LeAura Alderson

Life Wide Open

by LeAura

EDITORS NOTE: We had several technical systems challenges on this interview, between the translator and bandwidth issues, but overall, these are barely noticeable for the audience until the very end, so please tune to meet Karen and get inspired!

Life Ahead of Me is Wide Open

Living life wide open, Karen Putz is a woman on fire with passion and purpose. She turns 50 this year, in 2015, and she’s looking forward to it with pride, as well she should, because she looks younger today than she did five years ago!

Deaf at age 19, Karen is a mom, wife, champion barefoot skier, many-times author, speaker, advocate for the deaf and overall amazing and wise human being.

“All our life experiences are building blocks to the next opportunity, to the next path, to the next journey, and it’s up to us to take that and go in that direction.”

Karen sees her life as wide open, with loads of projects and possibilities… she has her list of top 100 things which she created during a life-transforming experience with Debra Poneman, in her Yes To Success program, and we’ve no doubt she’ll be checking on that list and creating a new one!

When you’re surrounded by people who think you can’t… you think you can’t.

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“When you surround yourself with people who are doing these things, you get the sense that you can do it too.”

“Everyone said, ‘You’re going to hurt yourself. You can’t do this. You’re too old to be thinking about this.'”

“I have role models in my life that I didn’t have before… that are living life, who are breaking the boundaries.”

“”I have learned that time is a really precious commodity to me now. I don’t spend time around toxic people.”

“I find I am much happier when I’m around people who are like-minded… who have dreams, who are deep in their own passions and don’t have time for the pettiness of life.”

For more of Karen’s story, be sure to visit the inspiring media site for boomers: Growing Bolder, that we mention several times in the interview. They have a great video of Karen’s story where you can get some more of the details beyond our video interview.

Life ahead of me is wide open.

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Karen Putz is passionate about helping others unwrap their passions at any age. And she’s a living example of someone who has overcome adversity and struggles. No longer flailing in the wake of the past, she is forging her future by living each day fully engaged… living life wide open.

Karen was born with normal hearing and became hard of hearing after a bout of illness in elementary school.

At the age of 19, she tripped over a wake while barefoot water skiing and cartwheeled into the water. She thought she merely had water in her ears, but being deaf was here to stay, thanks to a wacky gene in her family. Becoming deaf turned out to be a blessing; after she dried the tears, Karen decided to embrace life and a whole new world opened up.

Today, for starters, Karen is a speaker, writer, Passion Coach, and competitive barefoot water skier, and above all, a mom. Visit with us, and please connect with Karen, and check out her books.

You can connect with Karen via her website, or:
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RESOURCES

BOOKS KAREN HAS AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED

Global Voices of Social Media: 25 Women Share Stories of Strength, Love and Triumph

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness: 101 Inspirational Stories about Finding Your Purpose, Passion, and Joy (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Quality Paper))

In Pursuit of Passion: An Inspirational Journal

ORGANIZATIONS

Hands and Voices

PROGRAMS KAREN RECOMMENDS

Debra Poneman’s Yes To Success

The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do, by Jeff Goins

Signals from Your Soul

by LeAura

Soul, Autumn of Life, Fall of Life, 3rd Act, Third Quarter, Anxiety, Depression, Reinvention, Fresh Start, Second Half of Life, Best Boomers and Beyond, Boomers Reinvented, Baby Boomers, LeAura Alderson, Destiny, Life, Passion,

When Did it Start for You? Have you let go of youthful hopes and dreams? If so, when did it …

The Ultimate Guide To Changing Your Life

by LeAura

Ugh, then there are those times when I feel dead inside. I wake up early and swing on the pre-school …

‘Age is not a barrier’: Tech designer, 91, lands her dream job in Silicon Valley

by LeAura

Barbara Beskind, IDEO, age, old age myth, boomers reinvented, creativity, innovation, retirement myth, business,

EDITORS NOTE: It’s never too late to pursue your dreams, at least some of them. Don’t wait. Start today, one …

Transforming Aging

by LeAura

WOW! I was super excited to learn of this program, and thanks to Ali Skylar for letting us know!!! This …

Your Gift to the World

by LeAura

[Pardon the occasional internet freeze in this video. It’s mostly brief and in the first half].

What’s your gift to the world?

Inquiry

Do you know?

Hint: it begins with “Y”.

It’s YOU!

So… who are YOU… really?

