Growing Up After Fifty

Has a career of great accomplishment left you unfulfilled?
Growing Up After Fifty is the story of an honorable man who always played by the rules, and by doing so, expected happiness and satisfaction to come naturally. Bob Epperly lived a life of integrity, received respect and distinction in his career, and eventually rose to become General Manager of Exxon Corporate Research and beyond, as CEO of a successful environmental startup company. It would seem like he had it all—good health, a wonderful family, financial security. But at age 55, it hit him—is this what life is all about? He had always assumed that accomplishment and recognition in the corporate world would fill the emptiness that he had felt within himself from early childhood. In an "Aha!" moment, however, he suddenly realized that success hadn't helped. He still felt the same inside.
This is the story of what happened next. You'll discover how Bob Epperly comes to understand what really is important in his life and personal evolution as he starts focusing on his feelings and motivation. Follow his journey of self-discovery as he starts to listen to the calling of his heart, address deeply buried emotional issues born in childhood, and accept full responsibility for his life. If you've ever wondered why you experience emptiness rather than satisfaction, his story will give you direction and guide you toward more personal fulfillment. Whatever your age, if you're sitting in a corner office, or even a cubicle, wondering what's wrong inside and what's going to make it right—Growing Up After Fifty is for you!

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Growing Up After Fifty

Has a career of great accomplishment left you unfulfilled?
Growing Up After Fifty is the story of an honorable man who always played by the rules, and by doing so, expected happiness and satisfaction to come naturally. Bob Epperly lived a life of integrity, received respect and distinction in his career, and eventually rose to become General Manager of Exxon Corporate Research and beyond, as CEO of a successful environmental startup company. It would seem like he had it all—good health, a wonderful family, financial security. But at age 55, it hit him—is this what life is all about? He had always assumed that accomplishment and recognition in the corporate world would fill the emptiness that he had felt within himself from early childhood. In an "Aha!" moment, however, he suddenly realized that success hadn't helped. He still felt the same inside.
This is the story of what happened next. You'll discover how Bob Epperly comes to understand what really is important in his life and personal evolution as he starts focusing on his feelings and motivation. Follow his journey of self-discovery as he starts to listen to the calling of his heart, address deeply buried emotional issues born in childhood, and accept full responsibility for his life. If you've ever wondered why you experience emptiness rather than satisfaction, his story will give you direction and guide you toward more personal fulfillment. Whatever your age, if you're sitting in a corner office, or even a cubicle, wondering what's wrong inside and what's going to make it right—Growing Up After Fifty is for you!

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Growing Up After Fifty

Growing Up After Fifty

by Robert Epperly
Growing Up After Fifty

Growing Up After Fifty

by Robert Epperly

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Overview

Has a career of great accomplishment left you unfulfilled?
Growing Up After Fifty is the story of an honorable man who always played by the rules, and by doing so, expected happiness and satisfaction to come naturally. Bob Epperly lived a life of integrity, received respect and distinction in his career, and eventually rose to become General Manager of Exxon Corporate Research and beyond, as CEO of a successful environmental startup company. It would seem like he had it all—good health, a wonderful family, financial security. But at age 55, it hit him—is this what life is all about? He had always assumed that accomplishment and recognition in the corporate world would fill the emptiness that he had felt within himself from early childhood. In an "Aha!" moment, however, he suddenly realized that success hadn't helped. He still felt the same inside.
This is the story of what happened next. You'll discover how Bob Epperly comes to understand what really is important in his life and personal evolution as he starts focusing on his feelings and motivation. Follow his journey of self-discovery as he starts to listen to the calling of his heart, address deeply buried emotional issues born in childhood, and accept full responsibility for his life. If you've ever wondered why you experience emptiness rather than satisfaction, his story will give you direction and guide you toward more personal fulfillment. Whatever your age, if you're sitting in a corner office, or even a cubicle, wondering what's wrong inside and what's going to make it right—Growing Up After Fifty is for you!


Product Details

BN ID: 2940045148825
Publisher: Robert Epperly
Publication date: 07/12/2013
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 448 KB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Bob Epperly is a coach on life-transforming career change. While a manager at Exxon Research and Engineering Company, he emphasized win-win environments for employees and the company by identifying and addressing the needs of each. He then co-created and implemented a career development program to accomplish this goal in two Exxon Research divisions and was co-author of a 1984 book, Interactive Career Development: Integrating Employer and Employee Goals. He subsequently became General Manager of Exxon Corporate Research and later CEO of a startup company.
At mid-life, Bob recognized an emptiness that he felt within, a feeling that he could never do and achieve enough. He realized he had been trying all along to prove his self-worth with accomplishment in the external world and that it wasn't working. Consequently, he started focusing on his own internal and relational processes and entered a period of profound exploration, experimentation, and self-reflection. He participated in several transformational programs and two spiritual communities. As a result he has achieved greater self-understanding, acceptance, and peace as he has explored his longings and now views career in the larger context of holistic fulfillment in life.
Bob holds bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech and has received national awards from several organizations for his contributions to alternative fuels technologies and air pollution abatement. He continues to consult in these areas. He and his wife, Sarah, have three adult children and four grandsons, and live in Mountain View, California.
His websites are www.bobepperly.com and www.natureonfilm.net.

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