Fire Up at 55 Plus

“You are not the boss of me!” has become a familiar punch line in movies and TV episodes. Do you have a boss now who recognizes your worth … who supports your growth and aspirations? Do you want to stay with that boss or stay out of their way? Deep down we all know who our real boss is, and today we’ll unpack how and when the boss took charge of our day-to-day responses and forged a long-term agenda we still turn to today for guidance. We know those rules well, but if they no longer serve us … I mean really serve us, are we willing to take a risk to reject them? Let’s clear this up for your best-life changes now. To work with me individually as your own life coach and blow up the rules you’re ready to reject, just send an email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. We’ll explore what’s missing in your life and how to fire it up in a no-pressure conversation about what we can achieve together for you in 2025. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Reminders worth repeating are shared today in a big-time favorite episode from last spring that captured what often escapes us for the permanent weight loss solution you deeply desire. So listen again today with a sense of ownership and readiness to act upon these understandable, doable steps to reduce your weight and keep it steady. To work with me individually as your own coach for life change, weight loss, goal execution, and more, just send an email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. We’ll explore what’s missing in your life in a no-pressure conversation about what we can achieve together for you in 2025. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Are you yearning for a transformative life change but feel entangled in a web of problem-solving, unsure how to embark on the journey? Do you seek clarity to navigate your path effectively, aiming for not just temporary fixes but enduring fulfillment crafted uniquely for you? I've gathered insights for you from my certification study across three essential coaching areas: weight loss, general life coaching, and productivity. Join me now as we explore common challenges faced in midlife and learn how to prioritize and conquer the most daunting obstacles, guiding you to solutions tailored specifically for your journey to success. To work with me individually as your own coach for life change, weight loss, goal execution, and more, just send an email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. We’ll explore what’s missing in your life in a no-pressure conversation about what we can achieve together for you in 2025. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

You’re invited to get in the game and shine today—yep, right now for a best-life transformation. This is Laurie again welcoming and urging you to tally-up your timeless wisdom and take it out for a spin! With this, let’s get you off the back burner and into the arena to realize your potential fully in 2025. Also mentioned in this episode: Passion to Seed Gardening: www.passiontoseedgardening The Book Nook: www.booknoodstewarton.co.uk Silver and Strong Fitness: https://silverandstrong.com Care.com: https://www.care.com/about/ To wisefully work with me as a one-on-one coach for life change, weight loss, goal execution, and more, just send an email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. We’ll explore what’s missing in your life in a no-pressure conversation about what we can achieve for you in 2025. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com.

Here’s your good news, and the second episode this year to provide a power tool to ease your 2025 journey along the path to best-life change—by just one year from now! What’s that, what tool? It’s fun, yes I said fun … you know: glee, delight, pleasure, playfulness, or just plain smiles of satisfaction. Fun is the best attitude, belief, and action to pull out of the magic kit known as “positive psychology,” really! Today you’ll see how to get started now for cheerful life transformation, absent the grind of perfectionism and restriction. So let go of the “rules” as you listen on. To joyfully work with me as a one-on-one coach for life change, weight loss, goal execution, and more, send an email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com for a no-pressure conversation about what we can achieve for you together in 2025. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

Best-world understanding for stepping into your best life yet, at midlife, comes with advice on two fronts: first, from success stories … you know, the people who have done it. And, second, when one of those people comes with expert advice on essentials for a new identity—reinvention advice from their later-life, today-career. In this episode we have both: a successful role model whose best-life career has made her an expert in sharing what works. Don’t wait, with this podcast it’s time to amplify your hidden potential and ignite a new identity from our role-model guest, Deb Wesley. From doable starter steps to a longer game, you’ll learn how she went from a 30-year traditional career to her happiest work ever that also supports confident new identities for women ages 50 and older, via inspiring visuals and much more. Find Deb at Deb Wesley Photography: website: www.debwesleyphoto.com instagram: @debwesleyphoto. facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debwesleyphotography 50+ and Fab information: https://schedule.debwesleyphoto.com/50fabulous Also mentioned in this episode, Deb’s book recommendations: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert: https://a.co/d/iQKr7NC Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond by Stacy T. Sims, PhD: https://a.co/d/0pbay3s The Art of Explanation by Lee LeFever: https://a.co/d/6AtfwmC Besides this podcast advice, I invite you to contact me for an easy conversation about the possibility of coaching with me. Just send an email to: hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or schedule a time online at https://calendly.com/laurieadamscoaching. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

