June 13, 2025 - By: Sarah Rhoades
“𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?”
When my boss asked why I wanted to be a commanding
officer one day, I answered:
“𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.”
And the moment I said it, I knew that answer wasn’t
good enough.
That’s when it hit me:
I’d been following the 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵.
I was doing what was expected, taking the next step,
without fully examining whether it aligned with what
mattered most to me.
And that lack of examination made it a 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘆.
That’s when I pivoted.
I got serious about revealing my purpose so that future
decisions would be intentional and flow from clarity.
That’s the work I now do with leaders through Blueprint coaching.
If you’re ready to escape the golden path fallacy,
I’d love to connect.
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