About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges agency owners face in decision-making due to an overload of outside opinions.

Everyone has an opinion. Your mentor. Your competitors. Social media. Industry Facebook groups. Even well-meaning friends and family. The challenge isn't finding advice. It's knowing which voices deserve your attention. We discuss why asking too many people for advice can actually make decision-making harder, which causes agency owner to get stuck searching for "perfect." Learn more at IntegraPartnerNetwork.com.

People in this episode

Hosts: Shane Tatum, Tonya Lied

Topics covered

• agency ownership
• decision-making
• advice
• business strategy
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• agency owner
• advice
• decision-making
• mentorship
• business noise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IntegraPartnerNetwork.com

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