Have confidence and courage in your decision-making.
I’m the owner of a 1-person business, and it feels weird to call myself a CEO. I think of a CEO as someone who runs a company — one with multiple employees and departments. I sometimes call myself the “Chief Everything Officer” because that accurately describes what I do: sales, marketing, accounting, project management, and more.
But in reality, I am the CEO: the person responsible for all decision-making within my business. Sometimes, that means making tough decisions… about clients, about budget, about strategy, etc. If you’re not used to that type of decision-making, you might feel nervous or paralyzed by the idea that you are responsible for the outcomes of your business.
I’ve been around a lot of CEOs (including a member of an executive team at a software company), and let me tell you: they don’t have all the answers. But what they usually have is confidence in their ability to make decisions. They may not always make the right decisions, but they don’t waffle in doubt. If something doesn’t work out, they make a different decision.
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