get that buy-in, right? From your team, from the people around you, and you avoid the pushback. And you can really move forward without drama that sometimes comes with new decisions. There's more too, so hop over to the link in the show notes now and read all about it. Because the special offer is available this week only, and you want to start taking advantage of the changes that this creates for you sooner rather than later. Like my client Regina, she went live last minute on New Year's Eve. She gave her audience about an hour's notice, maybe. And instead of limited engagement, which is the norm, let's be honest, because after all, people are scroll scroll scrolling, and plus, people get busy on a holiday. But she had nearly 500 views. She had a bunch of shares, about 80 comments, I think, tons of likes. And she did it all without spending money to boost the post, or dancing around to get people's attention, or anything else tactical that the social media people tell you is trending. What was different was that she stopped hanging out in the land of I'm not sure, and instead made a strong decision. She stepped into that energy and momentum, and it made people turn heads. She texted me, Now that I have this framework for my decisions, it makes 99% of my options an easy no without second-guessing. I have this new energy and sense of knowing. This work around decisions is so life-changing. If you want that too, come join me in Decisions on Demand. Become one of the founding members. And if you have any questions about whether this is right for you right now, shoot me an email or a DM, and I will reply personally, of course. I'm so excited. It is just such an honor to teach this work specifically and get this into the hands of more women. All right. Have a great week, and I'll talk to you again on Tuesday.