LeAura

Author, entrepreneur, ideator and founder of BoomersReinvented.com. An auto-didactic polymath, passionate about learning, growth and service, LeAura's mission is to elevate, educate, engage and empower others to be the best they can be, no matter their age. "Now is the time to live your dreams and make them real. The world needs your wisdom and your vision. Now it's time—not to check out—but to check in to becoming more fully all that you can be."

From Sucky to Soulful

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Have you ever struggled with anxiety or depression?

Depression and anxiety impact ~20% of Baby Boomers!
Depression and anxiety impact ~20% of Baby Boomers!

After years of wrestling with this Ali Skylar found a way out.  In fact she created it.

This interview is Ali’s story of how she had to find a way out of her own personal crisis and lifelong struggle with anxiety.  The result is a funny and profound solution, that will help anyone shift to a better place. As Ali says:

Change the way you do be your day.

Sucky to Soulful: How to Shift from Anxiety and Depression

Ali Skylar's Shiftitudes is an incredible FREE resource of elevating, transformative and truly life changing affirmations.
Ali Skylar’s Shiftitudes is an incredible FREE resource of elevating, transformative and truly life changing affirmations.

Ali Skylar is the incredibly gifted creator and queen wordsmith of “Shiftitudes.”  These are powerful and punchy slogans to turn negative thoughts into positive reinforcements, or as Ali says: “Sucky to Soulful!”

You can get Ali’s Shiftitudes FREE on her website, where you will find other entertaining and eloquent content to brighten your day and send you on the way with a smile and a chuckle.

Ali’s is an unintentional comedian, as evidenced by her “on the go course for busy people”, Transforming “Ahh crap!” into “A Wholy Shift!”

Shift happens when we turn struggles into chuckles.

Passionate about helping people easily turn any negative situation and mindset into something uplifting and positive, Ali talks about how she started writing as a way to help her reduce stress and get out of a deep anxiety and depression.  This journey sparked the idea for her soul work. Ali’s is a beautiful story of how magic happens when we turn pain into creativity.

When you find something that works, you want to share it.

When you find a way out of pain in to joy, out of dark into light, out of limitations into infinite possibilities, it’s natural to want o share it, and that’s Ali Skylar.

When Ali heard about Best Boomers and Beyond she reached out to us, because of our shared positive approach to life, and because she’s a baby boomer.  We soon found out she’d already met half of my family!

My husband Coleman, and son Nikolai, met Ali and her son Chaz, at an event called Board Meetings International (BMI) back in 2012.  The two founders of BMI, Jim Sheils and Brian Scrone, are two lifelong best friends with a mission of helping families deepen their connectedness in an often disconnected world.

Ali is funny, witty, and engaging and you’re sure to enjoy this interview as much as we enjoyed learning more about her!  You can also peruse her Best Boomers and Beyond article: “What You See is Not ME!, and visit her site for a smile and a chuckle, and be sure to say “hello”.

AND… to see some of the wonderful programs and books she’s created!  I especially like the Artitudes!

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Becoming a writer has been the main catalyst to my spiritual awakening. Ali Skylar

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Magic happens when we turn pain into art. What are you transforming today?

And… if you love transformative power of words like Ali does, you might just enjoy this book, Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words.  I’m not the wordsmith that Ali is, yet I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  See what you think.

Show Notes / Resources:

– Sucky to Soulful Ali Skylar’s website where you can see some of her Shiftitudes!

– Board Meetings International is an organization that exists to strengthen the relationship parents have with their children through providing a unique educational experience like no other.

– A Course In Miracles by Marianna Williamson

– Esther Hicks is an American inspirational speaker and author.

– Chocolate with Almonds… “For when all else fails.” Ali Skylar

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Ali Skylar

Ali Skylar’s mission is to use inspirational words, positive affirmations, mindfulness exercises and positive songs to help you learn how to change your life and have a true spiritual awakening! Ali uses her Shiftitudes -uniquely crafted self-affirmation acronyms – blog, books and courses to help keep you committed to your spiritual journey! Also, her Quotitudes – inspirational sayings, encouraging words and inspirational quotes about life – gently aid in helping you to achieve a positive mental attitude essential for personal growth and presence of mind. Chat with Ali on Google+ | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | YouTube.

Rebirth of Soul

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Tami Gaines’ story is that of a hard-wrought journey of survival and thriving against all odds, and at great personal costs.  But it is often when we are most challenged that our greatest strengths emerge.

