The Book
Choose - don't chase - Your Career
This is a powerful, deeply human guide for anyone standing at a professional crossroad, whether you’ve been laid off, burned out, or simply know in your gut that it’s time for something different.
Drawing on the authors’ own career pivots and the honest, unfiltered stories of women who’ve navigated everything from sudden job loss to slow-burn discontent, this book reframes career change not as failure, but as transformation.
It invites readers to do what few of us are taught to do. To pause, listen, and choose with intention. Through narrative, reflection, and research, it reveals how transitions become the most defining chapters of our lives when we honor them instead of rushing through them.
This isn’t another career-advice book filled with formulas and five-step plans. It’s a conversation that is raw, relatable, and grounded in truth about how we move through the in-between moments that change everything and build a career that fits who you are now, not who you thought you were supposed to be.
You don’t have to chase what’s next. You can choose it, and in that choice lies the power to rewrite not just your career, but your sense of self.
"Who says success is a ladder? Ladders go up and down, but life doesn’t work that way. This book is a powerful reminder that you have permission to choose your path, to go sideways, to pause, to pivot. The pause is not a setback; it’s a strategy. When women choose alignment over expectation, they don’t simply rewrite their careers, they redefine success on their own terms.”
Shelley Zalis — Founder & CEO, The Female Quotient
The title alone stopped me. Choose, Don't Chase. That's not just career advice — that's a permission slip most people never give themselves. The system was never designed for pausing, reflecting, and choosing — it was designed for momentum, and momentum without intention is just exhaustion with a title. This book asks the harder question — not "what's your next job?" but "what do you actually want?" — and gives you the framework, the real stories, and the courage to answer it honestly. Every person navigating a career transition — and every leader who manages them — should read this book.
Ron Thurston — 2x Best-Selling Author & Podcast Host
Choose, Don’t Chase, Your Career is more than a book about work. It is a reminder that too many people live and lead from fear when they were meant to create lives rooted in courage, purpose, and authenticity. Shannon brings both heart and conviction to these pages, encouraging us to stop chasing what the world expects and start choosing what truly aligns with who we are. This book will inspire anyone standing at a crossroads to trust themselves, take the leap, and build a life they love.
Jillian Cueff — Chief Merchandising Officer, Claire's