Life Launch : A Passionate Guide to the Rest of Your Life

by Hudson, Frederic M.; McLean, Pamela D.

• ISBN13: 9781884433849
• ISBN10: 1884433847
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-03-01
• Publisher: HUDSON INSTITUTE

Table of Contents

About the Authors	viii
Preface	xi
Foreword How You Will Benefit from This Book	xix
Section I: Prepare to Journey Ahead
What is the Future You Want?	3	(12)
Beyond Future Shock	4	(1)
Backing into the Future	5	(2)
Refrain of a Working Mom	7	(1)
Jim	8	(1)
Gloria	8	(1)
Charlie and Martha	9	(3)
Your Turn!	12	(3)
Your Number One Issue---Managing Uncertainty	15	(10)
The America I Knew, Growing-Up	16	(4)
The Age of Uncertainty	20	(2)
Your Turn!	22	(3)
How to Keep Winning When the Rules Keep Changing: The New Paradigm	25	(22)
Two Worlds---My Father's and Mine	26	(1)
We Live between Eras	27	(2)
The Old Paradigm, The Four Old Rules	29	(3)
The Linear Rule	29	(1)
The Outside-In Rule	29	(1)
The Learning-is-for-Kids Rule	30	(1)
The Steady-State Rule	31	(1)
The Cultural Shift from Old Rules to New Rules	32	(2)
The New Paradigm, The Four New Rules	34	(6)
The Circular Rule	34	(2)
The Inside-Out Rule	36	(1)
The Learning isn't-Just-for-Kids-Rule	37	(2)
The Endless Change Rule	39	(1)
Your Turn!	40	(7)
Section II: Consult your Compass, Follow these Maps
Map 1---Composing Your Life, Chapters and Transitions	47	(18)
You Are Your Story	49	(5)
The Pattern of All Change	50	(2)
Understanding Life Chapters and Transitions	52	(2)
Map 1 Illustration	54	(1)
The Four Phases of Change---A Renewal Cycle	54	(11)
Go for It	55	(1)
Stuck in the Doldrums	55	(1)
Mini-transition---Improve the Chapter You're in	56	(1)
Cocooning	57	(1)
Getting Ready for the Next Chapter	57	(1)
Stephen and Susan	58	(2)
The Magic Formula	60	(1)
Your Turn	61	(4)
Map 2---A Deliberate Life, Living with Passion and Purpose	65	(10)
Getting in Touch with Your Passions and Values	66	(1)
Map 2 Illustration	67	(1)
The Six Adult Passions	68	(3)
Personal Power: Claiming Yourself	68	(1)
Achievement: Proving Yourself	69	(1)
Intimacy: Sharing Yourself	69	(1)
Play and Creativity: Expressing Yourself	70	(1)
Search for Meaning: Integrating Yourself	70	(1)
Compassion and Contribution: Giving Yourself	71	(1)
Passionate Destinations	71	(1)
How Do You Count What Counts?	72	(1)
What is Your Life Purpose, Today?	73	(2)
Map 3---Life's Assignments, Balancing the Parts of Your Life---Activities and Roles	75	(12)
Map 3 Illustration	76	(1)
Define Your Activities and Roles	77	(6)
Personal Activities and Roles	78	(1)
Couple Activities and Roles	79	(1)
Family Activities and Roles	80	(1)
Work Activities and Roles	81	(1)
Social Connections	82	(1)
How Do You Balance Your Activities and Roles?	83	(2)
Your Commitments in Your Next Chapter	85	(1)
Your Turn!	86	(1)
Map 4---The Grand Adventure from Twenty to Ninety	87	(20)
The Adult Lifecycle	88	(1)
Map 4 Illustration	89	(1)
Changing and Abiding Themes	90	(14)
Twentysomething---Staking Out the Adult World	91	(1)
How to Maximize Your Twenties	92	(1)
Thirtysomething---Making-It	93	(1)
How to Maximize Your Thirties	94	(1)
The Midlife Transition, 35-50	95	(1)
Fortysomething---Taking Charge	96	(1)
How to Maximize Your Forties	97	(1)
Transition into Fiftysomething	98	(1)
Fiftysomething---Emergence of Interdependence	98	(1)
How to Maximize Your Fifties	99	(1)
Transition into Sixtysomething	99	(1)
Sixtysomething---Beginning Again	100	(1)
How to Maximize Your Sixties	100	(1)
Transition to Seventysomething	101	(1)
Seventysomething and Eightysomething	102	(1)
How to Maximize Your Seventies and Eighties	102	(2)
Dying---the Final Transition	104	(1)
And the Dance Goes On	104	(3)
Map 5---The Adult Learning Agenda---Becoming the Best You Can Be	107	(12)
Map 5 Illustration	108	(2)
The Seven Adult Learning Questions	110	(5)
What do I need to unlearn?	110	(1)
What new information and knowledge do I need?	111	(1)
How can I become more competent as a person?	112	(1)
How can I improve my technical skills?	113	(1)
How can I invest my values in leadership roles?	113	(1)
What are my best learning environments?	114	(1)
Who are my best teachers and mentors?	114	(1)
Your Turn!	115	(4)
Section III: Launch the Next Chapter of your Life
Get a Plan---Walk Your Talk	119	(20)
The Life Launch Formula	120	(1)
Take a Look at What Might Go Wrong	121	(3)
External Threats	121	(2)
Internal Obstacles	123	(1)
What are Your External Threats?	124	(1)
What are Your Internal Obstacles?	124	(1)
Summarize Your Findings from This Book	125	(3)
How Will the Next Chapter of Your Life Turn Out?	128	(2)
Now Plan:
What is Your Purpose at this Time?	130	(1)
What is Your Vision or Dream for Your Plan?	131	(2)
What is Your Plan for Your Next Chapter?	133	(1)
Planning Item: An Activities Inventory	134	(1)
Planning Item: Prepare Your Planning Cards	135	(1)
Construct Your Plan and Life Launch	135	(4)
Staying Power---How to Stay Renewed	139	(22)
Stay Value Driven	141	(1)
Be Connected to the World about You	142	(2)
Find Time for Solitude	144	(1)
Pace Yourself	145	(1)
Have Contact with Nature as Often as You Can	146	(1)
Be Creative and Playful	146	(1)
Adapt to Change	147	(1)
Learn from Down Times	147	(1)
Always be in Training	148	(1)
Lean into the Future	149	(1)
Develop the Leader Within You	149	(5)
Section IV: Resources
A Reading List for Embracing the Future	154	(4)
Seminars and Products of the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara	158	(2)
Book Reorder Form	160	(1)
Index	161