I Want to Change the World

Ep 22: Do Gooder School Orientation


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I don't feel like I've already been in Ghana for nine months, but I have! In just three months, it'll be time for me to go home and start my 9 to 5 life again.

Last month, I even officially started my job search. I polished my LinkedIn profile, updated my resume.

As I mentioned in the last episode, being in the space where I could choose to shift away from doing the kind of work I was doing before, which was working in the nonprofit sector, for

me is an invitation to step back and ask myself questions like,

  • Do I want to go back into the nonprofit sector? Or somewhere else in the social impact space?
    • Do I want to try working in the private sector, maybe something along the lines of leadership development?
    • A foundational question for me is, do I need to be a "professional do gooder" to feel like I'm making an impact in the world?

      To explore these questions and more, I've decided to take myself back to school in a series on the podcast that I'm calling Do Gooder School.

      Consider this an orientation.

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      I Want to Change the WorldBy Janai Gilmore