Roar: into the second half of your life (before it's too late)
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- Author：Michael Clinton
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Summary
"ROAR is for everyone who is thinking about where they are in life-and those who want more out of life。 From author Michael Clinton， former president and publishing director of Hearst Magazines， ROAR helps both those considering retirement and those who have no wish to retire get on with fulfilling their dreams-before it's too late。 We are living in a time when everyone is constantly reassessing what is next for them。 In the mid-career group， people who have spent years working in a business are now seeing their industry changing dramatically and are facing the question: "What does that mean for me in the next twenty years？" At the same time， the post-career group is also going through massive change。 Many in this group are still not prepared financially， logistically， or emotionally to make the decisions necessary to face the next phase of their lives。 While they may be thinking about retiring， they don't necessarily want to do nothing。 ROAR will help both groups think about what is really important to them， and how to plan and take meaningful action so that the second half of their lives can be happy and productive。 The book offers a unique and dynamic 4-part process called ROAR: Reimagine yourself， Own who you are， Act on what's next， and Reassess your relationships。 This is the method Michael uses himself to pursue a purposeful life-and now he shares his technique and approach so you can expand your own life too。 Prescriptive and inspiring， with personal anecdotes from his life as well as from others he interviewed for the book， ROAR is highly accessible， entertaining， and transformative"--
Reviews
Megan
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This book was a quick read。 The author is very passionate about this subject and seems to be quite the workhorse， not stopping -even for a brunch。 He suggests that you know your numbers。 For example me a woman in her 40’s needs to know:1。 Mammogram at age 40 2。 Colonoscopy at age 45 3。 Get your thyroid checked along with monitoring kidney and liver levels and gyno appointment every 5 years。 4。 Stay a healthy weight because weight becomes harder to take off as you get olderHe asks， “If you have a This book was a quick read。 The author is very passionate about this subject and seems to be quite the workhorse， not stopping -even for a brunch。 He suggests that you know your numbers。 For example me a woman in her 40’s needs to know:1。 Mammogram at age 40 2。 Colonoscopy at age 45 3。 Get your thyroid checked along with monitoring kidney and liver levels and gyno appointment every 5 years。 4。 Stay a healthy weight because weight becomes harder to take off as you get olderHe asks， “If you have a serious health diagnosis， how would you change your life？ Now that you know what you want， why wait for that diagnosis？” My thoughts- YES！ I’ve been living that way for the last few years and just doing everything I would do if I had a diagnosis。 But unlike the author， much of my desires include resting， walking， massages and reading。 I don’t really think that I would all of a sudden start a business。 “Start planning your weekends so they don’t get sucked up in chores and errands。 Find a way to knock those out during the week…”。 My thoughts- YES！ I do this as well。 In fact， every weekend but three we head out of town。 This is nice because everyone knows we will not be available for those two days unless they want to join us。 Also， I clean the house Friday and when we come back on Sunday the house is nice and clean！“One of the best pieces of advice I got when I was a young professional was to live the life of the person you want to be， and you will become that person。” 。。。more
Allison
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I think I expected more from this book。 I took a few notes but mostly because I thought I should。 Most excited about the titles I got from the Recommended Resources at the end of the book。
Rita Arens
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A few good takeaways but probably should've been an article。 A few good takeaways but probably should've been an article。 。。。more
Andrea Covington
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Yet another book written with no consideration for the audience most likely to buy it。 The overall message is good - Don't just wilt and wait to die when you turn 50 or 60。 Live your best life。 The problem is that Clinton is talking about making changes that most people don't have the money or network to be able to do。 None of his vignettes are about a person working minimum wage at like a hotel chain。 I also wonder if you're in a constant state of imagining as he suggests on pg4， when are you e Yet another book written with no consideration for the audience most likely to buy it。 The overall message is good - Don't just wilt and wait to die when you turn 50 or 60。 Live your best life。 The problem is that Clinton is talking about making changes that most people don't have the money or network to be able to do。 None of his vignettes are about a person working minimum wage at like a hotel chain。 