Tami’s story is one of turning struggle to triumph, and converting pain and agony into opportunities for discovery, growth and renewal. She is an ideator, entrepreneur, single mom of four, author speaker, and radio show host, passionate about educating and empowering others to excellence.

From her desire to serve, while nurturing her own entrepreneurial dreams, Tami created The Rebirth of Soul programs, books and radio show, to help others find the one moment in their greatest challenge, when they discover that they are not as weak as they once believed – the moment when they find their inner strength.  The one moment that makes everything that follows… possible.

Tami is committed to helping women in transition rebirth the soul of their most difficult experiences.

We hope you enjoy the conversation with Tami, and visit her site to learn more about her incredible journey from pain, tragedy and conflict to success and resolution.

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Tami Gaines, author, speaker, entrepreneur, single mother of four.

 

 

Tami Gaines‘ life has been largely defined by tremendous achievement, though the road to those successes has often been lined with giant potholes – seemingly insurmountable obstacles.  Tami’s has been able to find hidden gifts of growth in every challenge and embrace each setback as a choice to be bigger than her problems, and now she’s passionate about helping other do the same through her speaking, training, books and programs.

And, while Tami is three years younger than the youngest of the boomer generation, her story of personal transformation, adaptation and reinvention is inspiring, with lessons and learnings for anyone.

 

Leading with Strength, Against All Odds

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If you were told you’d never walk again, would you accept those words as truth?  Fortunately for her family and clients, Kathie Nelson did not sit down, lay down and give up, when it seemed like her life was over.

Instead again all odds, she began leading with strength.  First getting her own life back together, then climbing back to physical ability and business success.

Because of that… because Kathie has pushed through incredible personal challenges, to get to be where she is today, she’s able to helps her clients achieve their best.

Kathie is a compassionate, but results driven visionary, guiding business leaders to achieve and succeed.

In fitness, personal trainers push you to your own success because they’ve first achieved their own. In business, it’s the same with good business coaches.

“Mentors, trainers and coaches know that you can do more than you ever thought possible.” @LeAuraAlderson

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Kathie discovered that about herself the hard way, but it’s a lesson she turned into a success story, in running her own business and life, and helping her clients do the same.

Through Kathie’s various life circumstances, which she shares in this interview, she decided at a very young age, to never be dependent on someone else again.  That’s actually a pivotal life circumstance for many entrepreneurs, and especially women, because then it’s not just about job independence, but also relationally.

New book by Mother-Daughter co-authors, Bette Laughrun and Kathie Nelson, I Want What She's Got!
New book by Mother-Daughter co-authors, Bette Laughrun and Kathie Nelson, I Want What She’s Got!

KathieNelson.com is just one of Kathie’s ventures.  She and her mother, Bette Laughrun, a ‘Beyond Boomer’ entrepreneur and author, have co-written a book, just out, titled, I Want What She’s Got!

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Kathie Nelson, entrepreneur, author & business coach

AND… there’s also a wine label in Kathie’s family future!  Tune into this inspiring interview with Kathie Nelson.

Founder and CEO Kathie Nelson, is a serial entrepreneur and born powerhouse in business growth, is a four times author, highly sought after speaker, top tier business strategist, and coach.

The Blue Collar Investor

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How does a dentist become a stock options whiz teaching others how to profit from the stock market?

Alan Ellman calls his company The Blue Collar Investor, because he taught himself the blue collar way, through study, application and hands-on learning, and, because many of his clients are middle class, blue collar workers seeking to improve their financial education, and to apply that knowledge to create their own wealth and retirement security.

One of Alan’s mottoes is:

Become the CEO of your own money. Alan Ellman, @theBCinvestor

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When Dr. Ellman began to notice that managed funds were not generating good or even reasonable returns, he decided to that it was time to take his finances into his own hands.  His success attracted attention, and people began to flock to him to learn his methods, and that was the beginning of The Blue Collar Investor program.

Enjoy Alan’s interview and prioritize your financial health and wealth by visiting his website and perusing his programs.

We created Best Boomers and Beyond because we’re passionate about helping others achieve their best possible life, especially those in their second half.  That’s also what Alan is all about:

Success: Now Available For All.  Alan Ellman, The Blue Collar Investor

So, visit Alan’s site and enjoy some of his many free resources, and if he’s coming to a town near you, take advantage of that by attending one his events.

