The Authors CHRISTOPHER GERGEN is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U.S. He is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C. GREGG VANOUREK is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures. Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of Charter Schools in Action and lives with his wife and daughter in Denver, Colorado.

• Foreword, by Warren Bennis xiiiIntroduction xvList of Interviews xxviiPART ONE: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE1 Understanding Life Entrepreneurship 32 Life Entrepreneurs in Action 253 Discovering Core Identity 38PART TWO: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY4 Awakening to Opportunity 655 Envisioning the Future 806 Developing Goals and Strategies 93PART THREE: BLAZING A TRAIL7 Building Healthy Support Systems 1118 Taking Action and Making a Difference 1299 Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources 187Appendix C: Interview Methodology 189Notes 191The Authors 199Acknowledgments 201Index 205

The Authors CHRISTOPHER GERGEN is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U.S. He is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C. GREGG VANOUREK is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures. Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of Charter Schools in Action and lives with his wife and daughter in Denver, Colorado.

• Foreword, by Warren Bennis xiiiIntroduction xvList of Interviews xxviiPART ONE: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE1 Understanding Life Entrepreneurship 32 Life Entrepreneurs in Action 253 Discovering Core Identity 38PART TWO: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY4 Awakening to Opportunity 655 Envisioning the Future 806 Developing Goals and Strategies 93PART THREE: BLAZING A TRAIL7 Building Healthy Support Systems 1118 Taking Action and Making a Difference 1299 Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources 187Appendix C: Interview Methodology 189Notes 191The Authors 199Acknowledgments 201Index 205

The Authors CHRISTOPHER GERGEN is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U.S. He is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C. GREGG VANOUREK is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures. Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of Charter Schools in Action and lives with his wife and daughter in Denver, Colorado.

• Foreword, by Warren Bennis xiiiIntroduction xvList of Interviews xxviiPART ONE: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE1 Understanding Life Entrepreneurship 32 Life Entrepreneurs in Action 253 Discovering Core Identity 38PART TWO: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY4 Awakening to Opportunity 655 Envisioning the Future 806 Developing Goals and Strategies 93PART THREE: BLAZING A TRAIL7 Building Healthy Support Systems 1118 Taking Action and Making a Difference 1299 Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources 187Appendix C: Interview Methodology 189Notes 191The Authors 199Acknowledgments 201Index 205