Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your Load for the Good Life - Paperback

by Richard J. Leider (Author), David A. Shapiro (Author)

In this revised and updated new edition of a classic--over 560,000 copies sold and translated into 18 languages--is a practical guide for "unpacking" your physical, emotional, and intellectual baggage and "repacking" for the journey ahead.

People everywhere feel overwhelmed today--weighed down by countless responsibilities and buffeted by never-ending changes in their personal and professional lives. Repacking Your Bags shows readers how to climb out from under these burdens and find the fulfillment that is missing in their lives.

"Living in the place you belong, with the people you love, doing the right work, on purpose." This is how Richard Leider and David Shapiro define the good life. Technological advancements, economic shifts, and longer lifespans mean most of us will need to repeatedly reimagine our lives. In this wise and practical guide, Leider and Shapiro help you weigh all that you're carrying, leverage what helps you live well, and let go of those burdens that merely weigh you down.

This third edition has been revised with new stories and practices to help you repack your four critical "bags" (place, relationship, work, and purpose); identify your gifts, passions, and values; and plan your journey, no matter where you are in life.

Author Biography

Richard J. Leider is founder of the Inventure Group and is consistently rated as one of the top executive coaches in the world. He is a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing and author or coauthor of seven other books.

David A. Shapiro is a faculty member at Cascadia Community College and the education director of the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children. He is author or coauthor of four other books.