Reinvention Rebels

What's possible when we find the courage to reinvent and be our authentic selves?

When we shed who people think we should be and step into who we truly want and are meant to be?

The truth is, anything is possible when we learn to stand up for ourselves.

We can use self-empowerment to propel us forward as we reinvent ourselves. There are limitless opportunities to show up and shine, comfortable in our skin.

That's exactly what happened to my extraordinary guest, Wendy Hutchinson.

A lifelong people pleaser and self-proclaimed good girl, Wendy grew tired of putting everyone else before herself.

Instead of complaining, she did something about it.

She reinvented herself in bold ways and learned a lot about herself along the way. She shared so many powerful insights in our conversation:

✅ How learning how to love herself helped her see new possibilities
✅ Why perfectionism is a dream killer
✅ How she shed old aspects for herself to embrace who she really is - her authentic self
✅ Why reinvention is an inside job and not about acquiring "more stuff"
✅ How we can build our stress tolerance and learn to set boundaries during our reinvention journey (because some people will be resistant to the new, empowered you)
✅ Why we have to look at the stories we've been telling ourselves and determine if they're true

I love Wendy's reinvention story. I love the wisdom she shares. I love how she ditched people pleasing to emerge as a passionate, happy and fierce version of herself.

She reminds us that we can all find our Reinvention Rebel groove too. Each of us in our own unique way.

I can't wait for you to listen to her empowering story!

Mentioned in this episode

• Reinvention Inspiration: Revisit Past Experiences to Find Fresh Reinvention Ideas!
• Wendy  Battles a guest on Wendy Hutchinson's podcast, The Path of Me
  
  

Connect with Wendy:

Website: Alinea Life Coaching
Podcast: The Path of Me Podcast
Book: Finding the Path of Me
Instagram: @mamahutch47

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What happens when we revisit our past experiences as fodder for our current growth and expansion?

Have you ever noticed that a fresh perspective can transform an old idea into something new?

And those new ideas can help us navigate the reinvention process in interesting, and sometimes unexpected, ways.

While we may look to the past and be reminded of things that we didn't like or didn't go well, the opposite can be true too.

The past is a remarkable place to help us move forward. Instead of thinking of it with fear or dread, we can approach it with possibility.

Sometimes we had a good idea but the timing wasn't right. Being patient and believing in the power of manifestation can propel our reinvention journey forward in the most joyful ways.

In this solo episode I share:

✳️ What happened when I revisited my dislike for bananas years later
✳️ Why we should stay open to new ideas even if we're resistant
✳️ How revisiting voice acting 20 years later sparked my career as a podcast host
✳️ Why being open to change is so important in reinventing ourselves
✳️ 3 questions to ask yourself that can help spark to new ideas

I've got ideas for you to help you keep moving forward as you reinvent yourself.  Take a listen and try them on for size.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Reinventing My 80s: Taking Center Stage - How I Launched a Full-Time Acting Career with Stephanie Schwartz
• Reinventing My 80s: How I Thrive at 89 - Curiosity, Community & Connection with Elaine Battles

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Have you ever caught yourself thinking about what you can't do anymore because of your age?

CAN'T isn't in Stephanie Schwartz's vocabulary.

This amazing Reinvention Rebel embodies the idea that we CAN reinvent ourselves at any age or any stage.  Age? Just a number that doesn't have to define us.

At 85, she's not only talking the talk but also walking the walk as she pursues her passion as a full-time actor.

She’s not holding back, leaning into new opportunities, challenging herself and
finding immense joy in the journey.

You will love her story about how she nurtured a childhood interest in the arts over decades. From getting started in grade school to appearing in plays alongside her students as a college professor. Now retired, she has abundant time to pursue this passion.

I love what she shares about:

✅ How she started acting in mid-life and restarted 20 years later
✅ Why we should try things we haven't done
✅ Why we should accept invitations and try new things
✅ How rejection helps us grow
✅ Why self-acceptance is so important
✅ How she's learned to be more patient
✅ Why it's so important to ask for what you want

That's just tipping the iceberg on the wisdom she shared.

This episode reminds me that there are endless possibilities for us to shine, lean into our talents, express ourselves and find deep joy.

Get inspired by Stephanie's Reinvention Rebel journey.

