What do you want to be when you grow up? Is the wrong question.

Join me here for another Peak-Careers Interview. My guest today is J.P. Michel the Founder of SparkPath and Creator of the Challenge Cards.

Today we are discussing his new book, The World Need You, and how we can get away from the horrible question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and to flip the equation to helping people discover and articulate the challenges they want to take on.

Here is the link to purchase his book

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BIO

J.P. Michel is the creator of the Challenge mindset and the Challenge Cards, which have been used by more than 70,000 students around the world. His past consultancy work with leaders led to the creation of SparkPath, an innovative career exploration company spotlighted on the Forbes, TEDx, CBC and BBC. 

Recognized as the 2022 Outstanding Career Leader by the Career Professionals of Canada, JP’s holds a degree in psychology from the University of Ottawa and a master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology from the University of Manchester. 

TEDx: The Challenge Mindset: Helping Youth Find Purpose and Impact  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanphilippemichel/

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Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move and the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth C. Hoyt Award from National Career Development Association.

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