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One Easy Move Landed Me In The CEO’s Chair

All my dreams came true

3 min readMar 30, 2025

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Skeleton covered with cobwebs at laptop waiting for promotion
Image by Brian Penny from Pixabay

Spinning, spinning, spinning, in the hamster wheel from hell. You know you were meant for more — to be head honcho, leader of the pack, king or queen of all the land. Yet, you wait for someone to offer the crown.

Why wait?

I rose to the top in a nanosecond. You can, too, and I encourage you to take this one simple step.

Joining the weary ranks of corporate America never appeared on my radar. My work history is chock-full of accolades, promotions, and recognition of my strong work ethic. I am confident in my ladder-climbing skills regardless — glass ceiling be damned.

I took a different route to the top, though.

I sat down. Right in the CEO’s chair.

Reclined and swiveling in its overstuffed warmth, I surveyed my journey and direction. My vision emerged once I shifted gears and stepped away from ill-begotten past decisions.

As the newly recognized CEO, my decisions focused solely on my life. I hire and fire, demote, or promote people in my life according to my desires. At times, I restructure my goals. One may get a memo — or they may not. My choice, always.

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Lisa S. Gerard
Lisa S. Gerard

Written by Lisa S. Gerard

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