Introduction | p. 1. |
Following Your Passion | p. 7 |
Call of the Wild | p. 7 |
From Executive Assistant to Master Chef | p. 13 |
Not Too Late for a New Degree | p. 16 |
Homing In on a Hobby | p. 17 |
A Sea Change | p. 21 |
Skills from the Past Can Create a Future | p. 26 |
The Sheep Farmer | p. 29 |
FromWags to Riches | p. 32 |
The Beekeeper | p. 35 |
Tapping Your Creativity | p. 38 |
Fashion Saved Her Life | p. 38 |
A Headhunter Rediscovers Painting | p. 41 |
From Entrepreneur to Best-Selling Novelist | p. 44 |
How a Beading Class Set Her Free | p. 47 |
Handbags Helped Her Heal | p. 51 |
Giving Up Money for Music | p. 54 |
She Ditched the Corner Office | p. 57 |
A Dream Built on China | p. 62 |
Her New Life Was in the Cards | p. 65 |
Write What You Know | p. 69 |
Finding Your Place in the Limelight | p. 73 |
A Suburban Mom's Road to TV Stardom | p. 73 |
The Cop Who Became a Comedian | p. 76 |
She Discovered She Was a Leader | p. 78 |
Mika's Do-Over | p. 81 |
Becoming Mrs. Oregon at Fifty | p. 88 |
Soul Survivor | p. 92 |
Doing Good | p. 97 |
Her Restaurant Breaks All of the Rules | p. 97 |
The Book Farmer of Botswana | p. 103 |
Crisis Is Her Business | p. 109 |
The Earthquake Avenger | p. 118 |
She Dreamed of Africa | p. 124 |
Her Artful Business Plan | p. 131 |
She Saves WilcTCats | p. 137 |
Shipping Help from America | p. 142 |
Discovering Your Business Sense | p. 152 |
She's a Wrap Star | p. 152 |
The Egg Banker | p. 157 |
She De-stressedinaNewCareer | p. 163 |
Furnishing Her Life with Meaning | p. 166 |
Wife for Hire | p. 168 |
From Flight Attendant to Fashionista | p. 173 |
The Million-Dollar Coupon Clipper | p. 175 |
Cancer Wigged Her Out | p. 177 |
She Found Her Inner Publicist | p. 182 |
Discovering the Art of Instruction | p. 184 |
Miracle in the Ladies Room | p. 187 |
Reinventing via Inventions | p. 190 |
The DNA Detective | p. 193 |
The MBA Who Became a Matchmaker | p. 201 |
A Chocolate-Coated Life Change | p. 205 |
Seeking Adventure | p. 209 |
Finding Fulfillment in a War Zone | p. 209 |
Sell Your House, Find a Life | p. 211 |
A Path in the Wilderness | p. 215 |
Transforming Your Sense of Self | p. 219 |
The World's Unlikeliest Weight Lifter | p. 219 |
A Bike Brought Her Confidence | p. 222 |
From Nonathlete to Triathlete | p. 225 |
Reinvention Tips for You from the Trenches | p. 228 |
Ten Steps to Jump-Starting Your Change | p. 228 |
Five Tips from Masters of Change | p. 232 |
How to Afford Your Next Chapter | p. 233 |
Moonlighting Tips | p. 236 |
How to Write a Great Business Plan | p. 238 |
Mastering the New Job Hunt | p. 242 |
The Ten Best Jobs for Women Now | p. 251 |
Contributors | p. 262 |
Acknowledgments | p. 264 |
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