Does your job leave you feeling drained and unfulfilled?
Are you ready to make a career move but are worried about making the wrong decision?
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Life has it's ups and downs, that’s to be expected, but this is different. You feel stuck and that something is off in your life and it has to do with work.
You’re confused though, because you’ve been successful professionally. You should feel good, but for some reason you still don’t FEEL successful.
You’re stuck. More importantly, you don’t feel fulfilled. Maybe this is just how work is going to be…
Fast forward 10 years, what if nothing changes. Imagine your work day now. What if it just continued? Are you willing to lose that time? You don’t have to go into work each day and feel like it’s not enough.
You’re smart and really good at getting things done. The problem is that the system - your behaviors, habits, and mindset - that got you to where you are today, won’t help you get to where you want to go. Where you’re at now is proof that your current system doesn’t work.
You know you have to focus on yourself, but what does that even mean?
You may even have been motivated to fix your situation by reading self-help books, browsing articles, listening to life coaching or related podcasts, attending a personal development seminar, and hiring a life coach. All of these steps were important and created an impact, but it wasn’t enough. That’s because it wasn’t personalized, systematic, and created for YOU.
That’s why I founded Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting and created The LIVE System©, and The Three C’s of Self-Leadership©. My goal is to provide each and every one of my clients the systematic research based program they need to achieve success at work and in life. We work with individuals to develop their personal brand, get clear on the work they were meant to do, and grow that into a meaningful career.
You have a professional superpower, and it’s time you became the hero of your career. There is more to work and life. You don’t have to be stuck in the same cycle, and I want to help. Submit your email and schedule a time to chat!
Meet your coach Dr. Benjamin Ritter
Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting is driven to make a positive social impact in the world by coaching and guiding others through the systems he created to solve his own pain. He became a coach because he doesn’t want anyone else to lose out on the time that he lost out on when he was living a life that wasn’t for himself.
Ben is a leadership, career, and executive coach, LinkedIn Top Voice, Senior Talent Management Consultant, international speaker, author, podcast host, and passionate about guiding others in finding, creating, and sustaining greater meaning at work and in life. He has coached leaders at all levels including CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, and SVP, VP, Executive Directors, and Managers across multiple industries and geographic regions including North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe within organizations varied in scale, from over 50 to over 250,000 employees.
He has personally coached over 500 leaders with a strong focus on senior level executives, coaching them to define their career vision, understand and embed executive presence, develop leadership skills, and create data-driven change in their teams and organizations. His coaching spans multiple industries including Advertising, Aerospace, Architecture, Construction, CPG, Ecommerce, Finance, Healthcare, Human Resources, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Physical Therapy, Private Equity, Public Sector (including City and Federal Government), Real Estate, Technology, and Wellness.
In addition to LFY Consulting Ben has served in executive level leadership positions as the Head of Talent Development in the Life Sciences industry and the Manager of Business Operations in Healthcare. He has also created partnerships across the globe as an executive, leadership and career coach with some of the most well-known organizations and is consistently sought after for his thought-leadership.
He personally has a passion for small business founders and volunteers as a leadership and career coach for minority owned companies.
Ben has an EdD in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, ranked #1 nationally, an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management, and an MPH in Health Policy Administration from University of Illinois at Chicago, and a BA in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago.
He is certified in Hogan Assessments, and experienced in multiple selection and development assessments such as 360 vendors, MBTI, DiSC, Predictive Index, Tilt360, Watson-Glaser WGT-2, and Ravens, and more.
LFY Consulting bases its coaching practices on the unique LIVE system© and the Three C’s of Self-Leadership©, which integrates doctoral level applied learning theory, and curriculum and leadership development research. Ben’s systems have led him to create the life and career he desired and each day he focuses on how he can develop others to develop the world. Schedule a time to chat | Email us with general inquiries
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Previous Coaching Program Client Testimonials / Google Reviews
“Dr. Ritter reignited my drive and ambition by helping me reconnect with my values, accomplishments, and connections to people who motivate me. He rewrote my resume and LinkedIn profile, to create "my brand" that truly reflects my character, drive and objectives. In addition, his strategic guidance helped me focus and understand the true, and ultimately rewarding, effort required to define the life and career I want, where I will remain motivated and connected to what matters most to me in my professional and personal lives.”
