Do you want or need to change your life, but aren’t sure where to start—or whether you have what it takes?

At fifty-seven, Arlene Dickinson’s life was turned upside down. Her company was on the brink of disaster. Her sense of herself as a strong, confident leader was in tatters. She was overwhelmed by feelings of loss, fear, and shame. Five years later, her business is booming, she’s never been happier or more excited about the future, and she’s raised tens of millions of dollars and built a whole ecosystem to help other entrepreneurs.

How did she turn things around? By following the process she’s always used to transform underperforming companies—only this time, she used it to transform her own life. Applying business principles to her personal life helped her figure out very quickly where she wanted to go and how to get there. Having a clear set of practical steps to follow kept her on track when emotions threatened to derail her progress.

In Reinvention, Dickinson shares this blueprint for locating your sense of purpose, realistically evaluating your strengths, assessing opportunities outside your comfort zone, and charting a bold new path. Whether you have a big career dream to achieve, or you need to rebuild after a personal setback, this step-by-step plan for reinvention will help you change your own life—for the better.

ARLENE DICKINSON is a venture capitalist on the hit CBC show Dragons’ Den, co-star on CBC’s The Big Decision and the #1 bestselling author of Persuasion. Dickinson is the owner and CEO of Venture Communications, a company she grew from a small, local firm to one of the largest independent agencies in Canada, and has recently launched Arlene Dickinson Enterprises, a company dedicated to promoting the advancement of entrepreneurs.

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“If you want to make something more of yourself, your company—or your life—read this book. Arlene provides a rare set of clear instructions on how to reinvent yourself, and her advice is bang-on.” — Chris Hadfield, author of An Astronaut’s Guide to Earth and You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

“Reinventing yourself is like reinventing a team: it takes a bold plan, faith in your own judgment, and rock-solid determination. Reinvention shows you how to get all three.” — Masai Ujiri, President, Toronto Raptors