Reinvent Yourself for a New Age of Discovery

Key points

Peter Drucker identified the need for reinvention long ago, reflecting new needs, abilities, and perspectives.

Reinvention should be bold and exciting, built on introspection and reaching out to others.

Organize, contemplate, and plan your reinvention, which is likely to be an ongoing process.

Keep an open mind for new discoveries; be persistent yet patient.

“People change over such a long time span. They become different persons with different needs, different abilities, different perspectives and therefore, with a need to “reinvent themselves.” —Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, identified the need for reinvention 30 years ago, at the age of 86. The above quote is from the chapter “Reinventing the Individual” in Drucker on Asia, a book publ