The reason I am excited is because I am going to tell how you becoming a CEO of yourself is going to kick your gear into high. While you may want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or Sundar Pichai, I can tell you that you may be well on your way to leading Facebook or Google, but first you are going to have to be the CEO of the person staring back at you in the mirror.
WAIT! Before you click away because you thought I was going to give you REAL advice about how to become a REAL CEO, let me just ask you one question. Are you showing up as the CEO of your own life today, or are you showing up as the Intern? You see, a lot of people like the idea of greatness, or a title, or being perceived as being important, but when you show up as the CEO in your own life things start to change.
You're probably wondering what I mean about being a life CEO, so let me explain. What I mean is, look at every area of your life as if you owned it, as if the livelihood of tens, or hundreds, or thousands, or millions of people depended on it. Take a second to think about all the areas of your life: health, relationships, finances, your job-- how are you showing up?
In my career I noticed a huge shift when I really started to look at my job like I owned the company. I started coming from a place of contribution and thinking how I could add value. I started to act like my role was my personal company, and I began wondering how I might approach my work differently if Wendy Burbridge was a business and not an employee.
So today, I ask you- what would you change if you owned your own role? How would you show up differently if you focused on your work like it was your product (Guess what? It is!) and your co-workers, supervisor and senior leadership as if they are your customers (Guess what? They are!)?
You may be thinking, Gee, that sounds like a lot of hard work??? Well, maybe it is, but if you want to be a REAL CEO someday, the work is not going to get easier. However, if you start being your own CEO today, I can assure you that the work you do will be a whole lot better.
Being a CEO if my role has allowed me the opportunity to increase my income, do more work that I am passionate about, and create a life that I am excited to live. That same passion is available for you, today, right now. So, if you are tired of being in the same job, doing the same thing, punching the same clock, then take a step back, and think about how things could be different.
If you are stuck, and not sure if you are even in the right job, then connect with me, and I'd be happy to share my own Goal-Setting Manifesto with you from my upcoming book 30 Reasons You Didn't Get Hired to help you get clear on your own direction.
Have a great day everyone- get out there and Crush It!
