Halftime®: Moving from Success to Significance
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Halftime. Time to pause, midway in the game of your life, and consider how to make the transition from professional success to significance. Revised and expanded for a new generation of leaders, Bob Buford’s bestseller shows how you can make the second half of your life even more rewarding than the first.Amazon.com Review
According to Bob Burford, broaching midlife doesn’t have to be a crisis. In fact, in Half Time, Burford insists that it is actually an opportunity to begin the better half of life. The first half is busy with “getting and gaining, earning and learning,” doing what you can to survive, while clawing your way up the ladder of success. The second half of life should be about regaining control, calling your own shots, and enjoying “God’s desire … for you to serve him just by being who you are, by using what he gave you to work with.” What lies between the two is “halftime.” Buford argues that whether you are a millionaire, a… More >>
Halftime®: Moving from Success to Significance
Poorly written, simple minded and lacking in depth.
There are a whole lot of reasons why I despise Bob Buford’s “Halftime.” Besides the fact that it is horribly written (with the exception of a few entertaining anecdotes), besides its horridly cultural-christian tone…the main reason I would give this book zero stars if I could is that Buford makes it sound like pursuing material gain in the early years of life is not only normal–but to be expected. Buford’s condescending assumption that people cannot hunger after and pursue the Kingdom of God at an early age is unbelievably obtuse and shallow. I usually don’t waste my time on such drivel. I had to read it as part of a group. That some folks teach this as a curriculum for Christ-followers is just weak and sad.
Don’t buy this one. If you have, its probably worth more to you as kindling.
For anyone who has taken the time to examine this life in preparation for the next. Perspective changes attitudes and attitudes drive our relations with others. This book gives us the proper perspective on life from the Creator to His creation. When we follow His blueprint for our lives, significance is attainable.
An excellent resource for anyone in career transitioning…insightful and thought provoking while reassuring to the reader that much of the anxiety associated with career transitions is normal. Self reflection and devoted planning time are required to get the absolute most out of this book.
Superb book for who is approaching, is at, or has just gone over the middle age (30-60). Challenges the reader to stop, evaluate life, distiguish the pattern of search for succcess of the first half, and plan for the second half. The second half is where the game is won or lost; therefore, the reader is challenged to plan his/her life for significance.