Seize Your Second Chance: A Midlife Memoir of Resilience, Rediscovery, and Getting It Right

It just takes one moment-and your life can be irrevocably changed. For Dan Reilly, a banker, father, and self-proclaimed "ordinary guy," change didn't just knock-it nearly knocked him out. What he chose to do next sent him on a path of self-discovery he never could have predicted.

Follow this gripping and unfiltered memoir of second chances. From being held at gunpoint during a bank robbery, to surviving the California wildfires, to facing a shocking esophageal cancer diagnosis, Dan shares the traumas that shook him awake and the everyday choices that helped him fight back.

Seize Your Second Chance is a call to action for anyone navigating uncertainty or reinvention. Written in a voice that's warm, witty, and deeply human, Dan challenges readers to take ownership of what you can control in this life: your health, your mindset, and the legacy you leave. Seize Your Second Chance hands you a practical blueprint for resilience-including the healing power of kindness and why self-care practices are vital for survival. Life will throw you unexpected, sometimes devastating, challenges, but you can learn to use life's adversities for personal growth and purpose.

Discover:

• How to prepare for life's biggest challenges with small and meaningful lifestyle shifts.
• The early-warning signs of esophageal cancer, why you shouldn't ignore heartburn, and the vital fight for esophageal cancer awareness.
• How to become your own best advocate-before it's too late.
• How to craft a legacy that resonates with confidence and positive thinking.
• A message of strength for men who are more familiar with denial than vulnerability.

Suffering doesn't have to break us-it can build us. You don't have to be facing mortality to get started. Grab the power of living with intention, and transform your setbacks into your greatest source for strength.