BOOKS
Books with heart, wonder,
and experience
An excerpt from
Ghost or Guardian: A Guidebook for the Pre-Dead:
“Before every child-free vacation, I placed this letter on my desk.
If you are reading this, I am not going to be able to help you with the mess I have left behind. I am so sorry for burdening you with piles of papers, hoarded possessions, and unidentified family photos that could take a lifetime to sort through. You don’t have to do it. It is my mess. Do what you need to do to get on with your life. I wish I could be there to watch your story unfold. That would be my greatest joy.
I love you,
Mom
You have a choice. You can be a Guardian Angel or a Ghost of Clutter Past. No need to be buried beneath tasks left undone before your physical exit from this earth.”
Digestible chapters that contain real substance – you can really get your affairs in order and lift the weight of guilt from leaving a mess for those that survive you. It’s your choice! Cyndy’s accounts of what can possibly go wrong when you don’t have a life exit plan with a healthy dose of much needed humor gives the right motivation to think about these things when you’re young and healthy. A nice step in adulting that everyone needs, because no one tells you how to face these things until now.
– Stephanie Joong
Cyndy delivers a “morbid” topic in such a light-hearted way that almost makes it FUN to plan all the essentials that need to be taken care of. Don’t haunt your loved ones after you’re gone – please pick up a copy of this book, plan for the inevitable, and be a guardian!
– M. Berky
I enjoyed reading this book for its usefulness in getting through the stages of estate settling. Cyndy Wulfsberg has an organized plan to work through different tricky issues involved in either settling your own estate or those that you find yourself involved in. Her humor makes the subject very readable, even enjoyable
– Mary Loielo
THE POWER OF WHAT’S NEXT: BOLD MOVES BY DESIGN
A group of powerful and inspirational women impart their wisdom about career and life experiences in Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design.
This isn’t a typical leadership journey. It is inspired by the idea that women over 50 are ‘not done yet’ and are living their best moments. These stories of transformation, resilience, and moving forward create a mosaic of what’s possible at every decade. Through moves, bold leaps into new roles, these women reflect on what grit and persistence can look like and the power to move through to new beginnings. Women executives and industry leaders discuss how to lead through career reinvention, new roles, and embracing letting go to find what’s next. Whether you are mid-career or planning an exit after corporate, there are strategies to help you make your next bold move. Uplifting, witty, inspirational, soulful, Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design is an anthem for all women to know that anything is possible at every age, especially in the second and third quarters of our lives.
powerful story from a group of women with special different experience skills and carreres
Essential read.
– Dryale
I really love the collaboration of this book, it’s nice having a lot of different perspectives and experiences!
– Hayley Funkhouser
Heartfelt, hopeful, and so honest – this is the book that women need to read, regardless of where they are in their careers, to be blown away by the raw wisdom offered up by these courageous authors. What happens after sunsetting one career pathway? What are the possibilities when everyone else is winding down into retirement?
These women show in diverse ways that the learning and growth doesn’t need to slow down; through finding their truest, happiest selves, some are just really revving up the engine to get started!
Would recommend for those who are craving a different perspective and not looking for advice limited to climbing the career ladder. The book challenges us to think of the many “nexts” that are in store for each of us!
– Stephanie C Joong