CEOs, Founders: Are You the CEO of Your Life—or Just Your Business?

Building a successful business is no small feat. You’ve made bold decisions, checked every box on the success list, and crafted an empire from the ground up. But let’s pause for a moment.

While your business may be thriving, is your life following suit? Or does it feel like you’re spinning plates—hoping none of them crash?

This isn’t just a rhetorical question. A recent global survey found that 72% of CEOs feel overwhelmed by the demands of balancing work and personal responsibilities. Even more concerning, over 60% admit they’ve sacrificed their health and relationships to meet professional goals.

As someone who works with high-performing leaders daily, I can tell you this: Success built on burnout isn’t sustainable. The good news? The same strategies you use to lead a thriving business can help you reclaim balance, health, and purpose in your personal life.

What Does It Mean to Be the CEO of Your Life?

Being the CEO of your life means running your personal world with the same clarity, structure, and focus you bring to your business. It’s about leading, not just reacting. And it starts with adopting a few key strategies to regain control and chart a path toward sustainable success—on your terms.

Here are three proven steps to help you get started:

1. Build Your Personal P&L (Profit & Loss Statement)

Every great leader knows the importance of tracking profit and loss in business. But how often do you audit the energy, relationships, and habits that shape your life?

• Assets: What brings you energy, joy, and fulfilment?

• Liabilities: What drains your energy or creates unnecessary stress?

• Net Balance: Are you personally “profitable,” or are you running in the red?

Taking a moment to identify what’s working—and what isn’t—can offer powerful insights into where you need to adjust.

Pro Tip: Start small. Dedicate 10 minutes each week to reflect on your personal P&L and take one action to invest in your “assets” while minimising your “liabilities.”

2. Systematise Your Personal Life

You wouldn’t run a business without systems to ensure efficiency and consistency, so why leave your personal life to chance?

Here’s the truth: Success in life doesn’t come from spontaneous moments of inspiration. It comes from systems that make the right actions inevitable.

• Schedule time for activities that fuel your wellbeing—whether it’s exercise, family time, or even just 30 minutes of quiet reflection.

• Delegate tasks that don’t need your direct input, freeing you to focus on what matters most.

Pro Tip: Identify one area of your life where you feel overextended and implement a system to simplify it this week.

3. Redefine What Success Looks Like

In the relentless pursuit of professional achievement, it’s easy to lose sight of what success really means. Ask yourself:

• Am I building a life I love, or am I just getting through the day?

• Does my daily routine reflect the legacy I want to leave behind?

True success isn’t measured by hours worked or revenue generated. It’s measured by the quality of your relationships, the depth of your impact, and the alignment between your actions and your values.

Pro Tip: Each morning, take five minutes to ask, “What’s one thing I can do today to move closer to the life I truly want?”

Closing the Gap Between Vision and Reality

Being the CEO of your business is a monumental achievement. But being the CEO of your life? That’s where true fulfilment lies. It’s about creating harmony between ambition and wellbeing, strategy and spontaneity, achievement and joy.

I've spent the last 20 years coaching and integrating this protocol of work/life blend as a coach and in my own business and life. Regardless of what tools you have - the only way to create your version of sustainable success is to make the time to define what that looks like, and follow through.

The great irony is that you already have the skills to make it happen. You’ve built systems, led teams, and made decisions under pressure.

Now, it’s time to apply that brilliance to your personal life. I've just made it really simple to action - so grab this free checkpoint PDF to start and drop me a reply email after you've downloaded it, as I have 20 copies of Fitpreneur HOW TO BE THE CEO OF YOUR LIFE AS WELL AS YOUR BUSINESS to giveaway ⚡️

The question is: Are you ready?

What’s Your Next Step?

I challenge you to take one small action this week—whether it’s building your personal P&L, creating a system to reclaim time, or redefining your vision of success. The smallest shifts can create the biggest transformations. Micro mojos.

You’ve mastered the art of leading a business. Now it’s time to master the art of leading a life you love.

Download the checkpoint here -  Master Your Life Like You Master Your Business"

More info, please reach out on [email protected]

Happy 2025!

Nikki

Nikki Fogden-Moore is an award winning globally recognised leadership and mindset coach, bestselling author of Fitpreneur: How to Be the CEO of Your Life as Well as Your Business, Radical Self Belief, and Vitality. She is the creator of the Boardroom Retreat© and the ACCELER8TE app. With two decades of experience empowering CEOs, founders, and high-performing teams, Nikki’s mission is to redefine sustainable success by blending personal well-being with professional performance.

Known for her punchy, no-nonsense approach, Nikki helps leaders master work-life blend, navigate overwhelm, and build scalable solutions for growth. Helping values-led leaders get to the top and stay there.

Ready to take the next step in your leadership journey or inspire your teams to find a deeper sense of self belief, confidence and initiative? Book Nikki for keynote speaking, executive coaching, or join her retreats designed to unlock your full potential.

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