Beth scaled great heights as the first female Vice Chair of GE and was recognized as one of the most powerful women in corporate America — until management changed and she was dismissed. The life of leisure was not a great fit, though she tried to enjoy collage classes and actually did enjoy hiking, downshifting was unsettling. Her career had defined her, but now she is redefining herself minus the trappings of power. She is jobless but no less driven and embracing this opportunity to make some changes.