Do you sometimes feel like you’ve not yet even begun tapping into your amazing potential? Are you ready to get on with what it is you’re really here to do?

Originality

How and where do you begin?

Tune into this engaging interview with Jamie Greenberg “chief originologist” and branding wizard at A Brand YOU way to get a head start on discovering this for yourself.

Jamie gets it.

Jamie has an intuitive eye and a knack for cutting through to your essence, holding it up to the light to marvel at, then carefully constructing the best form or vehicle for presenting that to the world.

I want to find out what’s great about everybody. Jamie Greenberg @aBrandYOUway

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Refinement

In my diligent auto-didactic pursuit with numerous coaches and programs, Jamie was able to accomplish in short order what most were not able to do at all: laser in on the soul of who I am and what gifts I can best bring into the world. Then he helped me hone in on creative ways to share that more fully with the world.

Jamie is like the stone cutter with an eye for cutting the diamond in a way that reveals its hidden beauty and authentic lines. He’s gifted at helping people discover and position their essence into their best brand through his company, A Brand You Way.

Vision

Jamie and I both coach people, and yet we’ve each benefit from coaching each other. The best coaches also continuously seek coaching. The diamond needs the jewelers help to shine. The jeweler needs the diamond to reveal his own brilliance and artistry.

Those who are determined to grow increasingly more conscious and self-aware, seek input regularly, from various sources, ever tweaking and adjusting toward better. That’s how all life on earth grows best: tap in, tune in, grow, adapt, refine, shine, repeat.

Dream

Many people today feel that something is missing in their lives… that they’re missing the mark but can’t quite put their finger on what that mark is.

Whenever we feel out of sorts, it’s usually an indication that we may be slightly off course.

Those emotional rough spots are like the bumpy shoulder of the highway that signals we’ve strayed off the main road. Inner agitation and depression is often a message from our soul. It may be the message that it’s time to get on with our real work. Jamie can help with that.

Your purpose supports your vision, and your passion fuels your purpose. @aBrandYOUway

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Purpose

Most boomers have amassed a reservoir of experience, skills and wisdom to draw from and share, but may not be clear on some of the best ways to do that. Jamie talks about how his four phase process lasers in to help you identify your “why and then your “what”.

When you think about it, it makes so much more sense to get paid doing what you love, than to continue to work more years doing something you don’t.

When you’re doing work you love, it’s no longer work. It’s joy!

I didn’t want to die never having sung my song. @aBrandYOUway

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Don’t leave your song unsung, your canvas half painted, your book unwritten, and dreams unrealized.

Craft

Jamie can help you snag your “gorgeous chaos moments”, and identify your focus… your diamond or “tagline”, and then identify the setting or process for manifesting it.

Your tagline has to be a description of your promise of value. @aBrandYOUway

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Manifest

Tune into this video interview to hear Jamie’s story, and some valuable tips on his four key pillars of Vision, Purpose, Passion and Values. He can help you refine and craft yours into an authentic brand that’s your gift to the world.

NOW is the best time to start.

Free Toolkit to get you started.

Get Jamie’s free toolkit to help you get started bringing your gift to the world.

Jamie Greenberg, Chief Originologist and founder of A Brand YOU Way

Jamie Greenberg is father of two and long time spouse to the inspired word artist, author, writer, and extraordinarily creative Ali Skylar, whom we also interviewed on Boomers Reinvented. After years of running a successful entertainment agency and helping his family grow and sell a multi-million dollar toy company, Jamie’s passion is to inspire and mentor YOU on how to tap into the miraculous power of YOUR originality and “personal brand” so you can live the life you’re SUPPOSED to live!

SHOW NOTES

SITES:

AbrandYOUway.com

Ali Skylar’s Sucky to Soulful

BOOKS:

Brain Rules, by Dr. John Medina

The Wisdom of Genevieve Behrend: Your Invisible Power, Attaining Your Desires

JAMIE’S PDFS:

ABYW Systems Chart-black

Dating for Baby Boomers

by LeAura

Are you a single Baby Boomer? Are you new to dating? Have you given up on relationships? Or maybe you’re anguishing over feeling like you’re in a dead-end relationship with no way out?

