The Adult Years

Klappentext A Compelling Guide to Continual Self-Renewal The Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunity for continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change. In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines his vision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face in today's fast-paced, ever-changing society. Whether you are eighteen or eighty-eight, this classic best-selling guide will inspire you to unlock the power of personal renewal. Praise for the First Edition "The most compelling book ever written on personal transition and transformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and the renewal of our planet, you must read this book." — James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second Edition "The Adult Years will help you to think about your life-and to stay vital all your life." — John W. Gardner, consulting professor, Stanford University, former secretary of Health, Education and Welfare "If you want to sustain personal empowerment throughout your adult years, read this book. Whether you are young or old, up or down, married or divorced, you will be inspired and informed by this book." — Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples "I recommend Hudson's book with great enthusiasm to all who are interested in quality of life and peak performance in life's middle years." — Charles A. Garfield, author of Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business "A rare blend of personal experience and testimony from people of many ages. This book provides a refreshingly optimistic perspective on age and aging." — JudyStevens-Long, author of Adult Life, fourth edition Zusammenfassung This guide to the adult years presents a vision of maturity as an opportunity for renewal, reorientation and positive change. The author argues that, throughout the life cycle, we keep rearranging the same basic life issues around changing perspectives that are evoked from us. ...

Autorentext
FREDERIC M. HUDSON, Ph.D. is founder of the Hudson Institute, which offers training programs for adult renewal, empowerment, and leadership. For more than 30 years, Hudson has worked with hundreds of corporations and governmental agencies and more than 17,000 individuals, coaching and conducting seminars for adults seeking fulfillment and a clearer direction in life.

Klappentext
A Compelling Guide to Continual Self-Renewal The Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunity for continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change. In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines his vision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face in today's fast-paced, ever-changing society. Whether you are eighteen or eighty-eight, this classic best-selling guide will inspire you to unlock the power of personal renewal. Praise for the First Edition "The most compelling book ever written on personal transition and transformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and the renewal of our planet, you must read this book."
--James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second Edition "The Adult Years will help you to think about your life-and to stay vital all your life."
--John W. Gardner, consulting professor, Stanford University, former secretary of Health, Education and Welfare "If you want to sustain personal empowerment throughout your adult years, read this book. Whether you are young or old, up or down, married or divorced, you will be inspired and informed by this book."
--Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples "I recommend Hudson's book with great enthusiasm to all who are interested in quality of life and peak performance in life's middle years."
--Charles A. Garfield, author of Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business "A rare blend of personal experience and testimony from people of many ages. This book provides a refreshingly optimistic perspective on age and aging."
--Judy Stevens-Long, author of Adult Life, fourth edition


Zusammenfassung
This guide to the adult years presents a vision of maturity as an opportunity for renewal, reorientation and positive change. The author argues that, throughout the life cycle, we keep rearranging the same basic life issues around changing perspectives that are evoked from us.

Inhalt
Preface; About the Author; Prologue; Part One: The Emerging Adult; 1. In Over Our Heads; 2. Finding Fulfilment in Cyclical Lives; Table 1. Linear and Cyclical Views; Part Two: The Renewal Cycle: Life Chapters and Life Transitions; 3. An Overview of the Renewal Cycle; Diagram 1. The Renewal Cycle: Life Chapters and Life Transitions; Diagram 2. Ten Life Skills for Sustaining Purpose and Passion in the Renewal Cycle; 4. Life Chapters; Diagram 3. Phase 1 Dreaming, Planning, and Plateauing; Diagram 4. Phase 2 Managing the Doldrums; 5. Life Transitions; Diagram 5. Phase 3 Cocooning: Coming to Terms with Yourself; Diagram 6. Phase 4 Getting Ready for the Next Chapter: A Time for Experimenting; Part Three: The Adult Life Cycle; 6. Meaning and Mission Across the Life Cycle; Diagram 7. The Life Cycle; Diagram 8. The Adult Life Cycle: Eight Versions of Human Purpose; Table 2. Decade Orientations in the Life Cycle; 7. The Twenties, Thirties, and Midlife Transition: Breaking Out, Staking Out, and Making It; 8. The Forties and Fifties: Taking Stock, Individuating, and Enjoying Life; 9. The Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties: The Longest and Least-Defined Life Phase; 10. Getting from Here to There: Six Principles of Developmental Change; Table 3. Historical Values; Part Four: Adults and Global Change; 11. Valuing the Global Context: The Adult Challenges of the Twenty-First Century; 12. The Self-Renewing Adult, the Resilient Society: Ten Qualities of Self-Renewing Persons; 13. A New Profession of Adult Mentors and Coaches Notes; Reading List; Index.

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