Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
FOREWORD BY QUINCY JONES xv
PREFACE: MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK xvii
INTRODUCTION: NOW WHAT? xxiii
UMM . . . HOW DID I GET HERE? xxiv
PART 1: REALIZATION
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS RE:INVENTION? 3
CHAPTER 2: THE AH-HA MOMENT 13
CHAPTER 3: HELLO? ARE YOU STILL IN THERE? 23
CHAPTER 4: THE BALANCING ACT 39
CHAPTER 5: PUT YOURSELF FIRST 49
PART 2: THE WORK
CHAPTER 6: THE COURAGE TO RE:INVENT — FIGHT THE FEAR 63
CHAPTER 7: CYA (AKA COVER YOUR ASS) 77
CHAPTER 8: HABITS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY 85
PART 3: EXCUSES, EXCUSES
CHAPTER 9: THE DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK 97
CHAPTER 10: THE ISSUE OF TIME 105
CHAPTER 11: IF IT WASN’T FOR $, I’D ___________ 113
PART 4: REALITY CHECK
CHAPTER 12: LIFE MATTERS 125
CHAPTER 13: WHAT (OR WHO) IS HOLDING YOU BACK? 139
CHAPTER 14: IT’S NOT A MIDLIFE CRISIS. IT’S A CRY FOR RE:INVENTION. 149
PART 5: INSPIRATION
CHAPTER 15: THE TIPPING POINT 167
CHAPTER 16: SERIAL RE:INVENTIONS 177
CHAPTER 17: THE RE:INVENTION ROADMAP 185
CONCLUSION: GO FOR IT! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 191
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 195