Second act : what late bloomers can tell you about reinventing your life /
by Oliver, Henry.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray One, 2024Description: xxv, 339 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781399813310 (hbk.) :; 1399813315 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 158.1 OLISubject(s): Self-realization | Success | Middle-aged persons | Psychology | Psychology | Psychology of ageing | Coping with ageing | Self-help & personal development | Advice on careers & achieving successSummary: Our society tells us over and over that if we're going to achieve anything, we'd better do it while we're young. We fixate on stories of prodigies; we put our children in piano lessons or language classes as toddlers, hoping to give them the best shot at success we can. As for ourselves, too many people feel it's too late to change the course of their own lives. Whether we are at the start of our careers and sense we're on the wrong path, or feeling unsettled in our late or middle years, we all wonder how we can reinvent ourselves? Late bloomers - individuals who experience significant success later in life - offer lessons for people who feel frustrated. This book encourages people to think about themselves as potential late bloomers and to discover and encourage and advocate for late blooming in others. After all, it's never too late to discover our hidden talents and accomplish our goals.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 158.1 OLI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003121729X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Our society tells us over and over that if we're going to achieve anything, we'd better do it while we're young. We fixate on stories of prodigies; we put our children in piano lessons or language classes as toddlers, hoping to give them the best shot at success we can. As for ourselves, too many people feel it's too late to change the course of their own lives. Whether we are at the start of our careers and sense we're on the wrong path, or feeling unsettled in our late or middle years, we all wonder how we can reinvent ourselves? Late bloomers - individuals who experience significant success later in life - offer lessons for people who feel frustrated. This book encourages people to think about themselves as potential late bloomers and to discover and encourage and advocate for late blooming in others. After all, it's never too late to discover our hidden talents and accomplish our goals.
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