I also wonder if you're in a constant state of imagining as he suggests on pg4， when are you ever content with your life？ The best part of the book was the Own Your Numbers chapter。 Everyone should be aware of their health metrics and their financial standing。 He is also right to encourage people to accept their faults and losses and look at them as crucial steps to making progress。 Where he fails is telling people to consider reverse mortgages， telling the story of someone who put $85，000 on a credit card to start a new midlife career （pg105）， live extravagant hobbies like flying or world travels。 Most people in the U。S。 can't even afford 2 week staycation。 In conclusion， I can't think of a single person I would recommend this book to。 The only things that makes this a 3 and not a 1 is that Clinton is a good writer， people like vignettes and he does have some positive messages i。e。 reject everything extraneous to your goals （pg 127） 。。。more
Karen
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Inspiring book in that the author provides numerous examples of people who reinvented their lives in some fashion。 Some actionable steps are provided。 But not enough talk about managing the risks involved in making major changes and having safety nets。 And unfortunately， the author often uses himself as an example and he comes across as having done it all， easily， and is looking forward to continue doing it all， forever。Recommended if you need inspiration to take the next step in your life。
Lynne Murphy-Rivera
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ReImagine LivingROAR is a purpose driven labor of pure love and generosity。 Michael Clinton is inspiring and courageous。 This book is a must read for every One！
Natalie Brooks
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An action I’m taking from this book is to set a goal of traveling to 100 countries and create plans to reach it。 I have visited 34 at the time of this review with 2-5 in the works for later this year: Peru and Ecuador （already booked）， Hungary/Turkey/Austria （crossing fingers for a work trip to Budapest to get those 3 in）。
Robert Stanhope
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Inspirations to refire！You'll get out of this book what you take out and implement。 If you're not read to make a change in your life， there are stories within that will at least give you a spark。 Inspirations to refire！You'll get out of this book what you take out and implement。 If you're not read to make a change in your life， there are stories within that will at least give you a spark。 。。。more
Bethany
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Meh。 A little too much "If your life has sucked up to now you can change it！" This is not my problem。 Meh。 A little too much "If your life has sucked up to now you can change it！" This is not my problem。 。。。more
Mary A。
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Terrific book filled enlightenment for someone getting ready to retire。
Lisa Wiegand
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I wasn't impressed with this book - I was however impressed with the list of resources - ie websites， other books， etc that were listed in the back of the book for the reader to do their own continuing research on the "how"。 This book - didn't really offer a lot of insight into how to "Roar into the second half of your life" - it was more like a pep talk from a high school guidance counselor。 On the surface it seems encouraging and supporting - but doesn't really offer too much real/solid inform I wasn't impressed with this book - I was however impressed with the list of resources - ie websites， other books， etc that were listed in the back of the book for the reader to do their own continuing research on the "how"。 This book - didn't really offer a lot of insight into how to "Roar into the second half of your life" - it was more like a pep talk from a high school guidance counselor。 On the surface it seems encouraging and supporting - but doesn't really offer too much real/solid information on how to do it。 I would suggest that you could get far more help on this idea from a good therapist - or even a "mediocre" life coach。 。。。more
Stacy
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Mildly inspiring， but way too many stories versus practical tips。 Also disagree with the author's opinion that "every waking moment should be engaged in some form of mental， physical， or emotional human experience。" Relaxing and socializing are not a waste of time， but rather the true meaning of life。 Author is an overachiever addicted to the hustle。 No thanks。 Mildly inspiring， but way too many stories versus practical tips。 Also disagree with the author's opinion that "every waking moment should be engaged in some form of mental， physical， or emotional human experience。" Relaxing and socializing are not a waste of time， but rather the true meaning of life。 Author is an overachiever addicted to the hustle。 No thanks。 。。。more
Norman Praught
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Always fun to read an easy， inspiring book about the next chapter of life after 50。 Lots of interesting life pathways explored and a few interesting ideas to explore possibilities。 Would give it 4 stars if it wasn’t for the “bucket list” source of motivation for the writer。
