What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up : Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life

Cantor, Dorothy; Thompson, Andrea

ISBN 10: 0316127140 / ISBN 13: 9780316127141

Published by Little Brown & Co, 2001

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Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up : Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316127140
• ISBN 13: 9780316127141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

A respected psychologist offers advice on how to navigate the career issues surrounding middle age and retirement, offering practical tools and inspirational tips to develop a dynamic plan for the future.

Reviews

Psychologist Cantor (Women in Power with Toni Bernay) presents middle-aged readers with a blank road map enabling them to chart a personal course for the succeeding chapters in their lives, whether they are 38 years old and looking to make a major career change or 68 and contemplating a retirement in which they can "develop a genuine occupation... because of an inherent, personal meaning, need, or calling." Noting that most advice manuals for people in the second half of their lives focus on finances and health, she points out that once her older clients in therapy took control of these two issues, they found they "hadn't planned in any way what they were going to do with their healthy bodies and comfortable bank accounts." Certainly, Cantor says, readers should revel in the "honeymoon" phase of transition between major life courses, though an extended honeymoon can bring on ennui or inertia, marring the later stage of life she believes can encompass the most freedom and options. With Thompson's (Material Fitness) capable assistance, Cantor deftly guides readers through a series of clear explanations and cogent exercises, including creating a "life inventory" of personal tendencies, likes and dislikes, and needs for optimal comfort, enjoyment and success, which will enable readers to formulate individualized plans for consciously moving into the next chapter of their lives. Agent, Marcy Posner, William Morris Agency. (Jan. 23) Forecast: Cantor will appear on national television talk shows and conduct a book-signing tour of New York; Dayton and Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta; and Vero Beach, Fla. With a strong publicity push to support this thoughftul and practical addition to the midlife category, booksellers should expect healthy sales.
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