Description
Midlife is no longer a crisis, but a growing awareness. The achievements that energized your success no longer seem as rewarding. You find yourself thinking, there’s got to be more. You’re ready to move from success to significance.Welcome to halftime: your personal timeout in the game of life. Time to pause and take inventory of what really matters to you in order to chart an even more meaningful and satisfying second half.“My passion is to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God’s calling and move from success to significance,” writes Bob Buford. Proven in the lives of thousands of men and women worldwide, the values, wisdom, and hands-on applications in Halftime are timeless.Features of this newly updated edition include a foreword by the bestselling author of Good to Great, Jim Collins; new questions for reflection or discussion; brand new “halftime” stories of men and women enjoying a second half of significance; specific halftime assignments to guide readers into their second-half mission; and a special update from the author on how the halftime movement is growing nationally.
About the Author
Bob Buford is an entrepreneur that grew a successful cable television company in the first half of his life. In his second half, Buford founded Halftime, an organization designed to inspire business and professional leaders to embrace God's calling and move from success to significance. For outstanding resources, self-assessment tools, stories, events and experiences to help you on your Halftime journey from success to significance visit www.Halftime.org.
Endorsements
According to Bob Buford, the first half of life is a quest for success, the second is a quest for significance. Bob should know; he has achieved the first and is showing us the latter. You’ll find this book to be unique, inspiring, and practical. Read it and finish strong! – Max Lucado
Bob’s approach really hits squarely at the feelings and emotions in a way that possibly only a fellow Christian businessman, like Bob, can do. – Steven S. Reinemund
An insightful book that will help you build a rich and meaningful second half. – Peter F. Drucker
This is the book I am giving to my children. – Max DePree
This inspiring book comes out of the mind and heart of a truly remarkable individual and addresses an enormous need in our society—how to find meaning and fulfillment in the second half of our lives. In short, how to move from success to significance! – Stephen R. Covey
Bob Buford is one of those rare individuals who has made the transition from focusing on success to focusing on significance. This book will show you how to make the rest of your life the best of your life. I want every man in my congregation to read this inspiring story! – Dr. Rick Warren, Pastor