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Mature Preneurs Talk with Diana Todd-Banks

184 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Mature Preneurs Talk Podcasts connects near or over 50’s, 60's, 70's guests, who’ve created a new enterprise with an audience who are keen to do the same. The guests are a dynamic group of inspirational people with extremely diverse ventures.

During the 22 minute interview, host Diana Todd-Banks shines the spotlight on this cavalcade of entrepreneurs who chat how they changed their life by starting a new venture, much needed community group or business; they also discuss how they did it, the pitfalls, tips, horror moments, funny bits and above all how their health benefited.

In doing so they encourage and inspire the audience of all ages to spring into action to transform their life. Why? Mature Preneurs Guests demonstrate it’s never too late to start something new; or take a step into the unknown - it can change your life!

You can make the next chapter of your life the best ever which the guests and the host clearly demonstrate.

This is why Podcast Host Diana Todd-Banks still has coaching clients as she enjoys helping others to move forward. The audience can connect with the host and guests via a Facebook group Mature Preneurs Talk with Di Todd-Banks. This Podcast is about reinforcing the power of Sharing – Learning - Supporting - Inspiring = Action

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Episodes

CAROL GRAHAM Says NEVER GIVE UP HOPE No Matter What You Experience! Gang-Raped, Left For Dead, Loss of a Child, Husband Falsely Imprisoned, & Cancer Diagnosis Would Drive Anyone Into Victim Mode.

April 25, 2020 18:09 - 25 minutes - 59.4 MB

Not Carol, instead she became a victor with a determination to succeed.   In her early sixties, Carol had the opportunity to recoup serious financial losses. Life gave her a second chance. Carol wrote her memoir, Battered Hope, as a message of hope and never ever giving up. This pole-vaulted her career, despite the tough life experiences of being gang-raped and left for dead, losing a child, husband being falsely imprisoned, and a cancer diagnosis these could have driven Carol into victi...

JUDYTHE BARRET-CROXFORD Brings To Light The generation of Invisible Women Who Are Now Ready To Be Seen. She says since we’ve been given time to stop, pause, and breathe now is an amazing time for everyone to connect with themselves!

April 10, 2020 11:50 - 35 minutes - 80.3 MB

Both host Diana Todd-Banks and guest Judythe cover some fascinating provocative topics about the current world climate and the Invisible Woman. Invisible women can best be described as those women who have always been really self-sufficient, the person that nobody needs to worry about, so they don’t.  But now you’ve turned 60 and have watched everyone else around you achieve amazing things, yet secretly you feel disappointed in yourself and your life.  You find yourself out there, invisibl...

SARA GREBER Asks “Are You A Solo Ager“ Who is Going To Help You If You Don’t Have Kids?”

April 07, 2020 16:40 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MB

Sara noticed many of her 50- and 60-something year old contemporaries were spending a large amount of time and money ensuring that their 80- and 90-something year old parents were cared for and having a good life.  Then after a long phone call from a friend Sara turned to her husband and asked “who is going to do that for us? We don’t have kids! That revelation led to her research on single and child-free couples and how they can best prepare for life as an elder. Discovering that almost 2...

SARA GEBER Asks “Are You A Solo Ager“ Who is Going To Help You If You Don’t Have Kids?”

April 07, 2020 16:40 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MB

Sara noticed many of her 50- and 60-something year old contemporaries were spending a large amount of time and money ensuring that their 80- and 90-something year old parents were cared for and having a good life.  Then after a long phone call from a friend Sara turned to her husband and asked “who is going to do that for us? We don’t have kids! That revelation led to her research on single and child-free couples and how they can best prepare for life as an elder. Discovering that almost 2...

Foxxy Karen-Eleoyze understood from a young age, movement is a quick and effective way to tap into your body’s wisdom and stay young.

April 04, 2020 12:49 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MB

As the Relationship & Sensuality Sage, mother of 3, Foxxy worked as a professional exotic dancer for 17 years, gamely sticking with it until the age of 51, before quitting to pursue her new venture. She saw many women who were curious about their sensuality and have greater confidence in themselves, have a desire to have a voice. From this, she felt the calling to take her life experience and background of struggle overcoming abuse as a child, extreme shyness, a very strict religious up-br...