Connect with Stephanie via email: [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode: Reinvention at 50+: Accelerate Your Reinvention Journey with Self-Commitment, Purpose and Passion

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Have you ever considered that when you give yourself permission to focus on YOU, new possibilities emerge?

Or that once you decide to reinvent yourself, things start to move in that direction?

Finding more joy and reinventing ourselves with purpose starts with a commitment to ourselves.

Our dreams and desires matter.  Our goals matter. And the only way we're going to make them happen is deciding they are a priority and actually doing something about it!

In this encore episode from season 2, we are revisiting the idea of self-commitment.

You can accelerate your reinvention journey further and faster when you understand that reinventing yourself is more than a list of tasks to cross off a list. It's also about aligning with your purpose and passions. 

In this solo episode I share how I:

✳️ gave myself permission to focus on my reinvention journey (aka be happy!)
✳️ ditched people-pleasing to focus on my dreams
✳️ learned to say no to others in order to say yes to me
✳️ made my reinvention journey a priority, not a "someday" task
✳️ tuned into my purpose and passion as reinvention catalysts
✳️ embraced a "perfectly imperfect" mindset to take forward action 

Come join me for motivation and inspiration to fuel your own Reinvention Rebel journey. No matter your age or stage in life, you can reinvent yourself at any time.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Reinvention Rebels Episode: Ready to Reinvent? Let's Get Curious? 
• Reinvention Rebels Episode: Flex Your Muscle, Find Your Courage & Reinvent Your Life
• Natalie Wester, fierce Reinvention Rebel! Listen to her episode, Solo World Traveler and Whiskey Intern at 61
• Kim Boudreau Smith, bold Reinvention Rebel! Listen to her episode, How I Reinvented 61: Pivots & New Possibilities

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Ready for a powerful reinvention story that will help you redefine what it means to age with vibrancy, health, and joy?

Meet 69-year young Vickie Aigner, an integrative fitness guru who has transformed the lives of hundreds of seniors.

Using her virtual Alive, Fit and Free platform, Vickie helps seniors gain strength and energy, build community, and make joyful connections that support vibrant health. Her oldest member, Lois, is 101 and going strong!

These aren't your average seniors. They're modern seniors leaning into being their strongest, sexiest and self-confident selves!

Vickie has overcome numerous obstacles to powerfully reinvent herself and add value to the world. She is changing lives in the best ways!

I love what she shares about her reinvention journey and how she:

✅ transformed her disklike for how seniors are viewed and reimagined the idea of Modern Seniors
✅ created a network of connected seniors and built longevity and vitality
✅ combats isolation and helps seniors build new neuropathways
✅ overcame rectal cancer and continues to reinvent
✅ had to be willing to fall apart in order to come back together better and stronger.

As painful as certain times of her life have been (like being widowed with six kids), she says she wouldn't change a thing.

Vickie shares powerful wisdom about resiliency and how new possibilities can emerge when we're open to reinventing ourselves.

This is a beautiful episode that can help inspire your own reinvention journey!

Mentioned in this episode:

3 Ways Reinvention Rebels Adopt a "Perfectly Imperfect" Mindset

Connect with Vickie:
Website: alivefitandfree.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @alivefitandfree
Facebook Group: Alive, Fit and Free
LinkedIn: Alive, Fit and Free
YouTube: Alive, Fit and Free channel

Ready to pursue your midlife and beyond dreams? Here's a simple and fun way to get started and kick uncertainty to the curb! Download my audio cheat sheet, 5 Questions to Spark Your Curiosity and Inspire Your Reinvention Journey.  Let's get inspired together. 🥳 It's never too late and you're never too old to pursue your dreams!

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What would be possible if you created a "perfectly imperfect" mindset?

• Would you pursue your dreams and not get stuck in the how? 
• Would you trust that things are unfolding in just the right way?
• Would you take forward action even though your idea wasn't perfectly formed? 
• Would you overcome your missteps with grace instead of negative self-talk?

The thing is, Reinvention Rebels, the amazing women between 50 and 90 whom I interview, have learned to embrace a perfectly imperfect mindset.

They are boldly claiming their dreams and going for them even though the details may be unclear.|

Their way on their terms. 

They are doing the dang thing.

And guess what? You can create a perfectly imperfect mindset too!

