How do you make a business decisions?

Water can be our best friend. It relieves our thirst and helps us in gardens. Also, water can be our enemy and bring destruction and damage. Emotions can be like water and flow freely without resistance. Our minds and emotions are connected when we feel angry, upset, happy, or satisfied. Do you always control your mind and emotions when starting a business venture? Do you always calculate all risks and obstacles or make feelings-based decisions? For example, you are looking for a location for your business. You like an architectural style of a particular building and some attractions nearby. Suddenly, you forget about the benefits of your company being in this area. You want the idea of your company being here.
Another example is you come to a client's office to sign a service agreement. You like the interior, and everybody is so friendly and nice. Sometimes they even order excellent catering just for you. Your mind starts to get foggy, but emotions run wild. You forget about your business objectives, enjoy the atmosphere, and sign a terrible agreement that could ruin your business. You regret that you even came to this office, but it is not your fault. Your emotions were running wild and deceived you.
As you can see, emotions are like water. They can be your best friends or worst enemies. If you can control emotions, you can achieve a lot. Like when you use water to relieve your thirst and grow your garden.

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