SELINA MAITREYA says on a global scale, given the current chaos we are all being asked to take one action. As with any chaos, there is goodness to be found should we choose to shine a light on it.

March 22, 2020 15:54 - 35 minutes - 81.5 MB

That one action we all need to take is to ... PAUSE!  THIS PODCAST TOPIC IS POWERFUL & IMPORTANT with profound information from which we can all benefit, given the current world chaos. We are being asked to stop and pause and while that action will look different to each of us, as with any piece of chaos, we have an opportunity as to how we to respond to it from fear, or from love? Selina is a teacher of practical spirituality and says clearly a pause is what our world needs.  How will y...

Diana Todd-Banks Monologue - Mature Preneurs Talk - Season 2

March 19, 2020 14:03 - 15 minutes - 35.2 MB

Books Books Books. Diana Todd-Banks host of Mature Preneurs Talk Podcast discusses the book by the podcast name with the sub-title “How To Have A Productive, Energised, Creative Life After 50.” in the book are 21 guests from this program – all over 50 60 70 plus, who have created new income producing ventures, some of which have not existed before. The amazing result is they feel more vital, younger, healthier, happier and financially more at peace. Each contributor can be contacted. During ...

CATHY PAYNE Agrees Her 3 Decade Teaching Career is Vastly Different From Preserving Heritage Livestock Breeds Including Guinea Hogs in the South Eastern United States

August 26, 2019 19:06 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MB

Cathy said after retiring and somewhat spontaneously the couple showed a brilliant example of taking the bull by the horns purchasing some land with a house on it in rural northeast Georgia in the southeastern United States with the intention to grow their own food. But there was a catch! Neither had any farming experience, which meant there was a lot to learn.  What they did in their first year set the basis for deciding to focus on rare heritage livestock breeds. Cathy chose two breeds wel...

SELINA MAITREYA Says In 2013 Her Entire Life Suddenly Stopped On A Dime. How Her Life of Unexpected Brain Trauma, Became A Gift Which She Later Created For Others Experiencing Daily Irritations & Difficulties.

August 17, 2019 20:21 - 38 minutes - 88.1 MB

Selina Maitreya’s recovery was miraculous but her earlier life of deep spiritual connection enabled that to occur. A powerful true-life story, it is longer than the usual MPT podcasts but is worth every second of your attention. Selina recounts her life at 58 prior to July 2013 and says after selling her home she was looking forward to the next phase of her life. The details she mentions are important. Two days before closing on her house she was driving to clean the house when a woman dri...

JOHN FAISANDIER Talks About Managing Emotions In A Time Of Change & Suggests People Resist Being Changed, But Don’t Resist Change & Part Of That Are Four Important Words, Feeling and Revealing Leads To Healing And Releasing.

August 07, 2019 14:42 - 42 minutes - 96.5 MB

John has had a fascinating career, as a volunteer teaching in Tonga, 19 years training and working as a Catholic priest, psychodrama training and work in a drug and alcohol treatment hospital all of which lay the foundation for him to become a compassionate emotional intelligence expert once he hit 50. Getting married when nearly 40 added the icing to the cake of really learning about intimacy and relationships. Not long after his 50th birthday John decided to rebrand his training business...

SANDI ROSE MILLER Says Helping Women Navigate the Mid-Life Maze Can Be a Journey of Discovery & Fun For The Woman Who Also Wants to Discover Her Own Unique Way To Thrive Throughout Her Best Years Yet To Come!

July 24, 2019 12:27 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MB

For Sandi reinvention has become a way of life as it has for many people in their 50’s and above! By then we’ve triumphed and overcome numerous traumas – all just a part of life. Sandi said she is a former Miss America finalist, Breck Girl spokeswoman and television/film actress turned author/consultant/speaker: "The Art of Living - Feng Shui YOUR Way”.  As founder of "True You Makeovers” – a Feng Shui based protocol for midlife reinvention and “Creating your future beautifully from the insi...

MICHAEL PRIV Says His Life Is Like The School of Funny Stories - From Arriving in the US from USSR, Graduating University, Then To A Lot of Drama & Now Joy! Parts of This Podcast Are Hilarious!

