Changing Course: Navigating Life after Fifty

by William A. Sadler, James H. Krefft, James H. Krefft Ph.D.

Book Overview

The primary message in Changing Course is the compelling need for people to rethink retirement. Based on twenty years research, the book presents unique stories of how pioneers over fifty are showing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979351057
• ISBN13: 9780979351051
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: The Center for Third Age Leadership Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Another "gem" for the "Boomers and Beyond" population

William Sadler, Ph.D. and James Krefft, Ph.D., expand and illustrate the principles of growth and renewal that Sadler presented in his earlier book: The Third Age: 6 Principles of Growth and Renewal After 40. In this current book they provide stories of people in their 50-80's who have successfully made changes and recrafted their lives for a fulfilling "third age" of life. They elaborate and provide lovely examples which illustrate the journey and the paradoxes to be negotiated and they clarify the tasks and challenges for all of us as we create a "third age" life portfolio. I feel it's a "gem" of a book for all preparing for and/or already navigating the "third age" of life. I have recommended it to coaches and clients who have found it insightful and helpful. Sadler and Krefft have given us a very readable book filled with wisdom and guidance for a fulfilling "third age."

Shifting Gears with Aplomb After Fifty

Changing Course is the right book at the right time. While the Boomers are challenging themselves by the question "what's next?" Krefft and Sadler respond to that query with eloquence and inspirational stories from the people they've interviewed. Interesting to me were the focus on building a positive 3rd age identity at this time when we can become more of the person we've always wanted to be, rather than the stereotype of the aging person that our parents' generation became. The authors also design a practical way of accessing our new identity via the Life Portfolio. "What makes your soul sing?" they ask. Discover what puts you in Flow, or in the zone. And "let your flow be like an eagle's wing," spreading out into new and adventurous paths. What a fun way to think about and put into practice the process of getting older! As a coach who specializes in working with Baby Boomers who want to create a fulfilling next step, Sadler and Krefft's book gives us inspiration with practical steps to get there.

First Rate Way to Change Course

This first-rate book affirms that retirement is a time when conditions are right for new adventures. Sadler and Krefft make retirement appealing, and I'm grateful for their insights.

Deserves all five stars

Midlife crisis? Retirement? None of the above! This book has inspired me to think of the rest of my life as an opportunity to become the person I should have been. Clearly organized, extremely well written and full of real-life stories, give this book a good read and see why aging isn't a time to dwindle but a time to discover. I give Changing Course a deserving five stars!

How to Give Birth to Yourself

First, full disclosure: I know James Krefft. I went to school with him. That's how I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of this book. You can read the blurbs and testimonies by other authors and thinkers, but take it from me, the book is truly a guide on how to give birth to your self. To be accurate, I guess I should say "rebirth," but you get the idea. This is a guide on how to start living a new life in a way more practical sense than most self-help psychological texts. The ideas in this book are a doorway to a refreshing new lived life. There is no wallowing, or hand-wringing allowed in Changing Course. Read this book. Follow the recommendations. Get a new life, period.