Join me for this episode to learn:

✳️ How we often let perfection get in the way of progress
✳️ Why getting started imperfectly (as opposed to not at all) is so important 
✳️ What we can learn from our imperfect reinvention  journey 
✳️ How two Reinvention Rebels, Angel Cornelius and Kelley Norcia,  moved forward with perfectly imperfect action to great success
✳️ 3 perfectly imperfect qualities that Reinvention Rebels possess to make forward progress

This short episode will get you thinking about your own reinvention journey and offers up some simple tips and a compelling question to help you move forward with your dreams.

Reinvention Rebels, what are you waiting for? Let's embrace perfectly imperfect action!

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Reinvention at 72: A Season of Serving - Public Servant, Politician & Policy Maker with Carol Hill-Evans
• Recipe for Midlife Reinvention: Launching a National Beauty Brand at 56 with Angel Cornelius
• Reinventing 53: Helping Women 50+ See Their Inner and Outer Beauty with Kelley Norcia

Ready to pursue your midlife and beyond dreams? Here's a simple and fun way to get started and kick uncertainty to the curb! Download my audio cheat sheet, 5 Questions to Spark Your Curiosity and Inspire Your Reinvention Journey.  Let's get inspired together. 🥳 It's never too late and you're never too old to pursue your dreams!

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How many of us have considered reinventing ourselves by starting a career in politics at 66? Most likely, not many.

But that's what my guest, Carol HIll-Evans has done.

She has reinvented herself in interesting and bold ways, and in so doing, has created positive and lasting changes in herself and her community.

Her story is inspiring, from getting her undergraduate degrees in her 50s to being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives at 66. At 72, she's going strong, shining her light in extraordinary ways. I love her reinvention story about what's possible as we age when we have a healthy dose of curiosity.

Carol's passion for being of service to others and authenticity makes for a delightful and dynamic reinvention story. She shares insightful lessons that are both inspiring and empowering:

✅  Why she was motivated to go back to school and get her degree in her 50s
✅  How her prior experiences prepared her for her current role as a public servant
✅  Why it's so important to surround yourself with people who believe in you
✅  How her reinvention dream team was the key to her success (we all need one!)
✅  What she learned from losing an election and how it created the space for other opportunities to serve
✅  How we can turn disappoints into fuel for our reinventions
✅  How she continues to reinvent herself through tragedy

Carol reminds us that we'll find obstacles along our path but with faith, there's nothing we can't overcome.

She beautifully exemplifies the idea that we can reinvent ourselves at any age or any stage of life. There's no expiration date. At 72, she continues to reinvent herself in brave and bold ways.

Lean in and listen to her inspiring story and then consider what could be possible in your future, no matter your age.

Connect with Carol Hill-Evans:

Website: Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Mentioned in this episode:

Season 4, Episode 3 - Reinvention at 50+: Ready to Thrive? You Gotta Build Your Bounce-Back-Ability Muscle

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Ever notice that some people have the unique ability to bounce back from obstacles?

The kind of people who can maneuver around daunting roadblocks in their way and make things work.

The kind of people who are able to figure out and navigate the craziness and uncertainty of midlife with more ease and grace than many of us.

People that can do that have what I call “bounce-back-ability”

It doesn’t mean they don’t struggle or get frustrated but they are open to figuring things out. They are willing to build their trust muscle and keep things moving in the direction of their dreams.

They are resilient as all get out despite challenging circumstances.

Bounce-back-ability is a unique quality that Reinvention Rebels possess, the amazing women between 50 and 90 that I have the honor to interview.

They have tough times and they keep it moving.

Do you have it too?

Listen to this episode and you'll learn:

✳️ The three key ingredients for bounce-back-ability
✳️ Why bounce-back-ability is so important
✳️ One action you can take to build your bounce-back-ability muscle

Ready to build this muscle to make it easier to respond (and not react) to life's challenges? Developing this muscle will help and I'm excited to share my 3-ingredient "not so secret" secret sauce for crushing midlife challenges (or at least approaching them with more confidence and grace!).

Mentioned in this episode:

Episode with Wendy's mom: Reinventing My 80s: How I Thrive at 89 - Curiosity, Community & Connection with Elaine Battles

Season 4, Episode 1 - Reinvention at 50+: Learning How to Show Up for Yourself is a Key Ingredient

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I'm building an empowering community of midlife and older women (aka Reinvention Rebels) on Instagram - I'm @reinventionrebels.