July 18, 2019 22:44 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Michael said he arrived in USA in 1979 at 19 from USSR, graduated the University of Pittsburgh as a construction engineer, found a job in San Francisco then that’s where the mundane part of his life ended. Having always been fascinated by the spiritual after brief stints with Judaism, several brands of Christianity and Buddhism, he started in Scientology, first on staff in San Francisco then joined the Sea Organization, the para-military, elite management corps of the Church. Quickly advanci...

WENDY SHUGAR Said Being Grossly Overweight & Building A Barrier To Hide Behind Things Is A Tragedy, Yet She Turned That Around And Triumphed

July 16, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB

WENDY said in her late 40s she remembers the exact defining moment she knew she needed to change from being at her heaviest 315 lbs. so she decided to go on a hike but became so tired after a mile, a stranger had to get down and tie her shoe. Then came the constant reprimands, self-put downs, which she mentions on this podcast ... ultimately asking herself, “Who am I hiding from; who am I kidding then realizing “I am hiding from myself.” Yes there was good that came out of Wendy’s experience...

LINDA CLAY Says at 60 It’s A Difficult Place To Be, Unemployed, Running Out of Savings; You Need To Take Dramatic Action, Then You Can Triumph & Even Help Others

July 13, 2019 09:59 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MB

Linda has been through several different life transitions and triumphed, which is why this podcast is full of practical tips. Losing her husband, becoming a single parent to her granddaughter, suffering depression and PTSD took several years to heal. One of the biggest challenges was realizing how little you could control in life. Through daily meditation and a routine she learned to control that overwhelmed feeling. The universe loves to send wake up calls and that message came through ...

SANDRA BISKIND ASKS Imagine If We Could Eradicate The War Between The Ego Mind’s Unconscious Priorities & The Soul’s Desire To Be Whole – To Be The Best Version Of Who We Are?

June 22, 2019 17:18 - 30 minutes - 70 MB

Sandra had many pivot points at the age of 18 and often in turmoil some true wonders occur out of that turmoil. For Sandra she had an awakening experience when she almost died she discovered all things spiritual, which changed her life forever profoundly so … realizing she had a mission and purpose to help empower people to set themselves free via some unique processes which worked. That life turn around gave her many tools to enhance and develop beginning with her husband Daniel who togethe...

KAY NEWTON Helps You Understand About The Simplicity Of Life, The True Meaning of Wealth & How To Make Your Next 50 Years The Best. Simplicity She Says Helps Reduce Stress & Creates More Time.

June 07, 2019 17:21 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

KAYS asks all her clients to address this question: ‘What will you do if you lose all your assets tomorrow?’ Clearly the question must be asked what caused Kay to come to these conclusions and her answer is fascinating and a wonderful story of adventure. Originally from Leeds, Yorkshire, the UK in her early 20’s she jumped on board a private yacht leaving Hull marina for sunnier shores in Spain. She refused to swim back. Kay set up her own business looking after second homes for the rich a...

GABRIELA MASALA Says Feeling Regenerated, Creatively Fulfilled, Connected, & Empowered, ‘Unlimited’ Should Not Be The Exception In A life, It Can Be The Norm By Doing So We Can Begin Creating a Magnificent Life By Our Own Design.

June 05, 2019 17:37 - 31 minutes - 73.1 MB

Gabriela Masala found by integrating multiple modalities into her facilitation practice to help people “heal”, she soon realized the greatest service she could give was to point people back to their own innate genius, intuition, wholeness and sovereignty.  Serving individuals and communities world wide through intuitive, energy medicine and expressive arts based consultations, events and retreats, she began to focus on building a relationship to the aspect of our human being that is already ...

NANCY GUBERTI: From golden handcuffs to golden lifestyle, starting her Functional Medicine Practice was scary given the uncertainty of being an entrepreneur, learning your craft & building a practice.

May 29, 2019 18:40 - 36 minutes - 82.4 MB

Nancy said she needed to heal her son with a liver disorder since no-one else seemed to be able to but then she ended up starting her own practice in functional medicine. How did she do that? Studying Food Chemistry, Holistic Nutrition, and Functional Medicine a far cry from her corporate life. Nancy said you do not have to wear all the hats in a corporate life but when you start out as an entrepreneur, all the responsibilities are yours. You also need to have a financial plan since you will...

