STARTING OVER

A Practical Guide For Reinventing Your Career In MidLife

WHAT’S IN THE BOOK

Starting Over is a small book about a big topic – career reinvention.

At a time when tech innovations and exogenous events like the COVID pandemic are disrupting businesses and jobs, and the very nature of how work is done, many previously valuable work-related skills are rapidly becoming obsolete. Even before the pandemic, jobs had been rapidly changing, evolving, and disappearing through the disruptive change brought on by tech innovations. But today, it is difficult to overstate the magnitude of job displacement worldwide where an event like the COVID pandemic accelerates the pace of creative disruption.

Career reinvention isn’t just a nice-sounding idea.

It is paramount to millions of people. Many people, especially those in midlife and midcareer, are struggling to rethink and reimagine their future and find transitioning to a new career overwhelming and scary, but it does not have to be that way.

Starting Over provides the essential principles and action steps for overcoming the challenges when remaking careers. In it, I encapsulate much of what I have learned after four personal career reinventions over four decades, as well as my coaching of many others during their life pivots. Whether you are transitioning because you are unemployed, frustrated that your skills have become irrelevant, or have an idea for a new business, Starting Over has you take a deep dive to identify what you need to change and how to reinvent yourself. This book is a practical step-by-step guide, with detailed roadmaps outlining each topic. Analysis of important research is shown, backed up by pertinent real-life examples of my own experiences and those of others to show the process of remaking careers.

If you find yourself at a crossroad in life, Starting Over will help you remake your career.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rajan Chopra Author Starting Over Book@2x

Rajan Chopra is a former Wall Street derivatives trader turned executive coach and author. He helps C-suite and mid-level executives, investment professionals, and other high achievers in career reinvention, leadership development, disruptive change management, innovation and business strategy.

rajan@chopracoaching.com
www.chopracoaching.com

TOP REVIEWS ABOUT STARTING OVER BOOK

Starting Over is an excellent book providing a step-by-step guide for anyone who is looking to reinvent themselves or change their career. The author’s candid guidance stems from his personal journey, making the book an authentic, compelling read.

– PK

Rajan is generously sharing his knowledge of a lifetime of experiences. This book hits the nail on the head. A guide on how to reinvent yourself with clear milestones. Thank You.

– Dharampal Rawat

This is a wonderful, well-written and reassuring guide to examining your current career and providing the tools and guidance for making a change. The book is broken down into manageable, reassuring and confidence-building steps, but certainly not at an elementary level. With the changes in the work environment over the past year, this is a priceless and timely guide to manage the uncertainty to certainty.

– Cathy Newman

I enjoyed this reading very much.
This is an easy step by step guide on how organize your thoughts when attempting career change as a mid-aged or matured adult during these challenging times.

– TPnt

A very timely book with great lessons that can be applied to anyone, not just those in midlife. It also touches on how Covid-19 will change the future of work and how to adjust accordingly. Highly recommend!

– Kabir Chopra

Earlier this year, I was laid off as a result of COVID. Like many people in transition (and even those who aren’t), I found myself questioning what do I REALLY want to do, what would REALLY make me happy and satisfied? And like many people I had been feeling overwhelmed by trying to figure this out. Starting Over has been hugely helpful in providing me with a way to focus my energy and put together a plan. It’s a very accessible book. It gets straight to the point without a lot of fluff, and the examples of the own authors experiences helps the advice feel real and tangible. I finished the book feeling that I’m not alone in this struggle and that I have the tools to map out my path. I have focus. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who wants to make a change, whether it’s by choice or not!

– LF

Mr. Chopra wrote a compelling “must-read” for all those who see the economic transformation ahead and seek to gain the tools to benefit from the change – not just tread water. There are some topics not taught in graduate school or college. Career adaption, evolution, foresight and insight are essential skills that can be developed and honed with the benefit of the author’s wisdom. Mr. Chopra elevates the material by sharing key personal anecdotes that pushed him further in life. Share the book with so many of your friends and colleagues who need to read this presently.

– MJBMAC

Thank You Rajan! This book is is an absolute game changer. Everything you would need to help formulate your new career intention and put that into action. Hearing about Rajan’s journey and manifestation of his career changes bring it all to life!

– Jason