Huffington Post, Dr. Joe Amoia, GPS for Love, single dating, baby boomer dating, marriage relationships, how to find love, how to revive a stale marriage, dating coach, love coach, ambassador for love, LeAura Alderson, Baby Boomer Generation, Best Boomers and Beyond — More than half — 56 percent — of single baby boomers surveyed said they were open to the idea of dating, while 45 percent said they already were dating. Huffington Post

Our friend, Dr. Joe Amoia over at GPS for Love, is an expert on dating and relationships. It’s a topic he’s so passionate about that he left a lucrative chiropractic practice to follow his heart helping people with matters of the heart over the back! But interestingly, Joe also knows that happy relationships go a long way toward contributing to overall health and wellness.

“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” Gary Zukav

Dr. Joe shares his story on this interview on how he got involved in dating coaching, and you can also checkout the article he wrote for us on how his Midlfe Crisis Was Really a Midlife Calling. Perhaps you can relate? If you have your own story of a transformation that led to an entirely new career or life reinvention, please let us know! We love your stories!

Dr. Joe Amoia, GPS for Love, single dating, baby boomer dating, marriage relationships, how to find love, how to revive a stale marriage, dating coach, love coach, ambassador for love, LeAura Alderson, Baby Boomer Generation, Best Boomers and Beyond — Telly Savalas, “Kojak”, 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994.

Okay… flashback to the 1970’s. Do you remember Telly Savalas of Kojak fame? Well Joe reminds me of Telly. Joe says, “I’m a bald guy with a big nose”. Well, like Kojak, Joe’s a charismatic, straight-talking New York – New Jersey guy with a big heart, who will tell it like it is, while helping you make it what you want it to be. Your romantic life, that is.

When you live from your heart you’ve got a head start. Joe Amoia

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Joe’s regular emails and blog articles are entertaining, insightful and fun to read, while offering lots of poignant tips and advice for dating and relationships, no matter your age. In fact, Joe says that about 50% of his clients and readers, viewers and fans are of the baby boomer generation!

So, if you want to know three signs a guys is committed to growth, or whether your wasting your time on the wrong guy, or the tools for healing a broken heart, please tune into this interview and visit and peruse his relevant articles and videos. Dr. Joe’s got answers that will help you, single or not!

Meanwhile, the statistics on single boomers is surprising: first, approximately 33% of baby boomers are single! But, the good news: most of them are open to dating. I predict Dr. Joe will be very busy soon.

We hope you enjoy this interview with Dr. Joe Amoia, of GPS for Love. Let us know, will you? You can post comments below, or on our Facebook page, or if you prefer to be more private, you can email us.

Dr. Joe Amoia, teaches women all over the globe how to put themselves in position to win the Game of Love over at GPS for Love. Visit Dr. Joe’s site and learn from his unique approach through his many creations: ‘Checklist for Love Program’, ‘The ABC’s of Smarter Dating: 26 Tips and Strategies to Immediately Improve Your Love Life’ and the ‘Dating Power Unleashed’ audio program.

Male Hormonal Imbalance is a Thing

by LeAura

One of the major concerns of both men and women is how to maintain or restore levels of the sex …

The Magic, Mystery & Beauty of Sound

by LeAura

Cymatics, Nigel Stanford, Soundwaves, Sound visualized,

This is extraordinary, both the audio and the video.

Cymatics’ is the science of visualizing audio frequencies.
All of the experiments are real. Read about how it was made and the science behind the visuals.

Please do check out Nigel Stanford’s site for more delightful music and content, including this thorough depiction of the Behind-the-Scenes how-to and filming of the cymatics video.

Turning Assets into Income

by LeAura

SHIFTING FINANCIAL PARADIGMS

One of the best ways to succeed in whatever we do is to learn from those who know more than we do about our given area of interest, and who have achieved more than we have in whatever area we’re seeking growth.

I’m super optimistic about the world these days.

I’m optimistic, primarily because I do not tune into the media of negativism and fear. Instead, I tune into interesting people who are living extraordinary lives, and I learn from them daily.

Interview, Patrick Donohoe, Paradigm Life, LeAura Alderson, Financial Fitness, Financial Education, Investment Strategies, Inifnite Banking, Wealth Generation, Best Boomers and Beyond, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Be Your Own Bank, Entrepreneurs, Robert Kiyosaki, Whole Life Insurance, — Boomers have more opportunities today to become their own boss and live the lives of their dreams, than ever before.

There are thousands of inspiring people of all ages, in new creative endeavors. I get especially excited seeing baby boomers embarking on new adventures as they work to reinvent themselves during their second half of life, and there are more opportunities today to become your own boss and live the life of your dreams than ever before.