 

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Alan Ellman loves options trading so much he has written three top selling books on the topic of selling covered calls alone. Alan is a recently retired dentist, a personal index-3trainer, and a successful real estate investor, but he is known mostly for his profound stock option strategies.

Alan used the power of self-education to accomplish his mission of becoming an accomplished stock market investor. He used the same blueprint that he adapted to become a licensed General Dentist, a Certified Personal Trainer, and a Licensed Real Estate Agent. Year after year, his portfolio generated higher returns than those of the average Stock Market. When he started selling options, those returns increased exponentially.   Be sure to check out Alan’s NEW book Selling Cash-Secured Puts, and you can reach him via his website, or email.

Follow Alan:  Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter

Interview with Bestselling Author Reid Lance Rosenthal

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Reid Lance Rosenthal is a friend, successful real estate investor, fourth generation rancher, a real cowboy, and a #1 bestselling author of Love for Land and Money, and the historic western romance series  “Threads West… An American Saga“.

The touchstones of the past are the guideposts to the future. Threads West Series

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We had numerous technical challenges during this interview, due to the intermittent internet that can happen in the boondocks of Wyoming, and a cowboy more comfortable on a stallion in the wild outback, than with technology.

But in true pioneer style, though it may not always be pretty, we made do with what we had and we made it work. Thanks to our awesome video team for splicing together the five different videos it took to capture this chapter of Reid’s inspiring story, it’s much better, but if you hear references to glitches, and see the odd phone icon on the screen, well you’ll have some context.

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Author Reid L. Rosenthal, surveying his ranch in Wyoming

Reid joked about our technical challenges, saying:

“You know what the information super highway is in Wyoming, don’t ya? Two pick-ups pulled over on the side of the road, facing opposite directions, talking.”

Meanwhile, you’re sure to enjoy Reid’s story-within stories-of his journey to becoming a #1 best-selling, historical western romance novelist.

We especially love how it is that Reid began his successful author career during his second half of life, about 5 years ago, around the age of 56.

Reid is an astute businessman, an amazing, eloquent and brilliant story teller, and as good at wrangling words as he is cattle. It’s fun catching up with Reid from one of his ranches in Wyoming. He’s a man on fire… a man on a mission, and a boomer living full out.

Self is the building block of community, and not the other way around. Reid Rosenthal via @BestBoomers

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We didn’t even have time to go into his other bestseller book, Land for Love and Money, or his eco-rancher principles and deep and spiritual connection with the land, so we’ll be visiting with him again in the coming year. Meanwhile, if you love novels, mystery, history and stories steeped in the lineage roots that all Americans share, you will love his novel series, Threads West: An American Saga.

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A disclaimer: I don’t read fiction, so while I’ve only read but part of Reid’s first book, it was enough to know the quality and grand scope of his master storytelling ability.  Meanwhile, my entire family—from teens, to hubbie, to mother, to an aunt and uncle—has read all three of his first novels and eagerly away the imminent release of his fourth book, Moccasin Tracks.

“Forged in the crucible of history, shaped on the anvil of a dangerous land, the threads of their lives and torrid loves interweave with the evolution of America and the West.”

I highly recommend the audio version, read by Reid himself, which you can find here:

BOOK 1:  Threads West Audio Book. 

BOOK 2:  Threads West: Maps of Fate

BOOK 3:  Uncompahgre: Where Water Turns Rock Red

BOOK 4:  Moccasin Tracks – it’s not out yet, but you can reserve it on the Threads West site.    36883_1371261476715_6682297_n

Oh… by the way, I forgot to mention that the Threads West, an American Saga series is slated to be 33 books!!!  WOW!!!  That’s extraordinary.  Like Reid.  And it’s not just fanciful imaginings of a cowboy author.  No, Reid already knows what will be in each one and has it all mapped out… perhaps symbolically reminscent of his second novel:  Maps of Fate.

Folks, meet Reid Lance Rosenthal, an extraordinary man, a real cowboy, with the heart of an artist, and a captivating raconteur, weaving the threads west of our roots deep into the American west, and into the reader’s heart, as we meet those who preceded us, and forged the way.

Thread’s West, entertains, educates, enlightens, and intrigues, while revealing the raw fiber of the American soul, and how each individual strand brings it strength, color and character to the tapestry of a people and their land.