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How to Build a Career that Makes a Difference in the World
BUY NOW ON AMAZONWhat will you get from this book?
Do you want to have a positive impact on the world?
Do you want have a successful career that makes a difference?
In short…do you want to do Good Work?
Let this step-by-step guide show you how.
Packed with useful tools and exercises, this step-by-step guide will help you figure out your passion and purpose, and how to effectively harness it to make real and positive change – on the world, and on your career.
Whether you want to battle climate change, promote diversity and inclusion, drive the ESG agenda, or, if you're not sure, but just want to leave things a little better at the end of every work day...
Let this book support you in turning that passion into action.
Market Insights
Understand the evolving impact and purpose jobs market
Career Change Map
Break down the process into iterative steps to land the dream job
Your Fit
Discover where your skills translate to take you next
Personal Branding
Reposition your career story to be more competitive
Key Marketing Tools
From your resume/CV to LinkedIn to elevator pitch
Recruiter's Perspective
Unpack what the hiring manager really wants
Who This Book is for
Anyone wanting to find a career path that is linked to a greater purpose, that makes a difference, and that positively impacts the environment, our communities, as well as the bottom line.
This book speaks to a range of impact issues, sectors and roles including:
sustainability, ESG, environmental, impact investing, responsible investing, CSR, social impact, philanthropy international development, sustainable development, circular economy, etc…

Job Seekers / Career Changers
Find that dream job that makes a difference

Mid Career / Senior Leaders
Build influence and legacy in the next phase of your career

Recent Graduates / Millennials
Discover where you fit into the purpose economy

Entrepreneurs / Freelancers
Position yourself as a brand to win work
Shannon Houde
Founder, Walk of Life Coaching
About the author
Shannon Houde, MBA, is the founder of Walk of Life Coaching and for more than two decades she has mentored and trained 1000+ change leaders over 4000 hours to maximize their personal brands to advance their impact careers.
Shannon chose impact coaching to combine her diverse experience as a hiring manager, a business coach and a sustainable business consultant for Adobe, Deloitte, BlackRock, and WWF, after having started her career 20 years ago in recruiting.
As an ICF-PCC certified coach, Shannon is a meta coach teaching Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence certification program and is accredited in the Game Changer Index™.
She has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Guardian, GreenBiz, and Triple Pundit and speaks regularly at international conferences including for Kering, GreenBiz, Hitachi, BSR and Net Impact.
Shannon speaks Italian, French and Spanish, living in Biella, Italy and previously having lived in the French Alps and Patagonia Chile. She earned her MBA from Thunderbird in Arizona and Geneva.
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As an ICF-PCC certified executive coach, Shannon is a Leadership Circle Profile coach and was selected as a Meta Coach to teach on Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Coach Certification course. PCC credential holders are trained, experienced coaches with a commitment to high ethical standards. Shannon is also certified in Harrison Assessments, The GameChanger Index, and Korn Ferry's ESCI 360.
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