Dancing with fear and confidence is a compelling read about the underestimated challenges of mid life. It is a self-help book but with a difference. It is based on real evidence, data and experience, not general platitudes and wishful thinking.
Mid-life is a ‘dance with fear and confidence’ – a complex, intriguing and whirling dance. Whether you are attempting to reinvent your career or not, the book helps you understand what is going on for you in your own mid life and helps strengthen your readiness to embrace change and dance well.
People find it easy and fun to read. It brings challenging ideas and concepts to life with examples and real life stories (names changed of course). It is grounded in research and rooted in reality. The reader also gets involved, reflecting on themselves and making sense of what matters for them and their own unique challenges. There are practical tools to help you coach yourself or maybe get off to a flying start with the support of someone else.
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Quotes from readers:
Investing time in this book may be the best investment you’ll make all year. It provides a rare combination of insight and intelligence, with a human touch. So, let’s face the music and dance. And Laura’s book tells us how, with honesty, humour and hope. Alistair McQueen, Head of Savings & Retirement at Aviva
Dancing with Fear and Confidence is a gem – an invitation to delve into the murky waters of midlife and come out the other side with breath-taking clarity, feeling reassured, refreshed and reenergised. Ruth Winden, Founder, Older Yet Bolder
A great guide for those people stuck on the mid-life hamster wheel, unsure of what to do next and how to break the cycle. Paul McNamara, Partner Eton Bridge Partners Ltd.
If you’ve lost your way, or you’re crushed by too many ‘shoulds’, then this is for you. I particularly like the holistic approach—this is about far more than redefining your work and career. This is about redefining your whole self.” Sam Harrington-Lowe, Founder and Managing editor, Silver Magazine
Reading this book felt like Laura had somehow been inside my head. The content is so relatable and easy to read, whilst reassuringly grounded in a wide portfolio of research. Everyone should read this book at least once! Deb Pasley, Co-Founder / Director of The Midlife Hub Ltd
Addressing a crucial time in most peoples’ lives, mid-life, this book provides both reassurance, practical advice and excellent tools to help you move through it with confidence and hope. A real gem for anyone wondering about their life, work and direction. Dr Sally Bonneywell, Executive Coach
There are plenty of motivational and self-help books out there but this one stands out from the crowd. It is a compelling read and incredibly well-researched. Tony Watts OBE, Co-author of The Midlife Review, Director EngAgeNet, Chair SW Alliance on Ageing
Laura explores the complexity of mid-life career change with candour and humanity. Jane Artess, Visiting Fellow at iCeGS and Former Chair of NICEC.
This is most readable and straightforward guide to leading a more fulfilling life that I have ever read. Helen Hyde, Executive Coach and Former Personnel Director, Waitrose.
Reading Dancing with fear and confidence is like having a quality coaching conversation. Laura achieves a balance of data and research with accessible writing. It feels like a supportive hug from a cheerleader, willing you to take a chance. At times though it also makes you stop in your tracks, when it speaks to a feeling so deeply held that you haven’t admitted it to yourself or others. I feel it touches on an area not well served and makes it ok to think about it. Debra Wiseglass, Group Talent and Development Director
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