Empty Nest Empires with Tami and Lisa

My guest today is Tammy Helfrich. Tammy is a life coach, speaker, writer and podcast host. Her intuitive way of coaching has helped so many women sort through the internal clutter and fully become their authentic selves.

In this episode, Tammy and I dive in to her process of reviewing the past year, so that we can have realistic expectations and can set goals for the coming year. So before you get hung up on what goals to set for 2020, I hope you’ll listen to our chat and do a thorough review of 2019 first.

I love Tammy’s ability to help women dream again. She walks women through what they need to do to think on these things and find out what can bring them to being truly healthy. She shares her own journey through this process, and talks about how she woke up to the fact that it’s not selfish to learn to take care of ourselves.

Tammy has some great tips on choosing a theme word for the year and how that might help push you forward. Above all, the key is to find what works for YOU.

I hope you loved hearing from Tammy Helfrich today, and that you will follow up with her. Would you let her know you heard this episode? Here’s how to connect with her:

Tammy is offering a group coaching program beginning in January of 2020 - you can find out more about that here: http://www.tammyhelfrich.com/coaching

Tammy on Facebook

Tammy on Instagram

You can listen to Tammy’s podcast, Intentional Life with Tammy Helfrich, on iTunes here and on her website here.

Welcome to a kitchen table conversation with author and storyteller Melea J. Brock about her latest book, The Green Velvet Christmas Dress. A dress that begins with a bolt of beautiful green velvet fabric in 1880 and is remade and repurposed for several generations, always bringing a message of hope with each generation it touches.

We hope you enjoy this conversation and that it sparks your own ideas for how you can leave a legacy of hope that will last through generations.

You can buy the book and join Melea's email list on her website here: Right Side Up Stories

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Have a beautiful Christmas!

Oh boy, not much frustrates me more than when I hear someone say "I don't do that thing because I'm OLD." And I hear it more often than I'd like. You can fill in the blank with things like "email" "get a new smart phone" "learn a new skill" "run a marathon" "write a book" etc. etc. but the message is the same: "I think I'm too old to learn to do a new thing."

Well, I'm here to debunk that attitude. In this episode, I'll share from a list of people who became famous or tried something new or conquered a new milestone after age 40. One even said, "my 90's were the most productive years of my life." (It's my goal to be able to say that one day, by the way...) This is by no means an exhaustive list, but if it helps to make you think about trying something new, then my mission is accomplished. In addition to these more well-known people, we all know someone older who ignores their age and does interesting things anyway, and we secretly admire them.

So let's lose that self-imposed roadblock and try new things, shall we?

Send me a DM or comment on one of my Instagram posts with what you'll be doing, in spite of your age! ;-) I'm @tamiromani on every platform, but here's the direct link to my Instagram.

If you are interested in having a support system as you explore something new, then you should be in The Empire Builders Collective, a VIP group where we talk about what you should do and how to accomplish it. Doors will open early next year, so hop on the waiting list here: tamiromani.com/vipwaitlist

Do you have any regrets after losing a loved one? As I fumbled through making Thanksgiving pies this week, I realized I forgot to learn how to make my mom's perfect pie crust.

Don't wait to wish you'd learned something from a loved one... this episode will encourage you to reach out now to someone with a story you want to hear or a skill you want to learn - and do it now.

Let me know who you reached out to!

In this episode, I'm gonna share something personal, but oh so important. Listen to a piece I wrote 10 years ago as my mom was in her last hours of life. I still think it's the best way to honor her now, ten years later.

I hope it touches you, and makes you think.

Would you reach out to me on social media and let me know you if this gave you some important insight, or even a sweet smile? I'm @tamiromani on every platform.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

xox Tami

In today's episode, my guest Keenya Kelly lays out the strategy for preparing to quit your job as you launch into the deep waters of entrepreneurship. Are you ready to quit your job?

Before You Quit Your Job: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs was written with you in mind. Keenya says she has seen too many people quit their job too soon, and end up losing everything - including their dream of entrepreneurship.

Through her own experience, Keenya shares the most important steps to take to make sure you position yourself for success, even if your new business flounders at first. She stresses the importance of having a job to take care of your daily needs, a dream to work towards, and a hustle to help pay for that dream.

And if you are a writer, or think you might have a book inside of you - you'll want to listen to the end where Keenya shares how she supernaturally was able to write, publish, and record the audiobook in a total of just two months time. I still am amazed at the speed of her process. She details her process, and the long list items she had to check off in order to get to the finish line.

Here are some links to what we talked about:

Keenya's websites: KeenyaKelly.com and IfYouBrandIt.com

Purchase Keenya's book from her website to get a free download of her audiobook, and other bonuses: keenyakelly.com/book

or on Amazon (no bonus content): Before You Quit Your Job: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs

Keenya mentioned a book by Stephen R. Covey: 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

Connect with Keenya on Instagram @Keenya_Kelly

and on Facebook:@keenyakelly

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Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, I hope you'll let Keenya know, and share it with your friends. A review wherever you listen to podcasts would be so appreciated!

Connect with me on Instagram: @TamiRomani and @EmptyNestEmpires

and on Facebook: @TamiRomani

>>> If you are an entrepreneur, or have a burning desire to find a new passion for business in these empty nest years, I'd like to invite you to join us in The Empire Builders Collective, where we clear away the fog from marketing a business online, and pursue a greater purpose and passion while making an impact. The doors to this exclusive VIP community will open just a few times a year, so make sure you are on the waitlist by signing up here: tamiromani.com/vipwaitlist

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I'm cheering for your success,

Tami

I met my guest, Sheri McIntyre, through the magic of social media. She reached out to me several months ago via Instagram messenger, and my life has not been the same since.

