Table of contents
PROLOGUE
PART 1
EMBRACING FORTY£¿: RISING ABOVE DAILY ANXIETIES
WHY YOU'RE ANXIOUS AND FEELING DOWN
THE AGE WHERE HOPE SURFACES AS REALITY
DON'T SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF
EMPTY-HANDED FORTIES? WELCOME TO THE CLUB
LIFE'S SCORECARD AT FORTY£¿
FEELING UNACCOMPLISHED IS THE NORM
BALANCING YOUR LIFE'S CHECKBOOK
FORTY ISN'T GUILTY OF ANYTHING
EMBRACE YOUR SECOND LIFE
THE "LET IT GO" TRAP
DEFINING LIFE'S GOLDEN AGE
STILL IN THE MORNING GLOW
FINDING "THE ONE"
PRESERVING SELF-ESTEEM AND DIGNITY
BUILDING A SOLID LIFE PHILOSOPHY
THE "REAL ME" RITUAL
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT DECADE
LIFE WITHOUT DREAMS WILL HOLD YOU DOWN
WHEN LIFE LOSES ITS SPARKLE
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE? NO - TRAILBLAZERS
THE CENTRAL FORCE BETWEEN GENERATIONS
PROVE YOURSELF!£¿
A SHINING START WITH A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE
PART 2
THE ATTITUDE THAT MAKES YOU UNSTOPPABLE
TRAPPED IN THE COMPARISON GAME
REDEFINING COMPARISON£¿
THERE'S A ROCK BOTTOM FOR EVERYONE
SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS STING THE MOST
... ENVY DESERVES NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES
HEART GROWTH AT FORTY
WANTING TO LIVE DIFFERENTLY£¿
NEVER SAY NEVER TO WHAT YOU CAN DO
TREAT YOURSELF LIKE A CHILD
DON'T NEGLECT YOURSELF£¿
CARE FOR THE CHILD IN YOU£¿
ONLY YOU KNOW THE BEST ANSWER
CREATE YOUR OWN LIFE PLAYBOOK
INTERPRET THE OBVIOUS THINGS YOUR OWN WAY£¿
YOU BECOME WHAT YOU KEEP RECORD OF£¿
TRAITS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HONEST WITH THEMSELVES
TAKE ON WHAT DRAGS YOU DOWN
WHEN THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU BRING YOU DOWN
DON'T LET ANYONE RAIN ON YOUR PARADE
FIND YOUR SPACE AND TIME
MAKE A DESK FOR YOUR OWN DREAMS
NO INVESTMENT, NO GROWTH£¿
CLAIM YOUR "DREAM RIGHTS"
PART 3
MASTERING THE ART OF BALANCE IN LIFE
IS IT TIME TO TIE THE KNOT?
ASK YOURSELF WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU
MARRIAGE ISN'T A MAGIC FIX£¿
FIRST, STAND TALL ON YOUR OWN
FINDING BALANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS
FOUR TYPES OF LOVE, FOUR TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS
BE DILIGENT IN RELATIONSHIPS
CREATE A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR PARTNER 0
REVERSING ROLES AT AGE FORTY£¿
HOW TO FINE-TUNE YOUR PARTNERSHIP£¿
AFTER FORTY, FIFTY PERCENT IS THE NEW ONE HUNDRED
YOU CREATE BENCHMARKS FOR YOUR CHILDREN
YOUR WAYS ARE INHERITED£¿
PARENTING 101: TEACHING "HOW"£¿
GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THE GIFT OF ATTITUDE
YOU'RE STILL AN MVP IN YOUR FORTIES
THE NEVER-ENDING SUPPORT TRAP
KEEPING YOUR INVESTMENTS IN CHECK
DON'T GAMBLE AWAY YOUR FINANCES
INVEST IN GROWN-UPS
FOR THE MEN TIRED OF A MEAGER ALLOWANCE
MEN TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS IN THEIR FORTIES£¿
MEN FACING THE ABYSS OF LONELINESS IN THEIR FIFTIES
ESCAPING CRISIS AND ISOLATION
THE SECRET OF TURNING ORDINARY INTO EXTRAORDINARY
DISCOVERING THE NEW ME THROUGH HABITS£¿
THE MAGIC BEHIND CALLING GOOD HABITS "MIRACLES"
BE THE REAL YOU, EVEN JUST FOR ONE HOUR A DAY
PART 4
CONNECTING WITH YOUR SECOND LIFE
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE QUITTING YOUR JOB #1
WHY THOSE IN THEIR FORTIES CAN'T PREPARE FOR LIFE AFTER WORK
RESIGNATIONS ARMED WITH THE SPIRIT OF CHALLENGE
ADAPT A "LENDER MINDSET" BEFORE RESIGNING
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE QUITTING YOUR JOB #2
SEVEN THINGS YOU LOSE WHEN YOU QUIT YOUR JOB
BUILDING UP TO PREPARE TO QUIT£¿
DOING WHAT MATTERS
THREE FORCES THAT TURN A CRISIS INTO AN OPPORTUNITY
A HIGH-INTEREST ACCOUNT CALLED "ME"
FARMERS NEVER TOSS SEEDS£¿
FILL UP AND CATCH UP£¿
HOW THE LONG-HAULERS THRIVE
STARTING YOUR JOURNEY AS A ONE-PERSON STARTUP
THE RISE OF SUPER FREELANCERS£¿
FOUR WAYS TO UNLEASH YOUR INNER WILD LION
GROWING YOUR MUSCLES WITH YOUR VERY OWN ¡°ONE THING¡±
MAKING DREAMS A REALITY: YOUR ONE TRUE THING
GROW YOUR GROWTH MUSCLES£¿
HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR ¡°ONE THING¡°
THE MIRACLE OF ONE THING TURNING INTO EVERYTHING
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE MONEY IN THE FUTURE
LEARNING TO MAKE A LIVING UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL TRENDS: YOUR TICKET TO MAKING MONEY£¿MONEY
ALWAYS HEADS TO THE FUTURE£¿
FORTY, THE PERFECT AGE TO START SOMETHING NEW
THE ULTIMATE NO-CAPITAL-NEEDED GIG
KEEP AT IT AND IT BECOMES YOUR BRAND
THE ERA OF EXPANDING COMMUNITIES
HOW TO BECOME THE ULTIMATE EXPERT
GO AHEAD, MAKE CONNECTIONS!
EVERYONE'S BEGINNINGS ARE HUMBLE£¿
SOWING SEEDS OF EXPANSION£¿
EMBRACE THE SECOND WORLD: IT'S A CONNECTION GAME
EPILOGUE