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Revealing Your Next Season: Reflections on 10 Years of Supporting Leaders Transitioning from Intense Careers to Fulfilling Next Seasons
So you’re planning your retirement, or are already there! What does your Next Season promise? What will you do once you leave your main-stage career? Where do you start?
It’s not just about financial security, which you likely have managed well. This is about your entire rich, productive, purposeful, rewarding, fulfilling future. No matter how successful you have been in your career, advice from those who walked the path before you will powerfully help you craft your vibrant Next Season.
If you feel trepidation about what you will do next, this book is our gift to you. Revealing Your Next Season brings you wisdom from hundreds of leaders we’ve worked with over the past decade—candid, unvarnished, totally authentic real-world advice from your seasoned predecessors in great companies who know first-hand that your transition of “seasons” is among the most fragile, fraught phases of adult life.
Take comfort in this extraordinary book, which brings you not only sage advice, but companionship, empathy, encouragement, and practical right-now tools for creating your own purposeful and fulfilling Next Season. Regardless of what you do next, you are taking along the most creative, impactful part of your career…YOU!
Praise for Revealing Your Next Season
“'The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why,' Mark Twain famously noted. Yet, this nugget of wisdom overlooks the multiple seasons of life that offer us the gift of rebirth and the chance to reimagine our purpose. In Revealing Your Next Season, Leslie Braksick and Mark Linsz blend the insights of behavioral science with the testimonies of those who have courageously charted new courses. This book is more than a mere source of inspiration; it is a practical guide, providing pathways to greater empathy, resilience, and richer relationships. With each chapter, readers will discover how to deftly navigate new directions and seize fresh opportunities with confidence and clarity.”
Jonathan Lee Walton, Ph.D., President, Princeton Theological Seminary
“Revealing Your Next Season is a must read for those who are transitioning. In addition to practical realities to help us through the first days, weeks and months, the personal stories illustrate the vulnerability we feel as we transition into each of our next seasons."
Leanne Caret, Former President and CEO Boeing Defense, Space & Security Board Member, Deere & CO and RTX
“This book is an insightful and uplifting guide for anyone navigating a period of transition. Through powerful stories and practical advice, you’ll come away with step-by-step guidance and a deeper sense of connection – reminding you that you’re not alone on this journey. You’ll leave with a profound sense of optimism for what’s ahead, encouraging you to embrace your next season with confidence and hope.”
Michael Fraccaro, Chief People Officer, Mastercard
“This body of work is brilliant! It provides THE roadmap to plan one's Next Season. It is a brilliant collection of wisdom and THE formula to plan one's future Next Season.”
Kevin Silva, Former Global EVP & CHRO, Voya Former Chair of the Board of Trustee, New York Institute of Technology
“This book provides invaluable advice and perspective for anyone preparing for and going through a life transition.
It’s not just about financial security, which you likely have managed well. This is about your entire rich, productive, purposeful, rewarding, fulfilling future. No matter how successful you have been in your career, advice from those who walked the path before you will powerfully help you craft your vibrant Next Season.
If you feel trepidation about what you will do next, this book is our gift to you. Revealing Your Next Season brings you wisdom from hundreds of leaders we’ve worked with over the past decade—candid, unvarnished, totally authentic real-world advice from your seasoned predecessors in great companies who know first-hand that your transition of “seasons” is among the most fragile, fraught phases of adult life.
Take comfort in this extraordinary book, which brings you not only sage advice, but companionship, empathy, encouragement, and practical right-now tools for creating your own purposeful and fulfilling Next Season. Regardless of what you do next, you are taking along the most creative, impactful part of your career…YOU!
Praise for Revealing Your Next Season
“'The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why,' Mark Twain famously noted. Yet, this nugget of wisdom overlooks the multiple seasons of life that offer us the gift of rebirth and the chance to reimagine our purpose. In Revealing Your Next Season, Leslie Braksick and Mark Linsz blend the insights of behavioral science with the testimonies of those who have courageously charted new courses. This book is more than a mere source of inspiration; it is a practical guide, providing pathways to greater empathy, resilience, and richer relationships. With each chapter, readers will discover how to deftly navigate new directions and seize fresh opportunities with confidence and clarity.”
Jonathan Lee Walton, Ph.D., President, Princeton Theological Seminary
“Revealing Your Next Season is a must read for those who are transitioning. In addition to practical realities to help us through the first days, weeks and months, the personal stories illustrate the vulnerability we feel as we transition into each of our next seasons."
Leanne Caret, Former President and CEO Boeing Defense, Space & Security Board Member, Deere & CO and RTX
“This book is an insightful and uplifting guide for anyone navigating a period of transition. Through powerful stories and practical advice, you’ll come away with step-by-step guidance and a deeper sense of connection – reminding you that you’re not alone on this journey. You’ll leave with a profound sense of optimism for what’s ahead, encouraging you to embrace your next season with confidence and hope.”
Michael Fraccaro, Chief People Officer, Mastercard
“This body of work is brilliant! It provides THE roadmap to plan one's Next Season. It is a brilliant collection of wisdom and THE formula to plan one's future Next Season.”
Kevin Silva, Former Global EVP & CHRO, Voya Former Chair of the Board of Trustee, New York Institute of Technology
“This book provides invaluable advice and perspective for anyone preparing for and going through a life transition.
190 pages, Paperback
Published October 22, 2024
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April 23, 2026
Revealing Your Next Season: Reflections on 10 Years of Supporting Leaders Transitioning from Intense Careers to Fulfilling Next Seasons by Leslie W. Braksick and Mark D. Linsz is a thoughtful and structured guide for professionals navigating major life and career transitions, particularly retirement or post executive reinvention.
The book draws on years of leadership coaching experience and real world stories to explore what it means to step away from high intensity careers and build a meaningful “next season” of life. It blends behavioral insights, personal reflection, and practical guidance to help readers reframe retirement as a purposeful continuation rather than an ending.
A key strength is its tone of reassurance and perspective. Rather than treating transition as a loss, it emphasizes identity, purpose, and reinvention, offering both emotional support and actionable direction for those in periods of change.
This book is best suited for senior leaders, executives, and professionals approaching retirement or career transition who want clarity, encouragement, and structure for their next chapter.
The book draws on years of leadership coaching experience and real world stories to explore what it means to step away from high intensity careers and build a meaningful “next season” of life. It blends behavioral insights, personal reflection, and practical guidance to help readers reframe retirement as a purposeful continuation rather than an ending.
A key strength is its tone of reassurance and perspective. Rather than treating transition as a loss, it emphasizes identity, purpose, and reinvention, offering both emotional support and actionable direction for those in periods of change.
This book is best suited for senior leaders, executives, and professionals approaching retirement or career transition who want clarity, encouragement, and structure for their next chapter.
June 11, 2026
Helpful. Lots of good insights.
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