Sylvia Swann
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I was worried it might be another fluffy， feel good， self help book， but Clinton shares some very compelling stories of people who are making the most of their lives with no intention of slowing down。 I can’t imagine retiring。 I have to have something compelling in my life。 This book was perfect for those of us who will keep moving and accomplishing。 Yay Michael！
Deborah Martinez
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（2。5 stars）。 I thought this book would have been more profound。 I was so excited to read it after hearing great things。 I was hoping to gain new insights to help motivate me in figuring out what the next steps may look like。Most of the chapters were stories of people in very successful careers who were ready to find new jobs or careers and purpose in their lives。 A lot of the information was common sense， such as seek out new opportunities regularly and don't be afraid to try new things。I did en （2。5 stars）。 I thought this book would have been more profound。 I was so excited to read it after hearing great things。 I was hoping to gain new insights to help motivate me in figuring out what the next steps may look like。Most of the chapters were stories of people in very successful careers who were ready to find new jobs or careers and purpose in their lives。 A lot of the information was common sense， such as seek out new opportunities regularly and don't be afraid to try new things。I did enjoy the ROAR tips throughout the chapters along with the inspiring quotes throughout the book。 This one fell flat for me。 。。。more
Mycala
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I wanted to like this book， but it gets a solid "meh"。 First of all， you know， making money is great and everything， but why does the writer assume that everyone has the same motivations？ Secondly， I get bored fast reading stories about other people。 Okay， good for them， but I wasn't a news anchor or a magazine editor or any number of high profile， high paid gigs to begin with。 （Although if I had been， I can assure you I'd have saved up that dough and invested it and retired early to have fun wi I wanted to like this book， but it gets a solid "meh"。 First of all， you know， making money is great and everything， but why does the writer assume that everyone has the same motivations？ Secondly， I get bored fast reading stories about other people。 Okay， good for them， but I wasn't a news anchor or a magazine editor or any number of high profile， high paid gigs to begin with。 （Although if I had been， I can assure you I'd have saved up that dough and invested it and retired early to have fun without obligation and more work！） Sure， I get inspiration from stories of others （with relatable stories）， but I prefer maybe half a dozen stories about other people， interwoven with solid advice。 This felt to me like， "here's Bob's story！" Then a little shaded box next to it: "Be like Bob！" "Here's Mary's story！" Shaded box: "Be like Mary！" After two chapters of this and very little directed at me personally， I started to skim。 It appeared like every chapter is the same as the last。 Also， not to put too fine a point on it， but there are other ways a person can begin a new second act without retiring from one job and moving on to another job。 Geez， have some creativity。 。。。more
Cheryl
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My paths crossed the author's several times when I worked in the beauty industry。 He always presented himself as intelligent， elegant and engaged。 As an accredited executive and leadership professional coach， I read a lot of books on self improvement and personal and professional development， so of course I tracked down this one by someone I'd met！One of the reviews indicated that ROAR is written from a perspective of privilege， but I think the author reflects his awareness of and considers his My paths crossed the author's several times when I worked in the beauty industry。 He always presented himself as intelligent， elegant and engaged。 As an accredited executive and leadership professional coach， I read a lot of books on self improvement and personal and professional development， so of course I tracked down this one by someone I'd met！One of the reviews indicated that ROAR is written from a perspective of privilege， but I think the author reflects his awareness of and considers his advantages， and to some extent， addresses his privilege by including a wide range of examples。 Also， as a publishing executive， he knows to write a book to engage a specific target audience。 This isn't a topic that could be all things to all people。 While I didn't find the suggestions or advice to be breakthrough or especially differentiated， I did appreciate it being consolidated， in a personal tone with a wide range of examples， in this one optimistic and easy to digest book。 。。。more
Megan
