Contents
SECTION ONE. Understand What’s Going On
1. Reawakening Your Passion for Work
Five practical strategies to guide you.
2. Why So Many of Us Experience a Midlife Crisis
Blame biology, not your job.
SECTION TWO. What Do You Think You Want to Do?
3. Developing a Strategy for a Life of Meaningful Labor
It’s never too late (or too early).
4. Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Want
Use job crafting to reimagine your work life.
5. Two Ways to Clarify Your Professional Passions
Build your self-awareness.
6. For Career Direction, Use Your Imagination
Visualize the job of your dreams—and of your nightmares.
SECTION THREE. Is Career Change Right for You?
7. Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All
Don’t get too comfortable.
8. Can You Actually Afford to Change Your Career?
Assess the financial impact of a move.
9. How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career
Stop thinking; start doing.
Try out your new career before you make the switch.
11. Research Your Destination with Informational Interviews
Explore your options and make connections.
12. Change Your Career Without Having to Start All Over Again
Capitalize on your past experience.
13. Turning Your Complex Career Path into a Coherent Story
Connect the dots for hiring managers.
14. Use Your LinkedIn Profile to Power a Career Transition
Show up in the right search results.
15. A Scorecard to Help You Compare Two Jobs
Measure the intangibles, too.
16. How to Build Expertise in a New Field
Accelerate the process.
17. Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers at the Same Time
Multiple jobs may be the secret to fulfillment.
18. Advice from a Serial Life Reinventor: An Interview with Nilofer Merchant
It is possible to follow even your craziest dream.
19. From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career Change
Quit being the person you think you’re supposed to be.