June 14, 2025 - By: Brandon Jenkins

Coach Brandon Jenkins speaks about the Golden Path fallacy. He is pictured in his office, wearing a Tier One baseball cap.

โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€?โ€

When my boss asked why I wanted to be a commanding
officer one day, I answered:

โ€œ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ.โ€

And the moment I said it, I knew that answer wasnโ€™t
good enough.

Thatโ€™s when it hit me:

Iโ€™d been following the ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต.

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 ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†.

That’s when I pivoted.

I got serious about revealing my purpose so that future
decisions would be intentional and flow from clarity.

Thatโ€™s the work I now do with leaders through Blueprint coaching.

If youโ€™re ready to escape the golden path fallacy,
Iโ€™d love to connect.

Click to connect with me at LinkedIn!ย