ANI ANDERSON For Years Was Known As “the person you came to when the professionals didn’t know what was wrong with you”, Yet As A Holistic Occupational Therapist When Her Life Fell Apart No Other Professionals Could Identify The Cause.

May 22, 2019 22:45 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

Ani, said the solution was and is in the same place. Today she is the author of ‘Find Your Soul’s Agenda,’ and says her book is almost a story about her journey, one that others also experience. After a very public divorce, she felt completely lost and none of her therapist friends seemed to be able to help her. Her identity as a wife, mother and business owner had been crushed and she needed to rebuild. At first she had no idea how. After taking 3 purpose courses, Ani finally found her purp...

BILL DOERR Says “Be The Bee Among The Flowers” was advice Bill’s mum, a very successful entrepreneur, told him when, as a young child, he asked her, “Mom, how do you get your clients?”.

May 21, 2019 23:06 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

BILL said her sage wisdom was that if you’re creating value for others, they will add value to you. This lead Bill to adopt a life philosophy and build a business based on this principle and which he has ultimately proven many times.  Of course there is more to this little story.  And you can hear it all on this fun podcast I had with Bill. After working for others — including international clients — he took his years of experience and began to work for his own clients.  “Self-employment...

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN Helps People Find A Better Way To Build Their Business, As Too Many Entrepreneurs Work Too Hard, With Little Income & Don’t Have a Life

May 01, 2019 02:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Neville says the question: ‘What can I do for the rest of my life,’ is a question he toyed with long ago, and knows that the dilemma is a common feeling for many midlifers. Having helped hundreds of businesses he knows if a person is good at something they can build a business and have a life too. The big starting tip is to list your skills, what you’re passionate about and somewhere in those two lists there’ll be a sweet spot.  Next step is to find a market where people will pay you.  All...

BRIAN WINCH Says If You’re 45Plus, Ambitious & Motivated You Can Change Your Future Even By Starting a Small Side Hustle, Just As He Did & That Quickly Turned Into An Amazing & Growing Business Anyone Can Do

April 24, 2019 23:15 - 29 minutes - 53.5 MB

Brian said he was uninspired and lacked motivation within his full-time job at a sporting goods store, and recalled a side business that his father worked years ago cleaning parking lots and decided to turn that idea into his side-hustle. After two months Brian was bringing in enough income with Cleanlots to leave his full-time job behind.  Brian tells the story of how he began, "My prospects were slim as all I had was a high school diploma and a small savings account. But what I had was t...

[Part II] SUZIE GRUBER Asks Over 50s, What Is It You Most Want For Yourself Then Suggests Don’t Let Your Old Wiring Prevent You From Stepping Out On Your Own To Create A Fulfilling New Future

April 23, 2019 22:08 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MB

Suzie says Often when we reach the later stages of our lives, we hear the clock of our own mortality ticking and we wonder if it’s too late to create something new and better for ourselves.  The question is why wait.  Ask yourself if the old, familiar excuse, “it’s too late” is a way you keep yourself from pursuing your dreams rather than an actual limitation.  Do you have a lifelong pattern of getting in your own way?  Do you dream of having a new career now that the kids are launched, some...

CHRIS & SUSAN BEESLEY: Retiring The New Way – What Do Those Four Words Mean To You? The Word Retirement Conjures Up Many Thoughts Even For Those Near 50, Some Took A Walk, Others A Leap Of Faith While Others Lost It All in 2007-2008.

April 19, 2019 17:41 - 31 minutes - 57.8 MB

Chris and Susan’s plans for their 50’s and beyond, took advantage of the property boom which ultimately became a millstone around their necks rather than the generous pension it was meant to be.  As self employed Accountants and Management Consultants in their fifties they worked 6 - 7 days a week, 10 - 12 hours a day, had a good income but no time ... no time for to do the things they wanted to do in life, a familiar cry of many in the traditional work force. Only two option appeared to e...

ELIZABETH DUCIE: After 25 Years In The Corporate Industry Then Giving It All Up To Transition Into Her Second Life Chapter To Write, Is A Big Leap of Faith & Confidence in Yourself, But This Is The Step Many In The Over 50s Are Doing Or Need To Do

April 15, 2019 20:59 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Elizabeth had spent over twenty-five years in the international pharmaceutical industry helping companies make their drugs safely and built up a ‘store’ of anecdotes she intended to publish “one of these days.”  Then a major health scare reminded her if she left it too late, she may never reach, “one of these days,” and so began writing creative non-fiction putting real situations and locations into fictional settings, which worked. The millions of words written during Elizabeth’s first ca...