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“Choosing Ben as my career coach turned out to be one of the best investments I've made in my adult life. His knowledge and experience in navigating the career and job search process is second to none. On top of that, Ben genuinely cares about you and your objectives, and he was tremendously supportive every step of the way. I cannot speak highly enough of Ben and would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable career coach.”
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Working with Ben was a great experience. Working with him gave me the confidence to hit the job market and continue to grow my career. His rework of my resume has gotten me interviews at five of the seven places I've applied! Thanks Ben.
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“I was stuck. Internally I was aware that I had talent, but I felt like I was surrounded by short roads. I needed help identifying and organizing my intuition, focus, options, and talent. Ben unlocked pathways, and he made the process feel natural, seamless, and comfortable. I learned, very quickly, that there is no magical elixir or key that can solve this in a day or a week. This is a process, and it has been worth the work. When I started this work with Ben, I had no clear path. Now, not only do I have multiple potential paths, but I start a new, incredible job, in a week. I am thrilled, terrified in the best way, and energized as I have not been in decades. And I am 100% sure I would not be where I am now, or where I am headed, without the guidance and counsel of Dr. Ben Ritter.”
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“I was experiencing extremely difficult business climate challenges and personnel issues within the office I manage (50+ people, contractors and employees). I was no longer happy with the work I was doing and the direction of the business. I started working with Ben to find a way to make my current role as manageable as possible, while I figured out what's next for my career (either elsewhere in my current company or a new one.) Through our work together, in just a few months, I was able to adapt my current role at my company to a role that more closely aligned with my interests, identified a potential new business line for the company, and reduced much of the stress and anxiety I was feeling on an almost daily basis.”
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“My time with Ben has been invaluable during a continual period of change and transition in my business. It has opened up new perspectives about who I am and what type of leader I want to be. I was humbled at how introspective our work was and how quickly I saw a positive change, not just in the dynamic of being a leader at work but also in my personal life as well.”
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“Can not say enough positive things about working with LFY and Ben. It was an absolutely incredible experience, top to bottom. Ben is an extremely thoughtful, knowledgeable, detailed, patient and insightful person to work with and provided me with such invaluable career guidance. He helped me identify my unique value add, realize my worth, narrow my focus and redefine my brand. With his assistance, I now have a much better understanding of what I’m interested in and looking for going forward. Additionally, Ben has provided me with the tools and skills needed to enhance my current role and search for others down the road.
It has been an extremely positive journey from start to finish and I’m grateful for the work we’ve done together. I’d highly recommend Ben and LFY to everyone!”_
“Dr Ben is an excellent professional who has the frameworks and background to provide you with a customized career coaching program. I was impressed from the beginning to the end of my program. He is an active listener, he is resourceful and he is a guide, he puts these skills into use to deep dive into the areas most important to you. The introspection leads you to phenomenal insights. I came in lost and came out with great clarity and action plan.”
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“Making the decision to get coached and go through the LIVE program was the best decision I have ever made in my life. It has been a life altering experience, with an amount of infinite personal growth that I never expected to experience. It isn’t an easy experience to face personal fears, but Ben is a naturally talented coach that helped me feel at ease, was very patient and skilled at guiding positive results. After completing this program I have greater self-confidence, and am finally living my life fully.”
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“Perhaps the most valuable outcome is, I have changed my perspective on how I perceive myself and my role in my current job. I no longer blame myself for challenges and issues that are beyond my control. This is a huge mindset change for me, that has reduced the amount of stress and anxiety in my life. He has also helped me put a structured plan together to ultimately achieve my true goal, of once again finding a role that I am excited about, and keeps me on a path to a fulfilling career.”
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“I sought out coaching from a place of burnout and a deep sense of dissatisfaction in my career. I desperately wanted help making a change. Dr. Ritter’s ability to listen and challenge me in a deeply supportive way allowed for a major transformation. While I thought the only way out of my misery was a completely different job, I have been shocked to have regained the experience of joy in the exact thing I already do. I am still working towards a change, however, now from a place of expansion. I now get to work towards developing my career from a place of goodness to greatness, excited for continuous development and growth. I am forever grateful for this journey and Dr. Ritter’s facilitation!”