With our new year-long podcast theme of how words matter and create your story—including the ending you want in 2025—I’m adding in this repeat of a favorite episode. Why? To fill out any gaps in your self-awareness about the words you use to describe your feelings. Feelings drive your actions, and we want to name them with intentional, deeper meaning. An example: feeling sad? Or are you really … hurt, betrayed, depressed, or morose? Words do matter! Creating your new story because you have hope? Or are you really … eager, excited, optimistic, or energized? As you listen to this episode, which first aired with the title “Your Best Clues to Your Best Life,” consider how you can take a deeper dive into actions now, with the true feelings you desire in your 2025 story. Mentioned in this episode: The Dictionary of Emotions: Words for Feelings, Moods, and Emotions by Patrick Michael Ryan https://a.co/d/bBYNb1T Besides this podcast advice, I invite you to contact me for an easy conversation about the possibility of coaching with me. Just send an email to: hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or schedule a time online at https://calendly.com/laurieadamscoaching. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

Words matter!—You’ve heard that over and over on this podcast, because they do. The words you say to yourself, about yourself … the words from your role models that inspire … the words you use to journal, to dream, to envision a new identity and life for yourself. And, finally, a Word of The Year to capture it all and remind you all along 2025 what you aspire to become and embody for your best self and best life ever in your next chapter. That chapter is key to your transformation journey. Listen on to learn the two power tools that get you started on reinvention now. Besides this podcast advice, I invite you to contact me for an easy conversation about the possibility of coaching with me. Just send an email to: hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or schedule a time online at https://calendly.com/laurieadamscoaching. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

Why make a list of New Year’s Resolutions when the track record is so short that statistics show “Quitters’ Day” will come around by January 10, 2025? How can you avoid abandoning resolutions by the second Friday of the year? And the answer is … don’t make them in the first place! Instead, listen up for what will work, then craft your doable plan and execute it with more ease for lasting best-life change. Besides this podcast advice, I invite you to contact me for an easy conversation about the possibility of coaching with me. Just send an email to: hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or schedule a time online at https://calendly.com/laurieadamscoaching. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

Explore easily as you go about holiday errands with this double-week broadcast, and fuel the transformative power of words to lock-in your envisioned and enriched future. Yep, here's a quick start to easily explore your Word of the Year for 2025, with how-to takeaways. So: Ponder, create, and feel a sense of control in the present and for next-year goal-setting, at the same time getting relief from holiday stress with this in-the-moments exercise. You might even recall memories from this year and your past to prompt storytelling at friends’ and family gatherings. Laurie mentions this journal: More Than Just a Word: Discover and develop your word of the year, by Carol Tetzlaff https://a.co/d/cD572Bi Besides this podcast advice, I invite you to contact me for an easy conversation about the possibility of coaching with me. Just send an email to: hello@laurieadamscoaching.com or schedule a time online at https://calendly.com/laurieadamscoaching. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher: www.ThePodcastTeacher.com

The holidays can be a whirlwind, pulling you in a hundred different directions. What if—without a lot of bother—you could reframe this time of year, right now, to truly nurture your soul. Today, I’ll guide you through practical, uplifting actions to reclaim your peace, rediscover the magic, and re-ignite your spirit with simple traditions and mindful moments. Other sources: The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington https://a.co/d/6ZJ6Jl0 Article: Arianna Huffington's Advice for Modern Distractions and The Sleep Revolution https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arianna-huffingtons-advic_b_9939060) Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my very latest self-start guide, Get Inspired with Turning Points for 55+ Women. To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Whether you’re in the U.S. watching football or the big balloons of the Macy’s Parade, cooking at top speed, nibbling “all the things,” jogging on a Turkey Day Trot, just hiding under the covers, or moving “Over the River and Through the Woods,” this is the Thanksgiving Day Fire-Up Podcast. Gratitude would have been the expected Thanksgiving topic, right? But, nope, nope, nope. With so many changes going on in the world right now gratitude is just not top of mind for many of you. Change is top of mind. With research I’ve been doing with you in mind, kindness—the real deal, proven-to-be beneficial kindness—is a way to help yourself through change, to just feel better, become more resilient, and pave a new path at midlife-plus. Listen up and walk away with an understanding of how kindness is more than an idea for enjoying new life in your splendid second act. Besides this podcast today—I've got you covered with my latest self-start guide, Your Kindness Blueprint for Best Living. To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