Many of the most inspiring people I consider my teachers and mentors are Generation X and Y entrepreneurs, such as Patrick Donohoe—a Gen X-er. These are the 25-45-something year olds who are changing paradigms, working outside the box and thinking expansively from an impressive innate wisdom.

Patrick Donohoe is one such on a mission to empower people with financial education so they can make better choices and have the freedom which comes from greater financial wealth.

Communication between the generations is paramount. Patrick Donohoe

What’s so cool about today, more than any other time in history, is that we can all learn from each other. The elders are no longer just the “keepers of wisdom”, and in my experience, when we allow ourselves to learn from each other as contributing, productive human beings, no matter the age, we’re all better of.

We’re delighted to have the opportunity to catch up with Patrick and hear from him, what he’s invested in, what resources he utilizes and what’s important in his life. So, get your cuppa favorite brew and please join me in learning more about Patrick Donohoe.

A few highlights from Patrick follow this, but do not replace the ambiance of hearing from Patrick live. You will see near the end, what really lights him up… and I think you’ll be able to relate, but let us know in your comments below or on our Facebook page, what you enjoyed most about this interview.

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Patrick Donohoe: It’s a really cool time to live… and it’s based on your perspective, and that determines [your] reality, and even though it’s crazy and chaotic… it’s one of the coolest times to be alive.

Patrick’s company offers a financial tool that helps people to become their own banker and self-financier, while maintaining the benefit of whole life insurance. This is a financial product controversial to some not educated on the concept, and Patrick’s mission is to help people make informed decisions, by offering free educational videos and articles on the topic through his company’s site:

It’s always good to consider multiple opinions and multiple perspectives. Patrick Donohoe

Patrick Donohoe: If you just have one perspective on something, you’re taking a gamble as to whether it’s right or wrong for you. So it’s good that there’s a lot of critics. It’s the stages that truth goes through, where it’s not just accepted as truth, but it goes through a rebuke and goes through some criticism. If you address something rationally… it gives people a chance to evaluate and decide.

Entrepreneurs have existed since humans could think, and believe me, entrepreneurs are figuring out ways to solve your problems. Patrick Donohoe

Patrick Donohoe, is an inspiring and successful young entrepreneur, passionate about financial education that helps people make more informed choices. He’s working to shift old paradigms about wealth, by making once exclusive financial tools utilized by the wealthy, available to all who are interested in exploring clever and creative options for turning assets into income.

It’s good that there’s a lot of critics. It’s the stages that truth goes through. Patrick Donohoe

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There’s a plethora of information out there about financial vehicles and investing. So much that it could be overwhelming. But don’t let it discourage you. Rather, take it on as a sort of “brain gym” exercise… a puzzle to figure out that helps keeps your mind agile and young through the learning process.

When you make a decision, make a decision based on your [informed] knowledge, not on somebody else’s. Patrick Donohoe

We think you’ll enjoy tuning into this interview with Patrick Donohoe, a leader and entrepreneur, who has built a large, highly successful company, based on teaching financial education and helping others to achieve financial freedom. Find out Patrick’s answers to tough questions, and what kind of investments he’s involved in.

My dream is to raise good kids. Patrick Donohoe

1910507_10153107824172788_1291951428686783246_n — Patrick’s two daughters and son

And be sure to take advantage of these free tools from Patrick, in the Resources list below. Also, if you enjoyed this article, you will likely also enjoy this article titled: Financial Freedom Begins With Financial Education.

RESOURCES

ParadigmLife.net

BeYourBank.com

Free eBook: Infinite Wealth, a Different Kind of Retirement:

32 min. Video: Know Your Retirement

FundRise.com – revolutionizing the way people invest in real estate.

LendingClub.com – the world’s largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors.

Book: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

Patrick-Donohoe-240x300 — Patrick Donohoe is the President and CEO of Paradigm Life & BeYourBank.com

Patrick Donohoe started Paradigm Life in 2007 to teach investors, business owners, professionals and families on sound financial principles. He is a firm believer that the more someone is educated, the better financial decisions they will make and the more financially free they will be. Patrick created a unique educational process which is conducted virtually by way of video webinars. Patrick is also the host of Paradigm Life’s podcast which has been on the air since 2007. Patrick grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Salt Lake City in 2003 to attend the University of Utah and subsequently graduated with a BA in Economics. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys playing ice hockey and is an avid participant in CrossFit. Patrick currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and their three children.