From Strength to Strength

FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

by Arthur Brooks

Many successful people work tirelessly to achieve excellence, only to find their abilities declining inevitably with age. In this book, Arthur Brooks explains why this happens, and how you can create a second wave of success to bring happiness and purpose later in life.

In this summary, you’ll learn:

• How and why professional decline occurs and how this might impact your life and career.
• The 2 types of human intelligence (fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence), how they change with age, and how you can leverage them to create a second wave of success in the later part of life.
• Strategies and insights to overcome barriers that keep you trapped in professional decline, and build essential foundations to transit smoothly into a new, fulfilling chapter in your life.

Who should read this:

• High achievers and mid-career professionals who feel a widening gap between past success and current results/fulfillment.
• Coaches, mentors, and leaders who guide others in career choices and transitions.
• Anyone wanting to go beyond material success toward deeper meaning and fulfillment.