Lead Your Life Like a CEO This Year
For a long time, I thought being a CEO meant titles, teams, and big decisions. Something reserved for people running companies, sitting in boardrooms, or managing large organizations.
But over the years, I’ve learned that being a CEO has far less to do with what you manage and far more to do with how you lead yourself.
Leading your life like a CEO means taking ownership. Not perfection. Not control. Ownership.
It means recognizing that your time, energy, health, relationships, and goals are all assets. And assets deserve intention.
Most of us spend years responding instead of leading. We react to schedules, obligations, expectations, and other people’s priorities. Before we know it, our days are full, but our direction feels unclear.
A CEO doesn’t operate that way.
A CEO makes decisions ahead of time. They decide what matters. They protect what’s important. They understand that saying yes to everything eventually costs too much.
Leading your life like a CEO this year doesn’t require a massive overhaul. It starts with awareness. Asking yourself simple but powerful questions. What deserves my energy right now? What no longer does? What supports the life I want to live, not just the life I’m maintaining?
At this stage of life, I’ve learned that clarity creates calm. When you know what matters most, decisions become easier. You stop overexplaining. You stop chasing. You stop reacting.
Now at 55, leadership looks less like doing more and more like choosing better.
Being the CEO of your life also means allowing seasons to change. There are times to push and times to pause. Times to build and times to protect. A strong leader knows the difference and respects it.
This year doesn’t need to be louder or busier. It needs to be more intentional. More aligned. More reflective of who you are now, not who you were ten years ago.
You don’t need permission to lead your life differently. You don’t need to wait for the perfect moment or the perfect plan.
You already have the authority.