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“Loved the weekly sessions and check ins. I found the conversations really insightful and free flowing with my ideas and questions. Challenging but in a way that made me think differently or re-frame beliefs. I greatly enjoyed the recaps and recordings to have documentation to go back to in the future. Lots of great ideas and tips for me to take with me into my job search. Consistently kept me motivated to work on things week over week. Held me accountable to make real changes and set timelines surrounding goals.”
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“My experience with Ben was transformative. I started working with him with a clear focus on the professional aspect of my life, but the personal growth was unexpected and significant that resulted in breaking down one of my larger still lingering mistaken beliefs. My goal was to address my own barriers head on which required me to be completely transparent which was possible because he listened with compassion and interest which created a safe space. He took all the components of our conversations to turn them into actionable tasks that helped address both my professional goals and personal beliefs. I have better clarity of who I have been and where I want to go”
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“You know that feeling when you get back from the gym - tired, exhausted, a bit sore, but feeling good - that's how I felt at the end of the 12-week program with Ben. He challenged me to think differently and take on some of my bad habits. More than anything it sound strange, but working with him to explore different aspects of my professional life gave me permission to try new things (you don't actually need permission - it just felt empowering). If you read his background and he seems like he might be a fit for you, I'd strongly suggest trying him out.”
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“Ben will show you the ways to stop living short of what you want out of life and find ways to improve your relationships, while at the same time, finding happiness and motivation from within yourself. I have tremendous respect and admiration for what he has done and continues to do for all the individuals he has helped, and I am grateful to have had him open my eyes, creating an awareness of the endless possibilities and choices I DO have the ability and opportunity to pursue”
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“I’m very thankful for finding Dr. Benjamin Ritter, and I highly recommend the Get Unstuck Coaching Program for any professional. I really appreciated Dr. Ritter’s approach to building our relationship and really focusing on what mattered most to me throughout the program. The program was very intuitive, flexible, and engaging which was really important to me. The activities within the program were set up in a way that applied directly to my career and held me accountable. I provide my highest recommendation to Dr. Ritter.”
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Client Success Stories
A high-achieving leader was struggling for over a year and a half to get a new job and was not hearing any responses from his job applications. Ultimately his goal was to move forward in his career, earn a higher title, greater compensation, and do more work (and figure out what type of work) that would be more fulfilling. He discovered Dr. Ritter through an online search of leadership coaches and career coaches and scheduled an introductory call. Through a three-month program he gained greater clarity of his professional brand and how to share his experience in a manner that displayed greater leadership prowess. Additionally, he received a new toolkit, including resume, linkedin profile, and cover letter, learned effective job search strategies, and a methodology and skill in building a network that supports his overall career goals. After sourcing more job opportunities he also worked through mock interviews with the coach, and received personalized feedback on how to ace interviews, negotiate the job offer, and ultimately get placed in a new role. He is now in a new role as the Head of the department, has a greater level of executive presence, and understands the type of work that will be more fulfilling in his new role.
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An executive leader in a Technology focused company was dealing with frustrations at work in his team and leadership, didn’t feel connected to the actual work he was doing, and felt stuck - that his work lacked meaning. He was ready to quit his job but wasn’t sure what to do next and didn’t want to make the wrong decision. He ultimately signed up for coaching after discovering Dr. Ritter on LinkedIn and setting up an informational call. During the coaching program he was able to gain clarity on his goals, emotions, values and alter his inner dialogue in regards to success and himself. After a three month coaching program he gained clarity on where he found meaning and was able to alter his current position to be more fulfilling, and developed relationship management skills that drastically improved his work relationships and the social environment for himself and his team. He has also crafted more meaningful work, has a specific plan for his career, revamped his career brand and toolkit (resume, linkedin, cover letter, stories), is confident in himself, and recently was promoted to a position he decided was the perfect next step.
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A senior leader in the CPG industry was seeking the confidence and clarity to transition to a new role and find greater meaning at work. He was stuck in his current role, become more resentful toward the work, and less confident in himself in each passing day that nothing changed. Ultimately he became a client because he didn’t have clarity on what he wanted to do, or even how to do it. He wanted quicker results than he was able to achieve on his own, and knew that his current process wasn’t working. Through the coaching process he uncovered a lack of confidence in himself and capabilities that made him doubt and delay decisions despite his proven professional success. After three months of working with Dr. Ritter, he created greater clarity on the type of work he wants to do, tested multiple ideas and has a career plan and vision, developed his professional brand, career toolkit that aligns with his new path, and started to build relationships and a community to serve his broader career interests. Overall, he believes more in himself too, and has set greater boundaries in his work environment.
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A leader in the Pharmaceutical industry was struggling for years with a fear of social situations, anxiety, and lack of personal confidence. Ultimately her main goal was to transition from her current career and launch her own business but she was holding herself back. She met Dr. Ritter at an event he hosted and ultimately signed up for coaching after an informational session on the coaching systems that could help her get unstuck and pave the way to her new career. During the coaching program she gained an awareness of her stories, values, and true goals. She defined and reframed her limiting beliefs, perceptions of success, and grew confident in her WHY and self, while also building a peer network of individuals that will support her moving forward. After three months of coaching she uncovered how to truly connect with herself, dismantle her limiting beliefs, rediscovered her emotions and sense of self, abolished her fear of social situations and judgment, and discovered her values and how to align her life and her relationships to her core self. She now knows herself and speaks her truth, improved her levels of emotional intelligence and levels of confidence, is living a more fulfilling life, and is currently using her new skill sets to build her business.
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A CEO in the construction and consulting industry was seeking an opportunity to gain clarity on why she felt stuck and burnt out. She knew that her current mindset was holding herself back from greater success and enjoyment. After meeting Dr. Ritter through a mutual program she signed up for coaching to learn more about how to live for herself and start exploring and defining how to live a more aligned fulfilling life. Her inner critic was incredibly strong due to past experiences but she stayed the course, implemented the assignments and strategies of the coaching program and after three months of working together, she now loves herself first, has a positive social life, believes she is enough, published a book, launched her second business, and has created an employment structure so that she and can take time off of work without a concern.
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A regional director in the Finance industry was seeking an opportunity to gain more confidence in his professional and personal life, and gain clarity toward how to find greater meaning at work and in life. He didn’t feel “good enough” and didn’t feel his work was meaningful. He met Dr. Ritter when he was speaking at a panel event and spent time researching his brand and online content. Ultimately he became a client because of the patience, attention, and service that was provided during the discovery process. During the coaching process he gained an understanding of who he was, what he wants, how he can get there, and started taking action. Ultimately after four months of working together, he is more confident than ever before, believes he is successful, has clarity on his next steps, started a side business, moved his current position from in-office to fully remote, and is about to gain employment at a new job he’s been working toward.
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A successful Healthcare leader was seeking greater clarity of who he was and what he wanted, and gain the confidence in himself to use that information moving forward in his life professionally and personally. Ultimately he became a client after researching Dr. Ritter through online searches, linkedin, and after understanding how a coaching program would lead him toward his goals. During the coaching process he discovered his “true self,” cemented real boundaries for others and himself, tested himself in situations that were uncomfortable but caused growth, and truly starting living for himself. After working together for three months he gained an understanding of his values, who he truly wanted to be, took steps to get there, gained confidence in himself, found a more aligned higher paying job, and met an amazing partner to whom he is now married.
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A successful manager in a large corporation was seeking greater clarity and feeling stuck at her current job. She was struggling with relationship management in the organization, and knew she wanted more from her professional life but didn’t know what or how. She felt stuck, unfulfilled, and resented going into work each day. She met the Dr, Ritter through LinkedIn and ultimately signed up for a coaching program after an informational session. Throughout the coaching process she defined her goals, beliefs, values, and began creating a peer and mentor network that would serve her. She also discovered that her lack of trust in others and herself was one of the core reasons that she was unhappy and unable to achieve the success she desired. After three months of working together she has created greater boundaries at work, made more space at her current job to work remote and on work that matters to her, reframed her relationships at work, developed leadership specific skills that have been recognized by her boss and co-workers, and ultimately made the decision to leave her current job and is currently building a business that brings her joy and has already started booking clients.