# 420 | The Real Reason I Created The Decision-Making Series

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Podcast: [Small Business Straight Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-business-straight-talk-8050)
Published: 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/420-real-reason-created-decision-making-series
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## Resource

Making hard business decisions hits different when you're changing something that already works. In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast , I'm pulling back the curtain on the real reason I created the three-part decision-making series. While I was teaching you the framework, I was using it myself on a major business decision. Tune in as I share what held me back, which tools actually moved me through, and the moment I finally trusted what I already knew. What You Will Discover: ✔ The Big Business Decision I Was Working Through Behind The Scenes ✔ The Fear-Based Delays And Calibration Problems That Showed Up For Me ✔ How I Used 10 Of The 16 Tools And The 3 That Made The Biggest Difference ✔ The Breakthrough That Came From My Own Balanced Decision-Making Matrix ✔ Why The Way You Ask The Question Already Tells You The Answer ✔ What I Ultimately Decided And How I'm Testing It ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/420 P.S. If you've been sitting on a decision you know you need to make, let's talk. AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call And... Not sure what's holding you back? Take my Next Level Business Owner Quiz and find out. AmberDeLaGarza.com/QUIZ

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