A short spoken monologue recounting a coach's conversation with a CEO client who, after closing the largest deal of his career, felt paralysed and confessed feeling 'completely empty inside.' The excerpt focuses on the emotional aftermath of success, loneliness, and the pressure executives feel to appear 'perfect' at home.
Have you ever had a moment where you just nailed something? I mean, you crushed it, you exceeded expectations and over delivered. There was a CEO client of mine who I worked with who called me after closing the largest deal of his career. I thought he was calling me to celebrate, but instead of celebrating, he was sitting in his car outside his house, frozen. He told me he was afraid to go inside because he knew his family would ask how his day was and he'd have to pretend like everything was perfect. And then he said five words that stopped me cold. I feel completely empty inside.
