unexpected. At age fifty-two, she went to an orphanage in Siberia to meet two children, brother and sister, ages three and five. She brought them home, learned Russian, and today is a single mom of two tweens. See what’s gotten into Mary, who at forty-five took a volunteer job with at-risk teenagers and two years later created a pilot curriculum for them, left her six-figure income, conventional marketing career path, and committed herself to these teens as her life’s work. Read about Bob, who at sixty-five rode his bike across the country to raise money for ALS, cancer, and hospice, all because he read Tuesdays with Morrie and realized he needed to make a mark with his life.

The personal stories in this book are affecting, thought provoking, and inspirational. They’re a powerful resource for anyone who’s really grappling with life direction issues and wants to make a difference with the second half of their lives. For readers who have realized that the time has come to put their great idea into action, but are asking, But now what? the book outlines a process for moving from concept to reality. We look to the individuals featured in the stories for inspiration in starting over and identifying the myths and action steps for deciding and putting into place the next moves.

The stories are meant to inspire, to prompt you to realize that it’s never too late to create your second act and become a reinventor, no matter how many “I can’ts” you’ve told yourself. You can kick butt at any age, and in the process restore hope in yourself and those around you. When we reach inside ourselves to discover who we really are and what we are meant to do, we walk back into the world a little taller, s