Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

Foreword, by Warren Bennis xiii

Introduction xv

List of Interviews xxvii

PART ONE: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE

1 Understanding Life Entrepreneurship 3

2 Life Entrepreneurs in Action 25

3 Discovering Core Identity 38

PART TWO: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY

4 Awakening to Opportunity 65

5 Envisioning the Future 80

6 Developing Goals and Strategies 93

PART THREE: BLAZING A TRAIL

7 Building Healthy Support Systems 111

8 Taking Action and Making a Difference 129

9 Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145

Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165

Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181

Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources 187

Appendix C: Interview Methodology 189

Notes 191

The Authors 199

Acknowledgments 201

Index 205