Stuck in Halftime

In any game, the second half is the most crucial one. With the charisma of a motivational coach, bestselling author Bob Buford exhorts successful 40-plus readers who are yearning for meaning to avoid getting "stuck in halftime." The second half of life is the time to self-analyze, make adjustments, stick with a plan, keep moving forward, and never give in to the temptation to relax or quit. Buford, a second-halfer himself and the founder of Leadership Network, a support ministry for pastors and church leaders, blends both success and failure stories, anecdotes, Web resources, and wisdom from his previous books, (Halftime and Game Plan) to spur readers to action. In the three sections of this compact volume, he examines why people get stuck in the second half, gives practical advice for getting unstuck, and offers help for living a second half with significance. An ideal, purposeful second half is one where work, meaning, and happiness merge, and readers can be fully engaged in activities that match their skills, capacity, and mission, he writes. If these factors are in place, Buford believes second-halfers will find satisfaction in work that adds meaning and purpose to life. "The second half is where the joy is," he writes. --Cindy Crosby