From Publishers Weekly
"What do you want to do? How do you want to be remembered? What are you waiting for?" Answering these questions is the first step to answering the larger question of What's Next?: Women Redefining Their Dreams in the Prime of Life. This spiritual and practical guide for women seeking change at midlife draws on inspiring anecdotes about famous (Anna Quindlen, Beverly Sills, Julia Child) and ordinary women. Whether readers choose to change careers or finally follow their deep-seated passion, Rena Pederson, an editor with the Dallas Morning News, and Lee Smith, a psychologist and executive coach, guide and encourage readers in taking the next step. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Why do all the good books about midlife transition seem to focus on men? That's the question journalist Rena Pederson had, and this book is her answer. Reading Pederson's book about women who have redefined themselves in midlife is like being in the middle of a really satisfying conversation at a college reunion. Pederson interviewed Anna Quindlen, Linda Ellerbee, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Elizabeth Dole, and Beverly Sills, as well as many fascinating but less well known women about their significant changes. Their stories will inspire readers to redefine their dreams for the next stage of life. Each chapter ends with a series of questions and suggestions, which will be helpful to many and irritating to others.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

As you get older, have you found yourself reminiscing about the past or dreaming about the future? Perhaps you've learned a lot from the mistakes of your youth -- and you're wiser, stronger, and more confident than you were twenty years ago. But maybe not...

What if you're not sure exactly what you want? Or maybe you know where you'd like your life to go, but don't have a clue how to get there. In What's Next?, journalist Rena Pederson explores the lives of successful women -- famous and not-so-famous -- who have redefined themselves in midlife. Each chapter ends with a series of thought-provoking questions and suggestions that will help you learn from your own experience -- and make the right choices for the future.

With the wise advice in this practical, inspiring book, you'll learn how to trust your intuition...to let go of others' expectations...to say no...to recognize when it's time to move on...and, most importantly, to decide what's next -- and what's best -- for you.

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