What is your current position, role and are your responsibilities? Does it still match your expertise, potential and the value you deliver?

It's all about taking responsibility.

Are you in the right place and have the freedom to do what you are good at and energized by? AND do you also take 100% responsibility for that?

Advancement opportunities when you are ready for the next step

Each new phase of growth requires a new strategy. Because what got you to this level and position will not get you to the next level.

It's time to look at your current position, role and responsibilities. And to discover if you are taking on the real, unpolished art of responsibility in the game of life. The unfiltered, unglamorous reality of what it means to really "own" something - your choices, your failures, your successes, your victories, your business.

Because what does it really mean to take the wheel? That you take charge and responsibility?

As a true visual thinker, I love metaphors. I often use them in my content as well as with my clients. Because the great advantage of metaphors is that they stick, they stick. And for change and new growth you have to let go of old patterns, things and responsibilities and take on new ones. Change creates resistance. And when you see the image before you, resistance decreases. So take advantage of it. Less struggle, less resistance, more progress.

Herewith some of my metaphors: 

Tenants vs. Owners

Have you ever noticed how renters often treat their apartments as a temporary residence? Owners see it differently. They think about structural integrity, future value, and even how bv bathroom tiles can affect their state of mind 😊.

The Owner "mode" is not just a mindset; it is a way of operating that fundamentally changes the course of your business and life. It is not about short-term profits, but a series of long-term investments. It is not about controlling every variable, but owning your response to it.

Are you a tenant or an owner?

Hammer vs. nails

Hammers make things, they hit the nail on the head. They are not afraid to strike out hard, take calculated risks and make an impact.

Nails, they get hammered in. They hold things in place, but only because someone else decided they should be there. Nails wait for instructions. They stay put, keeping their heads down and hoping not to get knocked crooked.

Are you a hammer or a nail?

The reality of ownership

It can be easy to look at the work of a hammer and think, "Must be nice." But make no mistake, the toll on a hammer is heavy. What you don't see are the years of ferocious force on the head and claw of the hammer. Years of being thrown around. Years of missing the mark and hitting a finger.

Hammers are owners. 

Nails are the possessions.

This image reflects a hard truth about life: you are either in control, or you are controlled. You are either in charge, or you are being led.

In other words, you set the pace and dictate the terms, or someone else does it for you. 

Ownership is not just a choice. Ownership is the strategy for anyone who wants to do more than just survive. This is about you, us, and anyone who has ever felt stuck - in a job or in a life that seems to be going nowhere.

Whether you are building a business or another, "second" life, as an owner you refuse to be a passive participant. Because you want to live your own life and do what you're good at and energized by, without being limited and constrained by anyone or anything.

It's about you being the CEO of your own life, as well as the responsibility being yours.

So if you want to invest in yourself, your business and your financial future? Then as the leader of your life, you will start doing this. 

Time as an investment

As an investing leader in owner "mode," you don't spend time - you allocate it to something that will yield a return. Whether that's building a business or cooking dinner with your kids.

Most people treat time as a resource - something you spend, waste or lose. The visionary leader treats it as an investment for the future. Strong owners are obsessed with where their time is spent because they understand that time is precious and that they cannot get time back.

8 Characteristics of ownership

1. Owners take responsibility
2. Owners know investment is needed for growth
3. Owners use their time and energy sparingly
4. Owners work out the problem and solve it
5. Owners do everything as they do everything
6. Owners make choices and take action
7. Owners show results, not intentions
8. Owners strive for clear and sincere communication

Do you want to strengthen your position as a leader of your life and take responsibility for it? 

Then don't wait for the perfect moment, because life is happening now. By taking a new step in your leadership, you are taking responsibility for your business, your career, your life and your future. 

While others hope on a better future, you choose ownership and take charge. You invest in personal, business and financial growth. "Hopium is like waiting for a miracle and making good intentions without action. 

No more excuses, no more waiting. You take charge of your choices, failures AND successes. Does that sound exciting? It is, but most of all it is liberating.

Choose ownership

You can choose to be the tenant of your own life or the owner. 

As owner:

• Take responsibility for your actions
• Investing in themselves, their business and financial future
• Spend your time and energy on the things that matter
• Solve your problems instead of putting them off
• Act with integrity even when no one is looking
• Do what you have to do and stand by your word
• Focus on results, not intentions
• Communicate clearly and effectively

In life full of uncertainties and unexpected events, the only thing you can really control is how you react and act. 

And knowing how to respond to that and apply it effectively in your life and business. So that you continue to lead and self-direct the change for new growth in all facets of your life.

Book your free strategy session now and together let's realize your change and growth plan as a leader of your life and your future.

 One Life. Lead it. Live it.

Have a great week,

Gerdi

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Book tips:

Books that have helped me:

Strategy

John Lewis Gaddis - On strategic thinking
Patrick-Bet David & Greg Dinkin - Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
Alex Hormozi - $100M Leads
Alex Hormozi - $100M Offers

Leadership & Entrepreneurship

The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett
Tribes - Seth Godin
Principles - Ray Dalio
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
Leaders Eat Last - Simon Sinek
Leading From The Emerging Future - C Otto Scharmer
Transformational Presence - Alan Seale
The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks

PS. I have a whole book list. If you are interested and would like to receive my favorite books list? Send me a message and I'll send you my favorites list. 

Divide = multiply.

As Leader of Your Future = Living and Entrepreneurship on Your Own Terms