How to Become the CEO of Your Own Life

Actionable steps for taking back your power.

What stops you from feeling like you’re in full control of your own life? The reasons are infinite, varied, and highly dependent on the individual — which is, well, you.

For some, you’re so caught up in making decisions for your family that you’ve lost sight of what you really want.

For others, a layoff at work, or a highly demanding clientele, or the nuances of managing a large team that always seems to be flying in different directions.

Some of you are literal CEOs, but regardless of professional position, we should all be CEO of our own individual life.

The reason(s) why you’re here in this article are specific to you, and you alone — but I do believe that the solutions presented below are universal and can provide some strategic insight into what you can do today, immediately, in order to feel like you’re on a more intentional path forward.

1: Create a mission statement and core values.

When I suggest this to my private clients, some of them look at me a little sideways — but, hear me out…

A CEO is at the head of a company or organization which, itself, has a mission statement and/or core…