The Change Guru with Susan Paget

In this week's episode I share the importance of learning at midlife. In my past career I actually avoided learning because I was afraid if I admitted I didn't know something, that it could impact my job. Now, I'm a learning machine and doing something new is how I live my purpose.  I share what I learned this week and then challenge you to harness the powerful energy of midlife to live yours.

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In this episode we're going where many others fear to tread. Endings. Endings are a part of life that most of us have been taught to avoid but what I'm loving about midlife is that finally we have the maturity and wisdom to creatively and spiritually work with endings in a way that will help us live a healthier life.

For this subject, I use the metaphor of sending our kids away to college - something that many midlife women are bracing for at this time of year, as the final year of high school draws to a close. The thing is, it doesn't matter whether you are going through this or not, all of us experience endings and I'm going to share with you five ways to look at an ending and turn it into a beginning.

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When was the last time you thanked someone for the impact they've had on your life?

Many of us assume that those close to us or those who have a certain status in the world either know what they mean to us or have so much acknowledgement in their lives already that they don't need to know. And so the specific words remain unsaid.

In this episode I share why I love to thank the people that have made a difference in my life and why doing so inspires me, in turn, to live a life that can serve others. In addition to talking about the profound influence my friend Judy has had on my entire life, I talk about Duncan Trussell, a spiritual comedian whose podcasts have influenced not only my work but have inspired me through many of the transitions going on at midlife. I was able to thank them both recently which was a great feeling.

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My favorite Duncan Trussell Podcasts:

Episode 52 Oh Hai Cancer!

Episode 43 My Mom Part 1

Episode 64 My Mom Part 2

Episode 112 Live From The Improv (The show I went to)

I've got a question for you. What does first class travel, big pharma and right here,right now have in common?

The answer? Big time lessons for those of us at midlife!

In this episode I share three life lesson's I've learned in the past month that have changed the way I look at the future and perhaps, they will resonate with you too!

Midlife is the ultimate reboot. It's a time when many of us reevaluate everything going on in our lives and are looking for ways to get through what feels like a dark tunnel and into some light.

In this week's episode of The Change Guru podcast, I share five things you need to know if you're looking to change your life bigtime now. Understand these core essentials and you will be in an amazing place to take on the rest of your life.

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Are you in tune with your feelings?

When was the last time you had a good cry?

When was the last time you just allowed yourself to feel something without trying to numb it out by eating, drinking, computer use or other distractions?

In this week's podcast I share the importance of acknowledging our feelings at midlife. Rather than push our emotions aside, when managed carefully, we can use them as messengers for change, stress relievers and ways to feel more balanced - all the things we are striving for during this time.

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When you think about it, experiencing midlife is the stuff of great stories. It starts with that feeling that you can't do things the same way as you used to and the challenge of whether you're gonna do something about it or not! It features trial and error and gatekeepers and road blocks but it also, if you answer the call to adventure, has epic battles and mentors and a light at the end of the tunnel.

This type of story telling was developed by the work of Joseph Campbell, an author, teacher and seeker who was the inspiration behind the phrase "Follow your bliss". Campbell believed in the power of mythology and created a structure for story telling called "The Hero's Journey". The super cool thing about "The Hero's Journey" is that it has a lot of adaptability to our stories at midlife and in this episode I share ways to consider how to make it work for you. It's a unique tool for looking at your current situation and any particular trials or challenges in a way that makes you the heroine, not the victim. By taking an observer stance and seeing your life following as a Hero's Journey, you learn to experience the beauty, drama and spiritual nature of this amazing transitional time in life. Enjoy!

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How would you feel if you left your mobile phone at home? What would happen if you didn't post on Facebook or check your newsfeed today? How many emails or texts have you sent today when you could've made a phone call?

Since technology has come on the scene, none of us have been given guidelines for how to use it or what impact it has on our physical, spiritual, mental and social health. I'm noticing that lately, many people are talking about how technology is getting in the way of these things and rather than making life easier, it's tending to make us feel less than efficient, more stressed and overwhelmed.

In this week's episode I explain how to identify technological overload, why some of the negative symptoms of too much plugged in time play havoc especially with women over 40 and give 13 ways to introduce some form of taking a break from the digital world into your life.

I hope you enjoy and would love to know your thoughts. When you're not detoxing - send me an email at susanpaget at g mail dot come or like me on Facebook.

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Are you a good girl?

Do you say "yes" when you really mean "no"?

Do you feel frustrated, trapped, ready to explode?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, there's a good chance that the rules you've learned as a young child are colliding with change you want to make at midlife.

In this week's episode, I explain how to recognize whether traditional and possibly dysfunctional rules are preventing you from moving forward and explain how to challenge these beliefs in functional and sustainable ways.

And here's the great quote I refer to in the podcast:

"The most dangerous risk of all is the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later"

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Welcome to the first episode of The Change Guru for 2014!

Happy Year of The Horse - and speaking of years, how are your New Year's resolutions going?

If you've fallen off the horse of the goals you've set - AWESOME!

That's right - I said AWESOME!

In this week's podcast I share why getting off track with your goals is actually a fantastic way to reach them.

I learned this first hand last month while flashpacking through Asia. While everyone in the world seemed to be focusing on goals, I allowed myself to completely backslide on mine.  See the pic? That's me off the horse (and on a table hula hooping)   during a river tubing break in Vang Vieng, Laos.

Falling off that horse was totally intentional for me.  I needed to step away and review what was really important in all aspects of my life and rather than feel guilty about it, or beat myself up, I was able to get to a point where I wanted to get back in the saddle and start again. I was excited and focused.

A lot of us have an "all or nothing" approach to our goals, as in,  if we screw up or take a break from going after something we really want, it's over and done. But success in anything is not a linear path. It's hills and valley and side steps and all of them can have the same purpose, to help us move in the directions of our dreams

If you're ready to stop feeling guilty about "falling off the horse" in any area of your life, you'll like this podcast.