DAN McCRORY - If You’re Dying To Write A Book, Make Sure You Have An Audience And Know What It Looks Like. DO NOT Take Your Better Half For Granted. Keep Them In The Loop. Ask For Their Advice. And Be Sure To Thank Them In The Credits.

April 13, 2019 17:59 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Dan McCrory said for decades, he worked at a phone company as a telecommunications technician but he always had writing jobs on the side, but as he found out writing a book is different and has its own set of pitfalls. Some advice? Know your target audience. He never stopped to ask will millennials, (his audience) read this? While receptive, they want a book they can listen to while driving. At 63, Dan said he’s a driven person; many people don’t understand what motivates him and he would ...

SUZIE GRUBER Overcoming Limitations of Life’s Traumas Is Not Easy If You Want To Follow Your Heart; Truth Is Most People Are Not Interested In What Needs To Be Done, They Want Results & Is Why Many Miss Out On Life's Greatest Joys

April 09, 2019 15:38 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MB

Listen how Suzie Gruber’s life took a circuitous route to be where she is today, helping you to improve your life and really come alive. She says many have an innate drive towards connection, aliveness, and success, an urge that gives you the courage to change, regardless of what you face along the way. But those desires may be submerged until Suzie starts working with a client. It seems more and more people working in jobs feel their heart isn’t in the work, they get uneasy, unhappy, but ...

MARK LYONS Offers Profound Advice Starting With “if your wondering what to do with your next life chapter don’t lie to yourself, your inner self won’t accept it.” Start Be Truthful With Yourself, You’ll Be Surprised!

April 06, 2019 17:56 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Listen how Mark Lyons creatively combined his earlier two careers in different fields, animal agriculture and strategic management consulting, with his long time passion to become a Garden Troubadour and Green Thumb At Your Service Coach. Searching ardently for his next career yet nothing happened, Mark said two years later it dawned on him why he wasn’t landing a job, he realized, he’d been lying to himself about what he wanted to do with his next career, his inner self was no longer will...

KATHLEEN HANAGAN Found Her Gift Was Translating Esoteric Knowledge Into Practical Tools That Help You Navigate The Stormy Waters Of The Human Journey! Have You Identified Your Gifts Yet?

April 04, 2019 17:25 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Kathleen said she found herself completely lost and heartbroken, after a family breakdown, her business fell apart, her sense of identity unraveled, and health challenges set in.  She faced fears she had never faced before, having always been so successful in her thriving psychotherapy practice. Despite always helping others Kathleen now needed help as her money began to run out, she struggled with shame, hopelessness, and a dark depression, facing ageism and a total lack of meaning, all e...

NOREEN BRAMAN: Life’s Unexpected Knocks Despite Being Traumatic, Can Send You In New Directions Opening Up Doors You Never Thought About – A Wonderful Lesson All Is Not Lost Rather Much Can Be Gained With Laughter

April 01, 2019 15:43 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

In 2010, Noreen Braman, who had already reinvented herself in 1997 after a contentious divorce, was reeling from a corporate downsizing, dealing with economic recession of historic proportions and facing her own midlife issues. Soon her skills as a strategic communications professional, humourist and performer sent her in a new direction. By the end of that year, she became a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, had her mind blown at a conference called “Can Humour Save the World” and studied t...

PAT PORREY – Never Give Up On Your Dreams – It’s Never Too Late To Create Something You Love & Can Make A Positive Difference In The Lives Of Others Even If It Means Jumping Into The World of Babies

March 31, 2019 09:31 - 25 minutes - 59.1 MB

Pat Porrey and her sister Pam did that and have made a huge difference in the lives of new Mums and their newborn babies coming home from hospital. On reflection it was a huge difference after spending 30 years at a great job with a major corporation, but Pat decided she needed to try something new. Despite having great job, a safe pension and a great predictable life she knew there was more to life for her but what? She was told to create multiple streams of income and was doing that, the...

KELLY FITZGERALD FOWLER Suggests ‘Do Something You Love Even If You Don’t Get Paid For It’ - Wise Advice To Those Looking To Do More In Their Next Life Chapter, She Did That You Can Too!

