Table of Contents

Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives
By Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008

Foreword, by Warren Bennis
Introduction
List of Interviews

PART I: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE

1. Understanding Life Entrepreneurship
2. Life Entrepreneurs in Action
3. Discovering Core Identity

PART II: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY

4. Awakening to Opportunity
5. Envisioning the Future
6. Developing Goals and Strategies

PART III: BLAZING A TRAIL

7. Building Healthy Support Systems
8. Taking Action and Making a Difference
9. Embracing Renewal and Reinvention

Conclusion: Creating a New Future

Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer

Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources

Appendix C: Interview Methodology

Notes

The Authors

Acknowledgements

Index