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Good guide to changing your life without blowing it up。 He's a big fan of "layering。" If you aren't satisfied with your current job， start adding things to your life that you love to do。 You'll make connections， meet new people and that may give you ideas of what to do next。 He talks about being adventurous， taking care of our health， examining relationships and being eager to go to school to learn new skills。 He's a bit surface， but wrote for magazines for many years。 Good guide to changing your life without blowing it up。 He's a big fan of "layering。" If you aren't satisfied with your current job， start adding things to your life that you love to do。 You'll make connections， meet new people and that may give you ideas of what to do next。 He talks about being adventurous， taking care of our health， examining relationships and being eager to go to school to learn new skills。 He's a bit surface， but wrote for magazines for many years。 。。。more
Rylie Smedley
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Are there great examples in here？ Yes。 Does most everything Clinton says resonate？ Yes。 And honestly I do really agree with most the things he’s saying and do believe that the second half of your life can be just as crazy and wonderful as the first。 However Clinton also very much is a successful white business man。 It’s very very evident as you read that this is a man who has major connections and half the things he writes about are because of connections， money， and privilege。 That being said I Are there great examples in here？ Yes。 Does most everything Clinton says resonate？ Yes。 And honestly I do really agree with most the things he’s saying and do believe that the second half of your life can be just as crazy and wonderful as the first。 However Clinton also very much is a successful white business man。 It’s very very evident as you read that this is a man who has major connections and half the things he writes about are because of connections， money， and privilege。 That being said I think he tries to balance that out with “real people” testimonies。 It did somewhat rub me the wrong way 。。。more
Lisa
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I am at a major pivot point in my life so this book was timely。 And boy did it disappoint。 I benefitted from maybe a couple tips about “knowing my numbers” and maybe will explore some of the websites listed。 But overall I was bored with the endless stories， especially the self-aggrandizing of the author himself。 The word “I” makes far to many appearances and I’ve never seen so many exclamation points。 This book seemed like a vehicle for the author to brag about his life under the guise of motiva I am at a major pivot point in my life so this book was timely。 And boy did it disappoint。 I benefitted from maybe a couple tips about “knowing my numbers” and maybe will explore some of the websites listed。 But overall I was bored with the endless stories， especially the self-aggrandizing of the author himself。 The word “I” makes far to many appearances and I’ve never seen so many exclamation points。 This book seemed like a vehicle for the author to brag about his life under the guise of motivating others。 A review on the back jacket begins with “Joining the ranks of Brené Brown and Elizabeth Gilbert…。” No way， not even close。 。。。more
Erin
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Perfect read to start off the new year， while some points didn’t seem foreign， they seemed reinforceable， practical and insight that you control your destiny， have the toolset and can do so。
Beth
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This book has lots of advice for reimagining your second half of life。 Michael Clinton， who worked in publishing for many years among his many other accomplishments， suggests that instead of using the word "retire" to replace it with the terms "rewire" or "refire。" The book has lots of ideas and inspiration for creating a new career or embarking on new activities， such as starting a business， going back to school， travel， philanthropy， etc。 in later life。 He shares many stories of those who have This book has lots of advice for reimagining your second half of life。 Michael Clinton， who worked in publishing for many years among his many other accomplishments， suggests that instead of using the word "retire" to replace it with the terms "rewire" or "refire。" The book has lots of ideas and inspiration for creating a new career or embarking on new activities， such as starting a business， going back to school， travel， philanthropy， etc。 in later life。 He shares many stories of those who have successfully switched gears and started something new or made changes and stimulated growth in their second half， including things like moving or making changes in relationships。 Clinton talks about "life layering" - that is， adding something new to your life that you've always wanted to do。 For example， he took up flying and photography as new pursuits。 He is a life-long learner who has studied different languages and gone back to school to get a degree in nonprofit management。 He advises taking a couple of years to plan if considering a major career change and working on developing a parallel career before actually making the change。 He also challenges readers to get to know themselves （assessing strengths， weaknesses， opportunities， threats - a personal SWOT analysis）， and to think about passions and goals from earlier in life that may have been abandoned。 Clinton is certainly inspirational （a high achiever who does a lot of name dropping in the book but he embraces celebrating one's wins and came from very humble beginnings）。 。。。more