Don't forget to visit Reinvention Rebels on Facebook. And find me on Twitter @RebelsReinvent

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If someone asked you to model bathing suits and lingerie in your 40-something, plus-sized body and silver hair, would you do it?

Would you kick limiting societal beliefs about how a midlife body should look to the curb, lean in and do it anyway?

Or would you think of a hundred reasons why you shouldn’t and let the opportunity pass you by?

In the case of Reinvention Rebel Rachel Peru, she leaned in, quieted her naysayer mind, and created a whole new, empowered life.

Rachel celebrates her body just the way it is, reminding us that every body is a beautiful body in all our exquisite shapes and sizes.

She’s built body confidence, not just in herself but others too.

And she started a fabulous podcast, Out of the Bubble, that celebrates stories of empowered midlife women finding their voice and groove, expanding their lives in kickass ways.

In this encouraging, I-can-do-anything interview, I love what Rachel shares about:

✅ How she found midlife confidence and went for it
✅ Why it's so important to say Yes to our dreams, no matter our age
✅ How curiosity helped kickstart her modeling career at 46 (you'll love her story!)
✅ How she shifted her mindset to one of self-acceptance
✅ How skydiving helped increase her comfort zone
✅ What she learned from sharing others’ stories on her podcast and what inspires her most about midlife women

And that’s just a tiny piece of what makes Rachel a fierce Reinvention Rebel. She shares abundant midlife wisdom in uplifting ways.

I can't wait for you to listen and soak up her expansive ideas about what midlife can be for any of us. Lean in and then consider what your reinvention story might look like.

Connect with Rachel:

Website: rachelperu.co.uk
Instagram: @rachelperu1
Twitter: @rachel_peru
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rachel-peru
Facebook: Rachel Peru

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Out of the Bubble: Are you a "Reinvention Rebel?" with Pro-age influencer, speaker and podcast host Wendy Battles 
• Out of the Bubble: Finding new passion and purpose through sport with Jo Moseley
• Reinvention at 50+: Learning to Show Up for Yourself is a Key Ingredient 
• Reinventing My 70s: Modeling at 72, Kickboxing at 74 with Carolyn Doelling

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Do you know that showing up for yourself is a key ingredient in your midlife reinvention secret sauce?

Ever notice that paying more attention to your own needs in midlife (aka showing up for yourself) can contribute to deeper happiness and satisfaction?

When was the last time you showed up for yourself - and made space for your dreams and desires to be a priority, not a "someday" activity?

Showing up for ourselves is at once important and empowering, and often hard to do. The drumbeat of others' needs can drown out our own if we let them. But the benefits of showing up for ourselves shouldn't be downplayed. In fact, they should be celebrated.

When we show up for ourselves and lean into our needs, we acknowledge that we matter.

Getting the reinvention process going - that process of stepping into our own and becoming a Reinvention Rebel - starts with us identifying what we want. It means turning the lens to focus on ourselves.

I'm excited to kick off season 4 with this solo episode that shines a light on why showing up for ourselves is so important. It's about why you should add showing up for yourself to your reinvention sauce. In this solo episode I share:

✳️ What I learned about myself this summer when it comes to showing up
✳️ Why showing up for ourselves is so important
✳️ 3 questions for you to noodle on about showing up for yourself and how you can get started

And lots of other cool insights. Think of it as a grown-up post-summer book report. 😂

It's the perfect way to kick off season 4 with new opportunities for our personal growth and development. We're all back in the saddle after summer, let's re-focus on our biggest reinvention dreams and start to make them happen! Putting yourself first is a start.

Are you ready to add showing up for yourself to your Reinvention Rebels secret sauce? This key ingredient will make all the difference.  Lean in and listen to this season's kickoff episode. Let's get inspired together!

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Reinventing My 60s: Solo World Traveler & Whiskey Intern at 61 with Natalie Wester

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Visit me at reinventionrebels.com
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I'm building an empowering community of midlife and older women (aka Reinvention Rebels) on Instagram - I'm @reinventionrebels.

Don't forget to visit Reinvention Rebels on Facebook. And find me on Twitter @RebelsReinvent

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