Freedom doesn’t come after success, t’s built into it. Design your options (exit, pivot, pause) before you need them. Here’s how.
Most CEOs I meet believe freedom comes after success, after the big exit, the pivot, the scale-up.
But real freedom is something you design into your success.
This week’s piece is about Strategic Path Design, how to deliberately build the option to exit, pivot, or pause before you’re forced to.
It’s not guesswork. It’s structure, margin, and mindset.
Strategic Path Design: The CEO Skill Most People Skip
The ability to pivot, pause, or exit isn’t something you react into. It’s something you design before you need it.
And the truth is: the moment you need options is often too late to create them.
This article walks you through 3 practical moves:
- Build structural flexibility – create systems and teams that run without you
- Build strategic margin – design your life and business to operate at 80%, not 100%
- Build personal range – detach your identity from your title so you can move when it’s time