Why Making “Selfish Decisions” Will Make You a Stronger Entrepreneur

<p><em>Lemme tell you one of the best gifts I’ve gotten this year…</em></p><p><br/></p><p>The opportunity to rediscover who I am and what kind of business I want to have.</p><p><br/></p><p>And this started because of something my team said… <em>“Let us run the operations”. </em></p><p><br/></p><p>You see, the business had reached a point where we had a strong team in place, and they generously offered to handle the day-to-day, giving me the freedom to focus on casting the vision for Social Curator and deciding our next moves.</p><p><br/></p><p>After making what felt like a “selfish decision” and releasing the things I thought only I could do, I started realizing how powerful the team was and how ready and willing they were to take the ball and run it down the field. </p><p><br/></p><p>I had the opportunity to talk about this process in detail with <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-world-class-speaker-thought-leader-podcast-host/id1650473760?i=1000623913020'>Jen Kamara</a> on her podcast, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jennifer-kamara-podcast/id1650473760'>The Jennifer Kamara Podcast</a>. </p><p><br/></p><p>In fact, Jen asked me “Who is Jasmine Star, today?” and that led to an entire conversation on rediscovery, taking risks, making “selfish” decisions, and prioritizing both work and family. I loved it - and I hope you do, too. </p><p><br/></p><p>Click play to hear all of this and…</p><p> </p><p>[00:02:04] Why I started this new rediscovery journey and how I had to release control and trust my team to handle the operations.</p><p><br/></p><p>[00:03:18] Advice my mentor told me that has made a HUGE impact on my business.</p><p><br/></p><p>[00:07:08] My VERY difficult decision to not move forward with a second cohort of my mastermind. </p><p><br/></p><p>[00:10:35] The mindset shift that helped me rethink what a “selfish decision” really was. </p><p><br/></p><p>[00:16:21] The mindset I developed while being unfunded, uneducated, and unqualified while building each of my businesses.<