March 28, 2019 21:52 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MB

Kelly said writing a book had been on her bucket list since she was 22, but she says it’s a ton of work! And it wasn’t surprising she spent the next 8-10 years finding excuses as family and business excuses kept her from writing her ‘special and unique’ book. Years later her excuses dissipated and the opportunity to finish her book came to be. Kelly’s book can best be described as biblical, historical, a thriller, fiction, a novel, encompassing the super natural called, ‘Over My Dead Bod...

LANA NELSON Says She Was Able To Handle the Trauma’s & Dramas That Came Her Way, Even With Her 6 Young Children, Losing Her Home & Car, Because Of Her Strong Fortitude, Tenacity & Focus. Strong Qualities Everyone Needs To Develop

March 18, 2019 15:43 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

Lana Nelson’s life traumas ultimately became gifts even despite being injured in a nasty car accident causing years of chronic pain. She knew she would be the sole financial supporter of her young children. Having previous experience in the field she started her own dental lab business and 4 years later bought a home, a new van and able took her children on vacation. Plus she had become a noted expert in the cutting-edge field of dental implants. But after 5 years of continued headaches an...

DOM CAMPBELL Says His Cup of Life Was Empty, Totally ... & This Became The Catalyst to Analyze Then Change His Life To Do What He Felt Passionate About – Advice He Now Wisely Offers Others So They Too Can Live Life On Their Terms As Dom Now Does

March 13, 2019 17:41 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

He’s a midlife divorced dad raising 2 kids but that hasn’t stopped Dom from becoming a health empowerment coach. Unlike most health coaches, Dom chose not to not focus on what people eat, or their exercise, rather, he focuses on helping to discover and transform the underlying root causes of old, destructive loops that prevent his clients from succeeding in their health, overall wellness & life!  Dom understands what it's like to be on both sides of the fence because he grew up as a heavy ...

ELSE BYSKOV Knew She Had to Read It, She Just Had To & In 1995 Following Her Instinct Her Life Has Been Driven By The Content She Read – It Was A Powerful Time & Life Lesson Given The Outcome Which Still Engages Her Today

March 08, 2019 19:10 - 33 minutes - 62 MB

Else Didn’t fully realise it at the time, but what she read she came to learn was a totally and completely unique perspective on a topic which has plagued even the most powerful minds since early last century even before that. What was more puzzling was the author was born into a poor family in Denmark, had a very limited education yet he had a profound experience, that he later described as a Cosmic Consciousness and this became the inspiration to write prolifically until his passing, years...

JEFF WITHERS Said At The Back of His Mind He Felt Something Was Missing From His Life But Then Got On With Living, Then An Intriguing Invitation Set Him On A New Life Path – Had He Not Trusted His Instinct He Would Have Missed That Missing Link

March 07, 2019 11:15 - 30 minutes - 55.3 MB

Some years ago, partners Maree Malouf and Jeff were enjoying a good lifestyle in their respective roles, but in the back of Jeff’s mind something was missing … though he never had a clue as to what. Unexpectedly Jeff and Maree were invited to be involved in an organisation that had, at its core, the i-Ching. As a trained psychologist and NLP Master he was intrigued. Never did they, for a second, imagine what was to follow. On a whim, they found themselves in Bali, studying under an amazing...

CAROL GRAHAM Knows Anyone Who Has Experienced Trauma Or Dealt With Insurmountable Odds & Challenges As She Has, That By Midlife You Have Gained Valuable Tools & Skills You Can Apply Moving Forward - You Have Much To Offer – Start Giving It Away

February 16, 2019 18:27 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MB

Carol Graham says hers is a true story of beating insurmountable odds can seem stranger than fiction and that nothing about her story is conventional – yet it speaks to anyone who has ever experienced trauma. At 65, Carol wanted to fulfil her dream of sharing her story being an author, international speaker talk show host and survivor of major life challenges.  Goals and dreams can seem like pipe dreams but dreams certainly can come true which Carol certainly learned and experienced and be...

KELLY WILLIAMS Says Mid-life has become the most exciting time in her life so far, despite her radical shift from a cushy, easy existence to the hardworking world of a rancher, even to building a barbed wire fence, to gain an income.

