Preface: Why Did We Redo It Again?
Prologue: The Question That Started It All
Chapter 1: What Is the Good Life?
Chapter 2: Unpacking Your Bags
Chapter 3: Repacking Your Place Bag
Chapter 4: Repacking Your Relationship Bag
Chapter 5: Repacking Your Work Bag
Chapter 6: Repacking On Purpose
Chapter 7: The Freedom of the Road
Epilogue: Lightening Your Load
Repacking Journal
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.
“A marvelous blend of wisdom, inspiration, and hope. A timely book
with a timeless message, I recommend it to anyone interested in
living a good life.”
—Walter F. Mondale, former Vice President of the United
States
“Whether you’re starting out on your journey or are well along the
way, this classic book will give you the knowledge, insight, and
inspiration you’ll need for the trip.”
—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind
“Our lives today unfold like spirals instead of along predictable
lines. This is the essential guide for negotiating the twists and
turns. More timely than ever. Clear, life changing,
compelling.”
—Sally Helgesen, coauthor of The Female Vision and author of The
Female Advantage and The Web of Inclusion
“This is a practical and inspirational guide to finding joy and
fulfillment at any stage of life by challenging your assumptions
and using your gifts and passions to make a difference in the
world.”
—Jonathan T. M. Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity
International
“Richard Leider and David Shapiro know that the world is spinning
faster and faster. We need to travel with lighter and lighter
baggage each year. So they’ve repacked their book to help us repack
our bags.”
—Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? 2012
“So often in our lives we approach that ‘next chapter.’ Now we have
an extraordinary guidebook. Required reading for all those who seek
meaning and fulfillment in their lives.”
—John Hendricks, founder and Chairman, Discovery Channel and
Discovery Communications
“This book is both profound and simple, timely and timeless. It
speaks from experience and to the heart. We can all learn from it
and we should all read it and we should all say ‘thank you’ to its
authors. It’s that special and that essential.”
—Alan M. Webber, cofounder, Fast Company magazine, and author of
Rules of Thumb
“Repacking Your Bags inspires all of us with its vision and is a
great guidebook for the good life.”
—Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Frances Hesselbein
Leadership Institute, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of
Freedom
“At a time when people have the opportunity to pursue multiple
careers and live in different locations over a lifetime, this book
is a guide to finding more happiness, satisfaction, and purpose
along the way. It can change your life—for the better!”
—Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD, cofounder, Omega Institute, and
founder, Blue Spirit Costa Rica
“This new edition holds the key to rethinking your life and its
purpose and having the courage to follow your inner compass.
Repacking could transform your life.”
—Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School; former Chair and
CEO, Medtronic; and bestselling author of True North and True North
Groups
“This book will help you figure out what really matters in life—and
what doesn’t matter! This new edition makes a fantastic book even
better.”
—Marshall Goldsmith, PhD, bestselling author of Mojo and What Got
You Here Won’t Get You There
“If you want to make your life thrive in a deeply purposeful way
and live longer and better, you will love this book.”
—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and New York Times
bestselling author of The Blue Zones and Thrive
“Few books are as transformative as this one. The insights gained
in Repacking Your Bags have changed my own life forever.”
—Tom Kolditz, PhD, Brigadier General (retired), former Head,
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, West Point; and
Professor, Practice Management, and Director, Leader Development
Program, Yale School of Management
“Repacking Your Bags captures the essence of achieving a good,
happily playful, and meaningful life and connects us to our design
as humans to ‘play’ seriously with our destiny. A necessary
read!”
—Stuart L. Brown, MD, founder and President, The National
Institute for Play, and author of Play
“In these times of complex personal and societal changes, Repacking
Your Bags is an invaluable guide to the architecture of embodying a
life of meaning and purpose. I unequivocally recommend this
pragmatic and elegant book to those, of all ages, who are moving
into the next chapter of their lives.”
—Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, President, Strozzi Institute,
and author of The Leadership Dojo
“Richard and David have a wonderful knack for storytelling. This
special book is a great companion for the journeys we all continue
to take in our lives.”
—Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and
bestselling coauthor of Love ’Em or Lose ’Em
“Repacking Your Bags is a living, breathing, ever-relevant classic.
Leider and Shapiro provide the profound yet pragmatic navigation
tools to lighten your load, awaken your spirit, and ignite your
passionate purpose.”
—Kevin Cashman, bestselling author of Leadership from the Inside
Out
“Leider and Shapiro have done it again. A powerful tool and support
for anyone contemplating life’s important questions.”
—Pamela McLean, PhD, CEO, The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara
“Repacking Your Bags is an indispensable companion during life’s
many transitions and one of the rare books that I have read and
reread many times.”
—Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, founder and Director, University of
Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing
“Repacking Your Bags is your essential guide to reimagine the next
chapter in your life. It is a compass to find the direction of your
personal journey.”
—Alex von Bidder, CEO and co-owner, Four Seasons Restaurant, New
York City, and Executive Coach
“Richard Leider and David Shapiro lead us on a personal journey
that contains just the right mixture of grace, realism, and hope
for a more peaceful and productive future.”
—Larry C. Spears, President, The Spears Center for
Servant-Leadership
“Leider and Shapiro remind us that staying vital, in the present,
and hopeful for the future are lifelong activities that demand
reflection and determined action. This is a manual for every leader
or aspiring agent of change.”
—Clive A. Meanwell, MD, founder, The Medicines Company
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