Thinking about Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife

One of the questions I hear most often from people who dream of a new career is "am I too old to get started?" Susan Crandell's book gives hope to those who dream of starting a new career but wonder if it is too late. What matters more than your age is your ability to do the job and to sell yourself to the people who can hire you. This book offers real life examples of people who have dared to go after their dreams. It gives uplifting advice from a wise author who has been there herself. Read it and be inspired to go after your own dream! Tag Goulet, co-author of Dream Careers: How to Quickly Break Into a Fab Job!

I now have two favorite books on this topic. The other is Sara Davidson's book, Leap! I thought the resources were especially useful and thoughtful. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking to "design" the next best years of their lives. Pamela D. Blair, Author The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Mid-Life And Beyond

Can't decide which is more memorable: the extraordinary life stories of mid-life re-tooling and re-commitment to life and self (including the author's own), or the author's narrative thread: full of useful data, wise synthesis and uplifting commentary. A must for anyone approaching or just saying good-by to mid-life, however YOU define it.

Susan Crandell's Thinking About Tomorrow is essential reading for anyone who has ever thought, "There's gotta be something more." Crandell found 45 real-life heroes--all over 40--who stopped worrying about what other people thought long enough to discover their hearts' desires, and re-engineer their lives. Some of her heroes are offbeat (a man who found the courage to become a woman, a fitness instructor who turned into a professional Celine Dion impersonator), some predictable (the couple who had a baby in their 50s, the businessman who dropped out to start another business), and some are just plain passionate (like the hair colorist who has turned himself into a true Iron Man). But in each story, Crandell really nails the essence of what makes some of us ripe for reinvention, and how to smooth away the bumps on life's new path. After reading this, I'll never call those turning points anything as dreary as "midlife crises" again.

A very quick and interesting read into reinventing yourself after age 50. A must read for anyone facing the age old question...What do I really want to do when I grow up.