Mid-Life Career Rescue: The Call for Change: How to Change Careers, Confidently Leave a Job You Hate, and Start Living a Life You Love, Before It's Too Late

The "book" is mostly anecdotes, pithy statements you can find from inspirational posters, and quotes of other people, with a few quizzes to check if you "really need to change your life's direction". The most offensive thing is how the author shamelessly includes links for you to buy her other books (which one can only assume is more of the same) If you are looking for actual guidance, with concrete steps or suggestions, do not buy this book.

Cassandra Gaisford has written an excellent book for those of us who hate their job, have had enough of the long hours, have been made redundant, or just want a new career. She uses examples of many who have become successful in later years.She uses excellent examples as well as exercises to guide you in the process of figuring out your new career. She has exercises that will help you decide what you want to do, exercises that will help you identify your talents, exercises that will help you with every aspect of career change. You are never too old to make a change and everyone has talents whether they know it or not. We all have experiences and interests that can lead to a rewarding career.She guides you through the process with action questions, step by step procedures on what to do to prepare for the change, and many quotes from people who have studied later life career changes and those who have made those changes. She gives you great examples of ways to motivate yourself to learn all you an about what it is you might want to do.This is a book I needed. I have had enough of the long hours in a job that will take me nowhere. I am ready to move on and move up. I recommend it to anyone who is dissatisfied with their current career or job, or whose job has lost them, or anyone who just wants something different. Get this book today and get the life you want before it is too late.

This book shared some interesting experiences that sparked a mildly inspiring "me too" response, but there were relatively few corresponding insights and treatment of the subject matter primarily basic and anecdotal. I also felt that significant effort was given to attempting to convince the reader of the author's credibility, which detracted from the book's impact. If available, I would give 3.7 stars. :-)

The author uses both her personal experience as a career changer and her professional experience as a career coach to send the message that it’s never too late to make a living doing something we love. She makes the point that it takes effort and optimism to change and shows how to approach the difficult task of making career changes at a later stage of your career. Some great advice and tips for mid-lifers who are stuck, including choosing to view age as an asset and choosing to view setbacks as opportunities. Practical tools to help increase self-awareness and decrease stress and self-assessment quizzes and action questions to make the process easier. I particularly liked the section about people who have achieved success later in their life.

Cassandra Gaisford's book, Mid-Life Career Rescue, puts passion first, exactly where it should be! She gently nudges us out of complacency by reminding us our career doesn't have to be life-draining if we are willing to take time figuring out what we want and the skills we have to actually do it. And then brilliantly she provides all the action steps we need to make a move by asking simple, yet powerful questions to help us find the answers already there inside of ourselves.I definitely recommend reading the chapter on stress in her book. I wish I had the valuable information she laid out 15 years ago when I went through a 'brown out'," one step before complete 'burn out.' If I knew what physical signs to look for I would have left that job way earlier than I did. Unfortunately for me I learned the hard way what a stressful job situation can do to you both mentally and physically, but you don't have to. Instead, you just need to read Mid-life Rescue, and follow the advice of Ms. Gaisford.

Many of us have at one point been in a job we didn't love, but were too scared to change. The fear associated with changing jobs overshadows our desire of finding something better. So, day after day we keep doing what doesn't fuel our passion and wonder why our life isn't what it could be.As a starting point, the author asks you to clarify your passions and find your point of brilliance. I thought the later point was a unique way of discovering what we are partially good at. I also liked her chapter on "Pursue your passion not your pension!" Here she dispels the myth that you can't do what you love and be paid for it.If you are at the stage in your life where you have a yearning for more in your job, then this book is for you. Life is too precious to be in a career that's sucking more from you than its returning. Do your life and career a favor; read this book and start an exciting journey with new possibilities.

This books gives refreshing insights into what is needed to make a midlife career change including a lot of self- knowledge and soul searching. The author is clearly drawing on years of personal and professional experience and encourages you to participate in various quizzes and take steps to define what needs to change and how. Her creative skills also bring a lot of lateral thinking and fun ideas to what could be a challenging process. I especially enjoyed the concepts of cloning, job sculpting and the table listing all the changes between past and present in the way the job market looks. A great book of practical and wise advice. Highly recommend.

Great advice and really useful for everyone who's going through a transition in their career - either through their own choice or because of circumstances. It was easy to read, lots of great hints that i'll be using as I'm at a crossroads in my career.

Great advice for anyone thinking that there is something else out there for them to do - to feel passionate about and succeed in.Inspirational and practical in equal measure, Gaisford provides quick and insightful quizzes to raise self awareness and clear advice on how to go from stressed and disillusioned to passionate and committed in work.

Author Cassandra Gaisford wants people to realise that whatever age you are or circumstances you’re in, achieving a “Mid-Life Career Rescue” is absolutely possible. She talks about how you can use your age as an advantage, enabling you to increase your confidence and belief in yourself and prepare you for positive change.Whether you’re in a job you can’t stand, you’ve been made redundant or you feel you have no choice but to stay in a job you don’t like, Cassandra gives simple strategies to discover what you want to do, make it a reality and find the job you love.She gives some fantastic tips for working out what you do and don’t want to indicate the types of jobs that would give you more satisfaction. Also helpful ways to change the way you feel about the job you’re currently in by shifting from negative self-talk to positive and seeing obstacles as learning experiences.Cassandra gets you to question how you think and feel about things and gives you action tasks, techniques and quizzes to gain more clarity. What really resonates with me and I also believe is extremely important, is how she encourages meditation and passion journaling throughout the process and believes that by training your mind, shaping your attitude and actively participating in life creates happiness, in addition to doing what you're passionate about.A fabulous tool for anyone thinking about changing careers or just wanting to be happier in the job you’re in, why you work on building something that you’re truly passionate about.

It's never too early or too late to have a career change. The author, as a virtual coach in this book, guides us by using Action Tasks, Quizzes and Journal Writing to show us how to reach for our dreams. Is it time for you to quit your job? Please take "The ready to quit quiz" at the end of this book to find out.

Only if you are thinking about changing. I'm redundant so useless.