269 _ The CEO Mindset: How to Lead What You’re Building

Developing a CEO mindset helps midlife women, women leaders, and women entrepreneurs move beyond simply doing more—and become the strategic leaders capable of building something bigger.In this final episode of our Empire Building for Tomorrow series, we turn the spotlight from the business you’re building to the woman who must lead it.Because eventually, working harder stops being the answer.We explore how to develop the CEO habits that help you lead at a higher level: setting effective boundaries, delegating instead of doing everything yourself, scheduling thinking time, creating monthly Vision Days, protecting your energy, and holding purposeful CEO meetings that focus on decisions and results.We also look at the remarkable leadership journey of Ursula Burns, whose path from engineering intern to CEO of Xerox demonstrates a powerful lesson in women’s leadership: your capacity often has to expand before your title does.Whether you’re pursuing midlife career growth, building a business, or creating multiple income streams, the CEO mindset requires a different question. Instead of asking, “How can I work harder?” begin asking, “Who do I need to become to lead what I’m building?”Your next level doesn’t just require a bigger vision. It requires a bigger version of you.