As promised in my recent “What They Know for Sure” podcast, today listen up for relatable, on-the-money quotables and illustrations about mentoring to light up your pathway for best-life change at midlife-plus! Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my latest self-start guide, 3 Steps to Launch Life’s Best at 55+. To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Today you’ll get the scoop on how to handle and show up at family gatherings during the holidays! My guest Mindy Neal is a master-certified life coach who helps women transform their most challenging relationships and create lives they truly love, using her unique approach that combines deep psychological insight with practical tools for lasting change. I’ve benefited from realistic and positive actions advice from Mindy’s coaching, and you will too! Mindy has created a free holiday guide for you, Fire-Up listener! Just go to the resources section of her website: https://www.mindynealcoaching.com/free Listen to her Podcast: https://www.livefreelovelifepodcast.com/ Also mentioned in this episode, Mindy’s favorite book for couples/marriage: Us: Getting Past You & Me to Build a More Loving Relationship On Amazon: https://a.co/d/i2N5zNq More Ways to Find Mindy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themindyneal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindyNealCoaching YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mindynealcoaching TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themindyneal This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Listen again for the prequel to your transformation story! Podcast No. 52 ran in May and I've probably talked about this one more than any other when out and about! Whether you embark upon a new path from learning through this podcast, self-coaching, or working with a life coach like me, there’s a backstory that sets you up for an optimal journey. How do you tap into that without falling into the protective brain’s typical negative messages? Listen up to level up. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Today is Halloween and the "borderline serious" start of the holidays. Does that fill you with dread or delight? Trick or treat? Likely it's somewhere in between, and luckily Life Coach Terrie Power, returns in this episode to spark a season full of satisfaction and more, importantly self care and joy! Besides this podcast advice, get my quick tips to "Light Up Your Holidays by a Fired-Up Coach." Just send an email for the free list to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. Terrie Power’s website and linktree www.terriepowercoaching.com linktr.ee/terriepower Take her free Enneagram assessment here: https://www.terriepowercoaching.com/assessment/ This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

“What I know for sure,” Oprah is always saying and sharing. I’m lucky that as a life coach I’m always on the lookout for "ah-ha" moments that give me a new outlook. I save sayings from “them”—the people I admire or just come across who have advice, a meaningful idea to live by, and something witty or even sarcastic to share that just hits home with me. Today is a round-up of these gems that I’ve saved over time with Siri’s help, on sticky notes or reminders in the cloud. Listen up and discover if any of these truisms perk up your brain, make you smile, recall an experience, or even lead to a light-bulb, life-changing moment. Without further ado, here’s what “they” know for sure. Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my latest self-start checklist, “3 Steps to Launch Life’s Best at 55+.” To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Today, uncover the “secret” tools I’ve been hinting at to support your transformation for a sizzling second act—that is, your best life yet—at midlife-plus. Last week I recapped the journey from hope to determination to creative play for the do-able reinvention you want; the one that taps into your hidden potential and frees you from limiting habits like people-pleasing and negative beliefs that don’t serve you. Most importantly from last week’s quick and easy wrap-up is the point connecting you to that potential—your "alter ego," or "secret identity." That point is to “Cultivate Creativity and Decision-Making.” It’s the creative process of pretending that has been proven to enhance problem-solving skills and adaptability, critical for navigating your new personal and professional landscapes. Let me explain … Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my latest self-start checklist, “3 Steps to Launch Life’s Best at 55+.” To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

Beginning with hope, moving into determination, and then taking up creative play, I’ve recently shared how to step into your best life ever at midlife-plus—in this “new identity” series of episodes. And soon we’ll tackle some innovative tools I like to think of as your “secret weapons.” But before we do, here’s some quick intel about connecting the dots from brainstorming an identity to pinning it down for your new, best life ever. Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my latest self-start checklist, “3 Steps to Launch Life’s Best at 55+.” To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com. This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.

In Part One of this podcast, Episode 74 last week, I introduced how the act of pretending or engaging in imaginative play—while often associated with children—can be an incredibly powerful tool for adults seeking life change and developing a new identity. But today we get to move from play as a tool to seek identity to actually using it as a powerful method to enact life changes and step into new, desired identity. It’s a doable, creative way for you to get going with excitement. Besides this podcast—I've got you covered with my latest self-start checklist, “3 Steps to Launch Life’s Best at 55+.” To get your free copy, just ask for it via email to hello@laurieadamscoaching.com This episode was produced by The Podcast Teacher.