Here’s an equation that doesn’t change: who you are (your MAP) = what you do = what you’re called.

If you’re at the top of a company you’re called CEO.

But what does CEO really mean? Because when it comes to business titles people are creative and the variations are numerous and telling.

Here’s a tiny sample of what I’ve heard over the years from staffers when asked to define CEO based on their’s.

On one hand you have

• Conceited Egomaniacal Overlord;
• Caddish Elitist Obstructionist;
• Controlling Embarrassing Obsessor;

and on the other you have

• Concerned Energetic Overachiever
• Caring Enabling Oddity
• Charismatic Enterprising Optimizer

and inbetween you have a thousands of variations.

If you don’t like your own ‘nicktitle’ then it’s time to change your actions, which means changing your MAP.

And whether you consider that good or bad news, the main point never changes—it’s your choice.

For the sake of your staff and investors, (not to mention family and friends) I hope you choose wisely and well!

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“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects the wind; the realist adjusts the sails” — Anonymous

I love this quote and would love to know who really said it.

I’ve been telling people for years that no matter how much they want to change something and how hard they’re willing to work to do it they still need to deal with the reality of now.

There are many things that I disagree with or plain don’t like in the world I inhabit, but I have no magic wand to wave to change them, nor do I have the energy to fight for all of them.

I choose my battles and work to change the ones that are most important to my MAP.

I teach myself to function within the existing reality because railing against them merely wastes my energy, while ignoring the important (to me) ones offends my psyche.

How do you handle your world?

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