Bill Zawrotny
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There were some good takeaways from this book， but man， the author was so full of himself， it was overwhelming at times。 A lot of what he writes is common sense， but there were some good examples and stories to learn from。
Elizabeth
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I read this book on the advice of a friend who had not read it herself yet。 I’m not really a fan of self help books but I supposed this book was just ok。 There wasn’t a lot of useful information for me personally and I found the advice to be very basic and general。 I did enjoy the last chapter about philanthropy。 2 stars。
Rob Marshall
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Excellent read for those looking to make a change late in life or earlier for that matter！！
Sara Goldenberg
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I liked it but I can't say it had any practical applications for me I liked it but I can't say it had any practical applications for me 。。。more
Craig Amason
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Clinton has written what is essentially a self-help， inspirational guide for people who are eligible for a membership in AARP。 It is largely anecdotal divided into various areas of pursuit with examples of people who have reinvented themselves after a partial or full career， usually exploring hobbies， passions， or interests for profit or for pleasure。 Clinton probably doesn't cover any new ground here， and many other authors have written similar books。 At times his rhetoric about "you can do any Clinton has written what is essentially a self-help， inspirational guide for people who are eligible for a membership in AARP。 It is largely anecdotal divided into various areas of pursuit with examples of people who have reinvented themselves after a partial or full career， usually exploring hobbies， passions， or interests for profit or for pleasure。 Clinton probably doesn't cover any new ground here， and many other authors have written similar books。 At times his rhetoric about "you can do anything you can imagine" is a bit unrealistic。 His pattern of restating and summarizing throughout the book gets a little tiresome too。 However， I do think the testimonials he provides are valuable and encourage mid-lifers to reimagine what path they will take in their golden years that leads to fulfillment and a sense of true accomplishment。 。。。more
Leigh Barrios
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I am definitely not in the demographic for this book， but I won it in a giveaway so I wanted to at least check it out。 I had five books in my TBR and decided to read the first chapter of each to pick the one I was most interested in。 This book piqued my interest the most in the first chapter。Even though I’m 27， I still found the themes of this book helpful to keep in mind。 I mainly got “do what makes you happy” from the entire thing。 And that’s something that I need to remind myself every now an I am definitely not in the demographic for this book， but I won it in a giveaway so I wanted to at least check it out。 I had five books in my TBR and decided to read the first chapter of each to pick the one I was most interested in。 This book piqued my interest the most in the first chapter。Even though I’m 27， I still found the themes of this book helpful to keep in mind。 I mainly got “do what makes you happy” from the entire thing。 And that’s something that I need to remind myself every now and then。 。。。more
McGarvey Black
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Michael Clinton's book， ROAR， is one of the more inspirational books I've come across in a long time。 What I like most is that the author lives the life he's advocating， his are not empty words。 He walks the walk。 From humble beginnings， Clinton has used every minute of his life to expand his horizons， give back to society and practice gratitude。 It's no surprise that he wants other people to keep going as they age， too。 There are wonderful examples of people from all walks of life who， as they Michael Clinton's book， ROAR， is one of the more inspirational books I've come across in a long time。 What I like most is that the author lives the life he's advocating， his are not empty words。 He walks the walk。 From humble beginnings， Clinton has used every minute of his life to expand his horizons， give back to society and practice gratitude。 It's no surprise that he wants other people to keep going as they age， too。 There are wonderful examples of people from all walks of life who， as they got older， longed for new adventures and meaning in their lives。 Gone are the days of people retiring at 65 and sitting on a park bench。 Older people today are doing all sorts of cool things and that's what this book is all about。 The message is so clear and strong that I believe this book is perfect for any age。 I'm planning to give a copy to my twenty something son as he tries to figure out his "first act"。 Whether you're looking at your first， second or third Act， ROAR's message is optimistic and relevant。 When you reach the last page of the book， you too be inspired to take on the world！ I was。 。。。more
Chel
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