Do you ever find yourself wanting more but not wanting to do the stuff that it takes to get you there?
We all do it.
Me too.
I want really good health, and I am super lazy when it comes to preparing my meals.
I forget to drink my 32 ounces of water a day.
I say what’s on my mind, and then deal with the consequences afterwards.
This takes way more time than thinking it out before.
I know all these things… and I want it easier.
Ease isn’t easy.
Freedom isn’t free.
We cannot get to where we want to be from where we have been— only.
We need to be really present, and take inventory, often of where we are right now.
What is real for us in this moment?
Who are we right now?
What do we want to experience?
What are our priorities?
When one changes, close to the top of the list, the rest reorganize like a train station placard announcing all the incoming and outgoing trains.
When a new one is added.. all the other ones reconfigure.
When we are the CEO of our lives, we are aware of the costs, the benefits, the risks and the rewards.
And we make the appropriate choices and take the necessary risks to reap the possible rewards.
However, this also means that when we make mistakes— and we will—we need to be aware of the risks that may affect others in our decision-making.
When a mistake is made.
Mistakes do not just happen.
We make them.
Make no mistake.
We then need to be accountable, clean up our mess, and take responsibility.
Apologize if needed.
Make amends.
Messes do not get cleaned up on their own.
A CEO is accountable for his or her actions and reactions.
They can profit big, or lose big.
Either way, they in charge.
Benefits and consequences are theirs.
An employee is accountable to their boss.
They have a set schedule, and set-out tasks and responsibilities.
They are paid a set amount, unless they are on commission.
They carry no great risks, and they also do not gain in the big rewards either.
Unless, of course, they earn a bonus.
The weight and magnitude of differing responsibility between an employee and a CEO is quite sizeable.
We all know employees who gripe about not earning more, wanting more freedom, and more authority.
And we also know the big bosses who really do not want as much responsibility as they have.
Each can at times be jealous of the other’s perceived freedom.
The employee has the freedom to go home at night and not worry over the functioning of the entire company.
The CEO has the freedom to make decisions, and to work as much and or as little as they choose.
I have been thinking about this in my own life.
Where am I CEO, griping about my power, and the price and cost of that power?
Where am I showing up as an employee, and griping about my earnings?
I believe it is a good metaphor to use in our lives when we find ourselves frustrated, resentful, or stuck.
Which one do we want to be: employee, or CEO?
Are are we really clear about the cost-to-benefit ratio of each one?
Ducit Amore 