Don't Stop Now

Don't Stop Now: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life is rich with useful, thought-provoking, and occasionally in-your-face information on topics that resonate for you, the woman over fifty. From non-compliant body parts to non-launching kids...from post-divorce dating to post-menopausal issues...from shushing your inner critic to shoring up your boundaries...no topic is off limits. As a member of the fifty-plus tribe, you are likely trying to figure out what to do with the rest of your life. Odds are your career is winding down or has ended. Your children have grown. Perhaps your spouse is no longer in the picture. If you're like most women in this age group, you're trying to come to terms with your life so far. Have you done enough? Have you made at least a blip of a mark on your world? Have you earned the right to finally put yourself first? If you're satisfied with your accomplishments, what's next? How do you navigate the rest of your life in ways that deliver as much joy, happiness, and satisfaction as possible? Don't Stop Now helps answer these questions. An interactive book, it opens each chapter with a personal assessment on a particular area of life such as physical and emotional health, finances and appearance, learning something new and giving back. You'll be encouraged to think about each statement that is presented for your review, then rate it on a scale of 1 to 10. A rating of 1 means "Alas, this isn't even remotely true" and 10 means "OMG! It's like you know me!" Each chapter ends with a series of action steps that provide an opportunity to evaluate where change might be necessary or where a pat on the back is in order. You'll meet women who've overcome familiar challenges. You'll hear from experts whose advice just might be the incentive you need. And you'll find the inspiration and motivation to make the rest of your life the best of your life. Whatever you want to do...whatever you need to undo...there's still plenty of time
About the Author: L. (Elle) Gianforte is an award-winning writer with experience in both the advertising and publishing arenas. Her copywriting career extends from New York to London to California, including work for a diversity of business-to-consumer clients. She is also a collaborative author, ghostwriter, and developmental editor, and several of her books have been written under the name L.G. Mansfield. The genres she has worked in include lifestyle, fashion, interior design, self-help, adoption, memoir, and food. She earned her BA degree in English from Kean University in New Jersey and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. Jan Fishler began her career writing and producing informational and motivational videos. In addition to developing more than 100 corporate scripts, she produced "The Path to Publication" DVD series. Filmed at the Community of Writers Conference at Squaw Valley, the series contains advice from authors that include Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, Janet Fitch, and Mark Childress. In 2010, she self-published an adoption memoir, Searching for Jane, Finding Myself. She has written for Vietnow National Magazine and The Union newspaper. She has a BS in English literature from Ohio University and an MA in educational technology from California State University, San Francisco.