LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS

u003cbu003eA u003ciu003eNew York Times u003c/iu003ebestseller! u003cbru003eu003cbru003eA pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skillu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eBruce Feiler, author of the u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestsellers u003ciu003eThe Secrets of Happy Familiesu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eCouncil of Dadsu003c/iu003e, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all fifty states from Americans who’d been through major life changes—from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhat Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we’ll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We’re concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we’ve veered off course, living life out of order. But we’re not alone.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eLife Is in the Transitionsu003c/iu003e introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in ten of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to reimagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFrom a master storyteller with an essential message, u003ciu003eLife Is in the Transitionsu003c/iu003e can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.