February 14, 2019 10:56 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Kelly says In 2008 when the housing market imploded her husband’s livelihood as a general contractor went up in flames and suddenly she and her husband in their 50’s were facing some tough decisions.  Her husband had always been involved with cattle part-time but never as a sole source of income. Faced with few options they decided to start raising cattle full-time and training horses as their main source of income. For Kelly most of her life was spent in the food business; distribution and ...

PATRICIA MITCHELL SAYS WE CAN ALL TAP THE POWER WITHIN US & SINCE AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, IN THE SECOND CHAPTER OF LIFE YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, & ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN & START OVER, JUST AS SHE DID

February 11, 2019 19:17 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Patricia Mitchell says at the age of 24 she actually heard a voice say to her “Patricia you don’t have to be poor you can have wealth” despite being months late on rent. As years passed she talks how this power within her has allowed her to teach about creating wealth. During this podcast Patricia offers several practical tips how to identify steps to find your next life chapter.  Now in 2019 Patricia considers herself an expert in acumulating wealth, yet she sees many people needing money b...

DAWN JAMES “Sometimes You Need A Heart Stopping Event to Get You To Realise You Are Not Really Living, You Are Merely Existing.” How Does A Former Finance IT Executive Go From Corporate Burnout To Costa Rica Retreat Host?

February 10, 2019 18:42 - 28 minutes - 51.7 MB

Dawn James worked 72 hours a week, and had a soaring career yet her family life, and relationships were crumbling around her. As a former Finance/I.T. exec she missed many family dinners, sporting events and school plays - memories she can never recapture. But a life-changing event brought her career to a screeching halt!  After her wake-up call of not eating literally for 3 months, and the health results that ensued, she stopped living in her head and started living in her heart, advice tha...

ROB PALMER Says Over 50’s Have Their Best Years of Life In Front of Them – There Are So Many Options To Select From And As A Digital Nomad, He’s Living Proof You Can Feel Healthier, Fitter And More Energetic Than You Did 10 Years Ago & Shows Others

February 04, 2019 17:58 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MB

Rob Palmer’s life collapsed as a result of the financial meltdown of 2008-9 it cost him his home and marriage, so when his children left home, he decided to start a whole new life as a digital nomad. Prior to that in his early 50’s he was running an online marketing consultancy so it was easy to leverage his skills to create a location-independent income while traveling the world. Blogging and affiliate marketing gave him the freedom to go anywhere, do anything and be anyone he wanted which ...

ANTHONY HAMILTON Discovered Your Mind Is A Time Machine, Which Allows Us To Revisit And Change Any Aspect of Our Personal Past. It Is Also The Key To Turning Our Dreams & Goals Into Our Actual, Physical Reality.

February 03, 2019 17:42 - 30 minutes - 56 MB

Anthony Hamilton at the age of ten had a dream, which affected him so much he spent over twenty years investigating how it could have happened. Over time, as various parts of the dream came true, Anthony developed a new model of the mind to explain and understand this dream. In 1980, he realized that the mind works as a time machine and began speaking and coaching others in using this new model of consciousness. His discovery, which has recently been proven by science, will prove to be as ...

STEPHEN MURRAY Suggests No Progress Was Ever Made By The Doubters On The Planet & Is Why Despite Spending His Entire Work Life Writing Computer Software, He Never Dreamt As a Mature Bachelor He Would Pen Novels For The Female Market in Las Vegas

February 03, 2019 17:25 - 30 minutes - 55 MB

Stephen said that’s exactly what happened and explains how writing charted his life on a new course, an amazingly incredible journey. Since his computer work world afforded him the opportunity to travel as he began semi-retirement, he decided to write a book on his extensive worldwide travels. His ‘tome’ wasn’t published but the path took him down a road where he would self-publish three fictional novels – two aimed at the female reading audience.  That’s often how life happens you have a go...

BRIAN CONNORS - Suggests By Being Open To New Ideas & Experiences You Never Know What Can Happen, the Surprising Doors That Might Open Or The Unexpected Benefits You Might Gain – Like He Did.

