Embracing Disruption: How AI Can Lead You to Your True Calling in the Workplace

AI just claimed another white collar job. Probably someone you know.

And for some of you, this might actually be the push you’ve been waiting for.

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬. 𝐀 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫.

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In years of working with hundreds of leaders, many of them in transition, I’ve watched some of the most talented professionals I know stay stuck in careers that paid well but never really fit. They were good at the job. They just weren’t made for it.

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If that’s you, here’s what I want you to consider.

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Some roles AI can’t touch. Not because they’re too technical, but because they’re too human. They require presence. Wisdom. Trust. The kind of thing that only comes from lived experience.

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My wife Mindy put it well: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

We’ve all drowned in data. But the human factor still carries exponential opportunity, and AI will never close that gap.

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Here are 10 worth thinking about:

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𝟏. 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: No algorithm can sit across from a struggling leader and read the room.

𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫: Healing requires a human who can truly see another human.

𝟑. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: A soul in crisis needs a soul in the room, not a chatbot.

𝟒. 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: Reading what’s unspoken between two wounded people takes human intuition.

𝟓. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫: The best teachers believe in you before you believe in yourself.

𝟔. 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: People give their hearts to causes led by someone whose heart shows up too.

𝟕. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: Trust builds face to face. AI can’t knock on a door.

𝟖. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫, 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Real scars and a real point of view cut through AI-generated noise.

𝟗. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: People pay a premium for what a screen can’t give them.

𝟏𝟎. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 : Helping families grow takes someone who’s done the hard work themselves.

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These aren’t consolation prizes. They’re callings that millions of people need filled, and can’t get from a chatbot.

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AI changes things. No question.

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The real question: does that change land on you, or work for you?

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If you’ve got years of professional experience and you’ve never felt fully alive in your work, maybe it’s time to explore what you were actually built for.

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𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞?