The Disruption: AWAKENING
- Amy Barricelli
- Sep 7
- 2 min read
For most of my career, I measured success by results — revenue growth, titles, and the next milestone achieved. On the surface, it looked like everything was in place. But beneath it, I felt a growing dissonance: a pull toward something deeper, something that business metrics alone could never answer.
The Moment That Rocked My World
My awakening was not gradual. It was sudden, disorienting, and deeply unsettling. One day, the goals and definitions of success I had lived by no longer felt steady beneath me. What once gave me energy and certainty suddenly felt hollow. The drive that had propelled me forward for decades was shaken by a question I couldn’t ignore: Is this all there is?
That moment rocked my world. It forced me to stop, to question, and to confront the reality that the life I had built wasn’t the whole story.
Why Mentorship?
As I worked through that awakening, I realized how many executives were carrying the same hidden weight—shouldering the relentless strain of business life while feeling a quiet, higher call rising within them.
It became clear to me that my experience wasn’t just a personal turning point. It was an invitation to serve others. The very disruption that upended my world also positioned me to mentor leaders at their own crossroads—to remind them that awakening isn’t an end, but the beginning of a deeper, more integrated path forward.
A New Definition of Leadership
Mentorship & coaching, for me, is about walking with leaders as they move from strain to alignment, from achievement alone to fulfillment. It’s not about abandoning ambition, but about refining it — anchoring it in clarity, purpose, and peace.
This is leadership in the era of awakening. It’s disruptive. It’s humbling. And it has the power to transform not only how we lead, but how we live.
