| TABLE OF CONTENTS | Chapter Subtitles |
| Introduction | What will have changed ten years from now? |
| Part 1 — Midpoint |
| 1. | New Meaning of Midlife | Not a Monolithic Experience |
| 2. | A Wounded Dream | A Life That's Not Turning Out Like Planned |
| 3. | A Raging Boredom | The toll of Forty Years |
| 4. | An Uninvited Paunch | Embracing the Bulge |
| 5. | The Shrinking Nest | Coping with the Loss |
| 6. | A Stumbling Career | Dealing with Getting — or Not Getting — What We Want |
| Part 2 — Finding Your Second Wind |
| 7. | Reconnecting with God | The Right Starting Point |
| 8. | Habitual Thinking | Defeating This Ally of Mediocrity |
| 9. | Overcoming Bitterness | Seeking Forgiveness and Forgiving |
| 10. | Managing Expectations | The Keys to Overcoming Disappointment |
| 11. | A Brush with Tragedy | When the Nature of Life is Tragic |
| 12. | Leftover Pain | God Uses Sorrows That Won't Go Away |
| Part 3 — Reinventing Yourself for the Second Half |
| 13. | Second-Half Success | Recalibrating How You Measure Accomplishment |
| 14. | Authenticity | To Move from Playing a Role to
Being Your True Self |
| 15. | Meanings | Identifying New Sources of Meaning |
| 16. | Setting Priorities | The Passport to a Balanced Second-Half |
| 17. | A Cause to Champion | Writing a Life Mission Statement |
| 18. | Walking with God | Cultivating a Hunger for the God Who Is |
| 19. | Reinventing Your Marriage | New Compatibility and Mature Love |
| 20. | Midlife Career Changes | Or Renewing the Career You Already Have |
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