Sheri was in the best shape of her life - and (she thought) the best health of her life when the unthinkable happened - a sudden rupture of a brain aneurysm left her helpless on New Years Day, 2016. Helpless, yes. Hopeless, no. Something inside Sheri rose up with strength and fortitude and she was determined to do whatever it takes to get better. She slowly learned how to walk and talk again - and now, not even four years from that day - she has written a book.

I hope you will be inspired by Sheri's story. She reminds us all to have hope in the darkest of times, and to always look for the light, and then work hard to keep reaching for it. Above all, Sheri would like everyone who hears her story to THINK.

Here are some resources we mentioned in this interview:

Connect with Sheri on Instagram @compassionate.snob

>>>Let her know you heard this podcast!

Sheri's book, Compassionate Snob, is available on Amazon

The Brain Aneurysm Foundation website (bafound.org)

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Let's continue the discussion over on Instagram and Facebook! Reach out to me and let me know what impacted you the most in this episode. You can find me @tamiromani on every single platform.

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Hi Empire Builders! I am really happy that my first episode after the introductions we’ve been doing is this one about being healthy enough. I’ve noticed a tendency to have an all or nothing mentality in this area. Every time we open a magazine or turn on the TV we are bombarded with images of others we would like to emulate, but really - it’s unattainable for most of us. So what do we do? We do nothing.

My guest today is going to teach you a better way. A way to be healthy enough - for you. Amy Van Liew spent 26 years as an engineer for HP, and when she took early retirement at age 50, she knew she needed to improve her health. All those years of corporate sitting had taken a toll. So, she educated herself and now is helping midlifers find the balance they need to be healthy enough. Healthy enough to enjoy life on their terms. I hope this episode sparks some ideas for changes you can make to be your healthiest self.

Here are some of the resources we referenced in this interview:

Book by Jack Canfield: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Instagram account comparing photo shopped images to real life (in her IG stories): @indyink

Connect with Amy:

Sign up here for Amy's 5 Minutes for 5 Days Challenge

Be Healthy Enough on Instagram and Facebook

YouTube: Amy Van Liew Fitness

Connect with Tami - Instagram and Facebook

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Okay. Did I save the best Empire Building pillar introduction for last? Or is it the worst?

Love it or hate it, the idea of leaving a legacy always comes down to money, for most of us. Yes, the point of this podcast is that we build empires in so many different areas, which is why we introduced the five pillars of empire building - and we will tell stories from all of them. Fitness, Fun. Family. Faith, and Finance...But that money thing? It’s the one that haunts us, am I right?

Maybe you’ve done just fine in this pillar of empire building. Or maybe you haven’t. Or maybe you are somewhere in between.

We will talk about all of it, and hear stories from the planners. The non planners, and even those who have successfully turned their finances around, even in their retirement years. Get ready for some ideas, some strategy, and some insight.

Just a few of the questions we need to tackle are -

Are you ready for retirement? Do you feel like you will never be able to retire? Did you invest wisely or live paycheck to paycheck? Did you teach your children about money or are they floundering as young adults? Are you generous, or do you feel like you need to keep every last penny because doggone it, you earned it? What will people say about your money skills when you’re gone? Do you even care? Does all this talk about manifesting and attracting money really work? And by the way, Where did our money mindset come from? Did your parents live through the great depression? Did you grow up hearing your parents say things like “money doesn’t grow on trees!” and “ What do you think I am, made of money?” And finally, is it possible to rewire your brain to have a different attitude about money and lighten up on the self-imposed pressure a bit?

Oh boy. Money. Finances. We will talk to experts and non experts and hear their stories, and their advice - then, it’s up to you whether you take it to heart or not. We will discuss business ideas, how to crack the code in online marketing… and let me reiterate here - YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD, AND IT’S NEVER TOO LATE. I might go on a tangent here, this is one of my pet peeves… every week I hear someone say things like, “I don’t do email because I’m old.” (uhhh my mom learned how to email in her 80s and was delighted to have a new way to connect with people - it was so much easier for her than hand writing notes..) I think if my mom was still with us, she would have had a blast doing live videos on Instagram and Facebook…. So, lose that limiting belief, okay???

I cannot wait to see what shows up as we unpack and learn new things together...Are you ready?

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Have you ever been to a memorial service for someone who had great faith? No one says, “we really don’t know what she stood for.” No, they say things like, “her great faith was an inspiration to all who knew her,” or “ She loved others just like Jesus would,” or “she worked tirelessly to serve others and help them in their distress..” Great faith is a heritage, a legacy, an empire, if you will.

Yes, Faith is an empire we can be intentional about building, and that empire, or legacy, will live on through generations. Nothing is clearer to me than this, especially since hearing about my 8th great grandmother, Mary - the similarities between Mary and my own mother are too close to be coincidence. There is a legacy of faith there.

I hope this episode gets you thinking about the empire of faith you are building in your family.

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Connect with me on social media at @tamiromani - I'd love to hear from you! If you are interested in being intentional about building an online business empire in these empty nest years, I'd love to invite you to join us in The Empire Builders Collective, where visionaries like yourself find their voice and unlock new purpose. You can be the first to find out when the doors open by jumping on the waiting list here: tamiromani.com/vip