Back Cover Copy for Lead Like You Mean It
Leadership isn’t about how much you carry. It’s about how clearly you know why.
Too often, leaders are praised for performance: saying yes to everything, stretching themselves thinner each week, showing up polished and composed while quietly unraveling inside. Success on paper, exhaustion in real life.
Lead Like You Mean It is an invitation to stop performing and start leading from wholeness.
Through honest stories, practical tools, and daily Micro-Acts of Courage, Amanda Sarratore introduces the Integration Compass — Presence, Power, Purpose, and Alignment — as a framework to help leaders return to themselves in the middle of the noise.
In these pages, you’ll learn how to:
Break free from roles and scripts that keep you small.
Protect your energy and boundaries without apology.
Lead with clarity instead of constant urgency.
Reclaim joy and alignment as everyday leadership practices.
This isn’t another book about working harder, balancing better, or performing resilience. It’s a guide to leading like you mean it — rooted, human, and sustainable.
Because the truth is, you don’t have to earn your life by depletion. You get to lead it with intention, starting now.