Executive leadership and career coaching for CEOs, founders, and next-generation family business leaders. Dr. Benjamin Ritter, EdD, ICF PCC. Live for Yourself Consulting. Austin, TX.

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The Story of a Dreamer with an Ideal Career

Once there was a visionary leader, harboring an ideal career in their imagination.

This ambition was a powerful motivator, guiding the dreaming leader daily.

This was the path the dreamer yearned to follow!

However, the journey didn't unfold as expected.

Doubts began to cloud the dreamer's mind.

During this time, a different opportunity shimmered on the horizon. Different, yet alluring, it seemed a viable alternative.

Choosing this new path, the dreamer relinquished the original dream, unaware of the true sacrifice being made.

Gradually, proficiency in this new direction grew. The dreamer advanced professionally, fostered new connections, and started to find success.

Yet, as time passed, the initial excitement faded. The dreamer pondered the decision and wondered about the future.

Despite this, success in the current path was undeniable, and the path itself seemed reluctant to release its grip, tempting the dreamer with accolades, wealth, and prestige...

And these enticements succeeded.

The dreamer delved deeper into this journey.

Forming more connections.

Gaining deeper industry insights.

Advancing in the career.

But internally, nothing shifted.

A sense of dissonance began to grow, evolving into a pervasive feeling that everything was misaligned.

What had begun as a pursuit of a dream gradually felt like a confinement.

Trapped in the current trajectory, the dreamer struggled to recall any other way.

Lost in a path once chosen, the dreamer had forgotten the art of dreaming...

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All too often clients come to me for help as a leadership and career coach seeking to find their dream career, where they are meant to be.

They want clarity, to finally know what will create professional fulfillment.

And all they need is to remember their dreams. 

What were yours?

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Benjamin Ritter