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The Next Chapter
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Armed ForcesMilitary StrategyPhysics
Publisher Price: $58.99
ISBN13: 9781743108505
Publisher: Calder Whitmore
Published: Sep 23 2026
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.50 Depth: 5.40
Language: English
Job loss, retirement, or a season that just ended? Find real, faith-rooted direction for whatever comes next.
Something has ended, or is ending. A layoff. A resignation from a role that stopped fitting years ago. An empty nest, a health change, a milestone birthday that made you finally ask whether your next chapter has to look like your last one. If you're standing in that uncertain middle space - not who you were, not yet who you're becoming - you don't need more hustle-culture advice. You need a steady, faith-filled companion for the journey.
The Next Chapter is written specifically for people navigating real transition: career change, retirement, an unexpected ending, or simply a season that demands something new. Rather than treating your uncertainty as a problem to rush past, this book walks with you through it - helping you grieve what's ending, rediscover who you are beyond your job title, and step forward with grounded, faith-rooted confidence.
What's inside:
- A clear framework for understanding transition as a legitimate season, not just a gap to survive
- Honest tools for grieving what's ending, even when the change was your own choice
- A practical skills-and-values inventory to clarify what you actually want to carry into your next chapter
- Guidance for naming financial fears, fear of starting over, and fear of public failure
- A low-risk framework for testing new directions before making any big leap
- A quick-reference Transition Toolkit and FAQ addressing common real-world questions
Written with warmth and practical honesty, this book avoids empty promises of guaranteed success or overnight transformation. Instead, it offers something more durable: a faithful process for facing real uncertainty, grounded in the conviction that this season - however hard - is not wasted, and that your life's meaning was never tied to a single job title.
Perfect for anyone facing a layoff, considering a career pivot, entering retirement, or simply standing at a genuine crossroads and wondering what faithful next steps look like. It also makes a thoughtful gift for a friend navigating a difficult transition, a recent graduate, or anyone starting over after a major life change.
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