Resources

Self-Discovery

• Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secret of Personality Type, by Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger
• Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live, by Martha Beck
• Making the Big Leap:  7 Steps to Living a Brave, Inspired and Great Life , by Suzy Greaves
• The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, by Nicholas Lore
• Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design, by Laurence Boldt

Midlife Transitions

• Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, by Gregg Levoy
• Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up, by James Hollis
• Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, by William Bridges

Getting Past Roadblocks and Obstacles

• The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron
• The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
• Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, by Susan Jeffers
• Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset, by Hal Stone and Sidra Stone

Job Search Books

• Knock ‘em Dead 2011: The Ultimate Job Search Guide, by Martin Yate
• Land the Job You Love! 10 Surefire Strategies for Jobseekers Over 50, by Mary Eileen Williams
• Screw Work, Let’s Play:  How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for it, by John Williams
• What Color is Your Parachute? 2011: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers, by Richard Bolles
• You’re Hired!  CV: How to write a brilliant CV by Corinne Mills

Self-Employment

• The Federation of Small Businesses – http://www.fsb.org.uk/
• Making a Living Without a Job, by Barbara Winter
• How to Start a Home Based Business, by Denise Vivaldo

Nonprofit Careers

• Encore: Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life, by Marc Freedman
• Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for Sector Switchers, by Steven Joiner with Meg Busse