BOOK RELEASE NEWS:
Release Date: February 20, 2025
"Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career With Creative Intelligence"
Rewrite Your Career. Reimagine Your Life.
In times of disruption, adapting isn’t optional. It’s essential. Add in midlife career changes, technology shifts, and planning your next chapter, and the challenge demands more than just logic or grit. It requires creativity.
Being human is your greatest strength.
Through stories, insights, and hands-on exercises, Second Draft introduces you to Creative Intelligence (CQ), the powerful combination of creative thinking, emotional intelligence (EQ), and strategic action. While EQ may be the skill everyone knows is crucial (but no one enjoys learning), CQ makes it intuitive. By enhancing your CQ, you’ll tap into your creativity and grow your EQ naturally, helping you navigate disruption, build confidence, and tackle change with confidence.
This practical guide equips future-focused professionals with the tools to rewrite their careers and navigate life’s complexities with purpose. Pivoting to a new field, planning an encore career, or rediscovering your passion? Second Draft will help you transform challenges into opportunities.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
For professionals in their 40s–60s and beyond, Second Draft is essential reading for anyone ready to move beyond outdated scripts and draft a career and life on your terms.
Your next chapter is waiting. Are you ready to write it?
In times of disruption, adapting isn’t optional. It’s essential. Add in midlife career changes, technology shifts, and planning your next chapter, and the challenge demands more than just logic or grit. It requires creativity.
Being human is your greatest strength.
Through stories, insights, and hands-on exercises, Second Draft introduces you to Creative Intelligence (CQ), the powerful combination of creative thinking, emotional intelligence (EQ), and strategic action. While EQ may be the skill everyone knows is crucial (but no one enjoys learning), CQ makes it intuitive. By enhancing your CQ, you’ll tap into your creativity and grow your EQ naturally, helping you navigate disruption, build confidence, and tackle change with confidence.
This practical guide equips future-focused professionals with the tools to rewrite their careers and navigate life’s complexities with purpose. Pivoting to a new field, planning an encore career, or rediscovering your passion? Second Draft will help you transform challenges into opportunities.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
- Harness emotions to fuel creativity and momentum.
- Turn ideas into impactful actions with proven strategies.
- Reframe fear, frustration, and boredom as opportunities for growth.
- Customize your approach to leverage your natural thinking style.
- Build a career plan that reflects your aspirations and values.
For professionals in their 40s–60s and beyond, Second Draft is essential reading for anyone ready to move beyond outdated scripts and draft a career and life on your terms.
Your next chapter is waiting. Are you ready to write it?
Release Date: February 20, 2025
About the Author

Meet Veronica Scarpellino, the author of Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career With Creative Intelligence. As an executive career transition coach, creative thought partner, speaker, and founder of Goldfinch Leadership, she has 25 years of experience helping professionals navigate pivotal transitions with clarity, creativity, and confidence.
The creator of Creative Intelligence (CQ), Veronica combines emotional intelligence, innovative problem-solving, and actionable strategies to empower individuals to reimagine their careers and unlock their potential. She deeply understands the unique challenges and opportunities of midlife, providing readers with a clear roadmap to turn uncertainty into growth and reinvention.
Veronica is a member of Forefront: Powered by Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, a global network of top leadership experts. She holds extensive credentials, including certifications as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Board Certified Coach (BCC), and Master Facilitator. She is also a certified emotional intelligence practitioner and trained in Positive Intelligence coaching.
Inspired by her own career reinvention, formal arts training, and lifelong passion for uncovering creativity in unexpected places, Veronica brings a fresh perspective to navigating disruptive transitions. Through Second Draft and her coaching, she champions creativity as the key to shaping the future with confidence and purpose.
The creator of Creative Intelligence (CQ), Veronica combines emotional intelligence, innovative problem-solving, and actionable strategies to empower individuals to reimagine their careers and unlock their potential. She deeply understands the unique challenges and opportunities of midlife, providing readers with a clear roadmap to turn uncertainty into growth and reinvention.
Veronica is a member of Forefront: Powered by Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, a global network of top leadership experts. She holds extensive credentials, including certifications as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Board Certified Coach (BCC), and Master Facilitator. She is also a certified emotional intelligence practitioner and trained in Positive Intelligence coaching.
Inspired by her own career reinvention, formal arts training, and lifelong passion for uncovering creativity in unexpected places, Veronica brings a fresh perspective to navigating disruptive transitions. Through Second Draft and her coaching, she champions creativity as the key to shaping the future with confidence and purpose.
Release Date: February 20, 2025
Join the Virtual Release EventSave the Date:
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET |
Join the author for the release of "Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career With Creative Intelligence." This is not a typical book launch. It’s a live learning experience designed for you to leave with new insights, practical takeaways, and a fresh perspective on your career.
What You’ll Gain from Attending: ✔ A new way to think about your career story, no art required. ✔ A key insight from "Second Draft" that you can apply immediately. ✔ An engaging experience that will challenge how you see what’s next. Whether you’re pivoting, growing, or supporting others through transition, this event will give you the clarity, confidence, and creativity to move forward. |
👥 Who should attend the book release event?
o Midlife professionals exploring career pivots, leadership growth, or new roles.
o Coaches and career professionals looking for fresh tools to help their clients navigate change.
o Creative thinkers who want to be more intentional about shaping their careers.
This is more than a book launch. It’s a chance to see your career through a new lens. Your next chapter is waiting to be written.
o Midlife professionals exploring career pivots, leadership growth, or new roles.
o Coaches and career professionals looking for fresh tools to help their clients navigate change.
o Creative thinkers who want to be more intentional about shaping their careers.
This is more than a book launch. It’s a chance to see your career through a new lens. Your next chapter is waiting to be written.
Curious about getting started? Click the Creative Intelligence Quiz button above and uncover your unique strengths in emotional intelligence, creative problem-solving, and strategic action. Gain insights into your CQ style and start rewriting your story today.