Second Acts That Change Lives: Making a Difference in the World (Mid-life Management Book for Fans of It's Never Too Late to Begin Again)

by Mary Beth Sammons

Overview

Learn How to Begin Again and Take Charge of Your Life

This book will inspire and motivate you to hit that restart button with incredible stories of midlife trailblazers that not only changed their lives─but the lives of others as well.

Restart your life. If you find yourself feeling in need of an intervention because your life and goals seem to have taken a back seat─whether it be from your career, family, or general burnout─then look no further. This motivational book takes you through the inspiring stories of those who have found new purpose in their lives.

For readers of self-help books.  This book will help you realize your potential, and encourage you to begin again as you watch your dreams begin to manifest. Second Acts That Change Lives offers self-help through invaluable life-lessons thanks to the numerous individuals who provide their experiences of how they not only changed their lives, but also changed others. This amazing and inspiring collection of stories will help:

• Serve as a critical intervention to kickstart your new path in life
• Build your self-esteem and help you stay focused on your goals
• Guide you to make the change you want to see in yourself─and the world

If you’re looking for self help books for women, self help books for men, or motivational books─or if you enjoyed books like Your Second Act, Life Is in the Transitions, or It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again─then you’ll love Second Acts That Change Lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609250034
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	03/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	693 KB

About the Author

Mary Beth Sammons is an award-winning journalist and women's issues columnist whose work appears frequently in Family Circle, the Chicago Tribune's lifestyle section, and leading consumer women's magazines. She is currently the "Finding You" editor for www.BettyConfidential.com and writes for various health and business publications.

Read an Excerpt

Among the stories included are:



* A 60-yr old divorced mom and grandmother, blind in one eye, who sets up a program for single mothers in Nicaragua to teach them how to make quilts that will financially sustain them.



* A single woman and high-powered career person who met the love of her life at 50. He dies two months later when hit by a car while training for a triathlon. She went to Russia and adopted two children and brought them home to raise in Michagan.



* A 45yr old attorney who love to swim as a child. He returned to school for a degree in physical education and now teaches swimming lessons.

Table of Contents

1 Wake Up! Life's Half Over! 11

What do I need to do to make a difference?

2 But Now What? 25

One day you discover something is missing in your life-like a life.

3 Begin Again 43

4 Reconnect with the Source of Your Creative Spirit 60

What do you want? What are you good at? Tap into your hidden talents.

5 Dream 72

Dreaming of what can be is the catalyst for us to use our gifts the best we can, strive for what we thought we never could do, and learn the power of letting go.

6 Identify the Next Steps 92

7 Find Your Personal Best 106

Ask yourself, What am I capable of?

8 Put Your Passions Out There 119

New beginnings are subtle and take much patience and persistence.

9 Become a Little Engine that Could 133

Develop that "I think I can" attitude.

10 Stay Focused 145

You can make it to the finish line.

11 Make the Change You Want to See in the World 159

You've accomplished the feat that you set out to do. Now what?

Books to Inspire and Guide You 174

Editorial Reviews

It may surprise many people to learn that most women age 50 and over are rediscovering themselves more than settling down. So writes Levine (Inventing the Rest of Our Lives), the first editor of Ms. magazine, who uses personal observations and case studies to encourage women to change what has not worked in their lives, develop connections with like-minded women, and take responsibility for their practical and emotional lives. Award-winning journalist Sammons (We Carry Each Other) covers some of the same territory but employs stories of both men and women to illustrate that it's never too late to reinvent one's life. The outcome is a manual of sorts to help readers dream, stay focused, and make the changes they want to see in the world. Both books are recommended for libraries seeking to augment an existing boomer collection.

—Deborah Bigelow

Library Journal

"A manual…to help readers dream, stay focused, and make the changes they want to see in the world. Recommended." —Library Journal

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