January 31, 2019 21:19 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MB

Brian Connors had been in GM roles for a range on multinational medical device companies across Australia and Asia for three decades, which exposed him to a wide range of products. But in between roles an opportunity popped up, a door opened and being open to new products Brian decided to start a side business with a unique product that prevents Swimmers Ear and ear pain caused by water being trapped in the ear canal. In his midlife this side business has given him a new lease of life, gre...

PATTY CIVALLERI Became An Unwitting Global Travel Author & Photographer Travelling To Deep Corners of the World In Search of Lost & Ancient Cultures. Sounds Wonderful & Easy – Think Again!

January 21, 2019 21:08 - 39 minutes - 71.8 MB

Dubbed the ‘Indiana Jones in High Heels’ Patty Civalleri journeyed with some of the best historical, archaeological, and scientific minds in the world. During 17 years on the Director’s Council of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, as writer/photographer Patty travelled to extraordinary places including the newly discovered Mayan caves in Belize. In 2013 Patty got a 1-month photo assignment to these Mayan caves - a wonderful experience, but listen to this podcast and you’ll glimpse...

MARVIN WILSON Suggests while most over 50’s have had successes and failures in life it’s not until you start a creative new venture that you realise how rejuvenating it is, how much younger you feel, which every over 50 can do and feel the experience

January 12, 2019 13:58 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MB

Marvin says although he’s been a lifelong entrepreneur he never envisioned starting a new venture at 69 which he has done. Traveling as an R&R musician during the hippie era of the 60s and 70s, he owned a home improvement company then engaged in several MLMs, then began writing to now being a multi-published author and professional editor. With a diversity of experiences behind him Marvin identified a gap in a very prolific industry, the publishing industry. As with so many industries, the...

ROSS KEATING Is A Firm Believer & Proof That “Age Is Only A Number And Not To Let A Number Hold You Back,” Or A Midlife Redundancy, Hold You Back From Creating A New Life & Business

December 23, 2018 20:01 - 30 minutes - 55.4 MB

Ross Keating experienced redundancy a few times in his corporate career, and that, in itself can hold you back from moving forward. But for Ross the saying “Age is only a number. Don’t let a number hold you back,” is a thought he lives by in fact, it has helped him move forward. At the age of 50, Ross and his family moved to Australia and he decided to establish a consulting practice, which he called The Client Orchardist. Having previously experienced redundancy a few times in his corpora...

DEBBIE RIVERS Said of Her Midlife It Was Time To Do What She Loved, Making a Difference Rather Than Nit Picking! It’s A Call For All ‘Midlifers’ To Do The Same – Do What You Love Doing It’s Never To Late To Start!

December 19, 2018 20:45 - 27 minutes - 51.2 MB

Debbie Rivers felt she worked in one of the most disliked occupations, auditing! A safe, well-paid government job and one that she didn’t like, plus she dreaded going to work as it sucked the life out of her. Despite being a seriously risk adverse person, at 53 she took a huge step, and left her security behind, to work in dating! Debbie said it was time to do what she loved, making a difference rather than nit picking!  An Accidental Entrepreneur, she always had an aversion to business as...

ANITA BENTATA Felt The Deep Desire To Rise Up To Change Her Story - To Somehow Help Survivors, The Community & Professionals In Prevention, Intervention & Healing From Domestic Violence & To Answer Why Women Stay!

December 15, 2018 15:41 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

ANITA BENTATA said nearing 50 she needed to change her life story from trauma, being alone and hard work, but didn’t yet know how. Childhood neglect and abuse had shaped Anita into a powerless young adult unable to protect her from being stalked in her teens. Years later, she escaped domestic violence with her two young children and entered therapy to make sure it never happened again and also took a risk and entered university to change careers from accounts to psychotherapy which she did a...

DANIEL GOODENOUGH – We Are All On This Planet For A Reason, For A Purpose But Most People Have Not Discovered What That Is For Them, & Is Why Three Words Are So Important. Through A Purposeful Process It Is Possible To Discover Your Life Mission.

December 10, 2018 20:50 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Daniel Goodenough is the author of the recently published book, “The Caravan of Remembering, A Road Map for Experiencing the Awakening of Your Life Mission”. Although fiction, the reader is taken on a mystical journey to finding a life of meaning and purpose that is right for you. As a child, Daniel was disturbed seeing people around him doing work they hated, and wished he could help people find work they loved. Looking for that for himself, he worked as a research scientist, professional...

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