"This is it--a turbocharged, high-energy, stripped-to-the-core distillation of key insights and practices to truly move you forward. After reading Laura's lov- ing and potent guidance, you can't help creating the life you yearn for."--Jennifer Louden,author of Comfort Secrets for Busy Women and creator of www.comfortqueen.com

"We all need to plug into an energy source for our lives, and once you plug into Laura Berman Fortgang and Now What? you will be electrified and raring to go. Listen to what she has to say, and you will move your life to new heights. You will learn about yourself and give more in this world----something we could all stand to do right now." --Iyanla Vanzant, spiritual life coach and author of In the Meantime and Every Day I Pray

In Now What? pioneering life coach Laura Berman Fortgang shares the process that she has used so successfully with hundreds of clients to help them make major changes in their lives. Whether it's moving on from a deadend job, discovering an entirely new creative outlet, or answering the age-old question "What am I meant to do with my life?" this book provides a clear and infinitely practical ninety-day program to discover a new direction for your life.

Readers will learn from the success stories of Berman Fortgang's clients, including:A woman who left her unfulfilling job to discover the rewards of doing motivational work with professional athletes .A high-fashion shoe executive who found more gratifying work helping adoption agencies around the world place children in permanent homes.A highly paid corporate consultant who became a minister.

For anyone who feels drawn toward a lifechanging move but is not sure of exactly what to do or how to move forward, Now What? gives a concrete and time-bound process for finding and pursuing a new path for life. Full of inspiring and empowering exercises and tools, it guides readers--day by day and step by step--through a ninety-day process that will lead to true life satisfaction and fulfillment.

Introduction

Part l: Naming What "It" Is

Chapter One (Week One):

What You Hate Gives a Name to What You Want

Chapter Two (Week Two):

With Every Gain, There Is a Loss

Chapter Three (Week Three):

Most Limits Are Self-Imposed

Chapter Four (Week Four):

The Past Holds the Clues to the Future

Chapter Five (Week Five):

Your Purpose in Life Is Right Under Your Nose

Chapter Six (Week Six):

Your Purpose Needs a Vehicle

Chapter Seven (Week Seven):

Your Criteria for Happiness: ls This Really "It"?

Part II: Getting There

Chapter Eight (Week Eight):

The Bottom Line Is the Bottom Line

Chapter Nine (Week Nine):

Life Often Does Imitate Art: Write Your Own Fiction

Chapter Ten (Week Ten):

Put Yourself in Opportunity's Way

Chapter Eleven {Week Eleven):

You Don't Have to Do It Alone

Chapter Twelve (Week Twelve):

Following Your Life Blueprint

Epilogue:

Final Thoughts

Appendix One:

Resources and Nuts and Bolts to Facilitate Change

Appendix Two:

Maintaining Focus: Hiring a Coach to Keep You on Track

Acknowledgments