I have floundered through 60 years of my life pretending to be happy. Thats 2/3 of it gone.
Then my marriage unexpectedly ended and I found myself on my own at 61 for the first time in my life. No fairy story has that ending, (unless Roald Dahl wrote it). But the squashed adventurous free-spirited part of me that had been hiding in the cupboard for so long, too scared to take risks, suddenly saw an opening and came to life in a 'carpe diem' kind of way. I had a choice...be a miserable victim who eventually died with regret or take my marriage settlement money and go travel round Europe for the first time and on my own for 5 months??? Hmmm what would you do?? I came alive on that amazing trip but there was a lot of work to be done if the last 1/3 of my life was going to be the game changer I knew was inside me.
Then I discovered Mindvalley and in particular Steven Kotler and the Habit of Ferocity. Oh how I came to treasure that mans strong accent, quirky smile and his Quest.
My default setting was the Habit of Inferiority...60+ years of it trained into my neural pathways, so it was not an easy journey, but the longer I stayed with the Quest, the more the path I was looking for, lit up. My confidence and self belief grew.
My vision got bigger and brighter.
My determination to wake up the women over 60 and say "I know being born in the 50s meant you probably didn't get the opportunity to live your best life, but you still can, it's not too late" grew. If we have the courage and desire to be the best we can be, everything is possible.
Women my age are so full of wisdom and nurturing and pain and sadness, masked by fake happiness and we are struggling. 34% of Australian women over 60 live below the poverty line. If that's to change it's up to us to get strong and change it.
So in October I flew from Brisbane, Australia to Toulouse, France to do a TED talk...'64 and Fearless. How living in my car allows me to live my wildest dreams.' Who'd have thought that that was a possibility when I was doing my MTPs.
My own personal journey of stepping out to be seen and heard and my vision to inspire women over 60 to want more out of the rest of their lives had begun. In March next year I am doing 2 talks and a workshop in Brisbane and Melbourne...'Jump in the Deep End and Swim Like Crazy. (Seriously when you hit 60 time is of the essence!)
Then my marriage unexpectedly ended and I found myself on my own at 61 for the first time in my life. No fairy story has that ending, (unless Roald Dahl wrote it). But the squashed adventurous free-spirited part of me that had been hiding in the cupboard for so long, too scared to take risks, suddenly saw an opening and came to life in a 'carpe diem' kind of way. I had a choice...be a miserable victim who eventually died with regret or take my marriage settlement money and go travel round Europe for the first time and on my own for 5 months??? Hmmm what would you do?? I came alive on that amazing trip but there was a lot of work to be done if the last 1/3 of my life was going to be the game changer I knew was inside me.
Then I discovered Mindvalley and in particular Steven Kotler and the Habit of Ferocity. Oh how I came to treasure that mans strong accent, quirky smile and his Quest.
My default setting was the Habit of Inferiority...60+ years of it trained into my neural pathways, so it was not an easy journey, but the longer I stayed with the Quest, the more the path I was looking for, lit up. My confidence and self belief grew.
My vision got bigger and brighter.
My determination to wake up the women over 60 and say "I know being born in the 50s meant you probably didn't get the opportunity to live your best life, but you still can, it's not too late" grew. If we have the courage and desire to be the best we can be, everything is possible.
Women my age are so full of wisdom and nurturing and pain and sadness, masked by fake happiness and we are struggling. 34% of Australian women over 60 live below the poverty line. If that's to change it's up to us to get strong and change it.
So in October I flew from Brisbane, Australia to Toulouse, France to do a TED talk...'64 and Fearless. How living in my car allows me to live my wildest dreams.' Who'd have thought that that was a possibility when I was doing my MTPs.
My own personal journey of stepping out to be seen and heard and my vision to inspire women over 60 to want more out of the rest of their lives had begun. In March next year I am doing 2 talks and a workshop in Brisbane and Melbourne...'Jump in the Deep End and Swim Like Crazy. (Seriously when you hit 60 time is of the essence!)