Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife

by Susan Crandall

From the founding editor of "MORE" magazine comes an inspiring and useful look at how yesterday's Baby Boomers are becoming today's adventurous midlife pioneers.

Genres: Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 2007

About the author

Alas, the rumor is true, Susan was a dental hygienist in her previous career. However, she "retired" from that profession many years ago and has been a full-time author ever since--thanks to all of you fabulous readers.

Susan grew up in a small Indiana town, married a guy from that town, and then moved to Chicago for a while. She is pleased to say that she has been back in her hometown for many years and plans to stay.

She's received a RITA, two National Reader's Choice Awards and a SIBA Award for Fiction. Her books include an Indie Next Pick, Okra Picks, a Target Book Club pick, and are popular with book clubs.

THE MYTH OF PERPETUAL SUMMER will be released June 19, 2018.

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Reviews

[Diane · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a book for people who have worked high-powered jobs and have cushy retirement plans in place and are worried about what to do next. The author assures them that they can have another career - one that they like this time.

There is a token story about a poor person (read "the rest of us") changing careers. The author doesn't seem to realize that once you have been poor, you know how to "do poor" and changing careers isn't much of a risk.

Skip it.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok - alot of stories about people changing paths midlife. What I got out of it was that you need funds($$) to go hiking in Nepal or take a few years off to teach in Africa or whatever. Not exactly the book I thought it would be but parts were inspirational.

[Loretta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, written by the editor of More magazine after she retired, is a book about reinventing one's self later in life. She herself reinvented her life by becoming a writer. She tells many stories of the people she interviewed. It's an interesting book.

[Marianne Brodman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some helpful tidbits to keep you evolving.

[Stacy Willoughby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Challenging me to think outside the box for 50+

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continuing upon my theme begun with Leap!, the subtitle of this book is Reinventing Yourself at Midlife. I enjoyed the stories categorized roughly into work, health, family, travel, spirituality and education. However, I don’t know how it all applies to me. I was displaced from a job, while frustrating at times, was one that I basically liked and performed well. My issue is not really reinventing myself, but getting back to where I was. Reading this book made me feel like a slug and really didn’t do much for my confidence. At the end of the book, there was a chapter of “Sources and Resources” and I’ve noted a number of websites and books to check out.

[Shellie (Layers of Thought) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those books where you can skim through it to get the idea that the author is trying to get across. Which is that you don't have to settle for not living your dreams and at midlife one can make changes and goals which can benefit ourselves and others. It has many good points/ideas and many "real life" stories about people whom have decided to make changes in their lives at midlife. It is a book for the afluent, not the struggling which would make it difficult to read from those of us that are not as lucky.

[Danni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not technically at midlife but I don't have any children, a lot of time, and I wanted some ideas. This book had me so captivated I read it in one day. The weather was cold and wet and I didn't even notice. I got ideas on money, education, health, hobbies and interests, spirituality, and family life. I would recommend it to anyone who is in a slump no matter what their age. It was really inspiring.

[L]

Happy to say I don't yet fit into that "Midlife" category, but we can all use a little inspiration (aka - a kick in the ass), can't we?

[Joe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heavy on cases - stories of people who made life changes, typically after 50. Good for life coaching.

[Cynthia Pierce]

Great stories for life make-overs in mid-life. Stretch a little or alot!