Notebook Dreams: How Rhode Island Women Are Rewriting Their Second Acts After 40

This is your Women Over 40 podcast. Imagine sitting in a quiet room, notebook in hand, feeling that familiar tug—the one whispering it's time for more. Welcome to Women Over 40, where we celebrate the fire that reignites after forty. I'm your host, and today, we're diving into reinventing yourself by chasing those long-buried passions. Listeners, this is your permission slip to thrive. It starts with vision, as transformation coach Keri Ford shares in her podcast. At forty, she rebooted her career by asking what truly excites her now—not the dreams of twenty-five, but the sparks today. Grab a pen and do a personal SWOT analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. What are you great at? What new pull do you feel? What's holding you back? Susan Lister Locke from the Rhode Island coast did just that. She listed what brought joy, started making jewelry for fun with classes in Nantucket and Italy. Soon, her pieces sold at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. See? Small lists lead to big leaps. Take Shinde, whose curiosity dimmed by forty. In her family's old nursery, she experimented with plants purely for enjoyment. That grew into Ashokvatika Nursery—a thriving business and her renewed compass. Progress is incremental: learn a skill, enroll in a class, talk to someone living your dream. Antoinette Blake turned a sixties layoff into Blake Enterprises, becoming an award-winning blogger and social media marketer through Reinvention Rebels podcast stories hosted by Wendy Battles. Don't go alone. Communities are your rocket fuel. Kym Showers of Reinvented After 40 coaches women to own their happiness with practical tools she used post-forty. Sonya Cashner on Life Over 40 podcast faced fears, shed old identities, and built anew. Even Vera Wang pivoted from figure skating and journalism to fashion icon status after forty. These women honor their past as fuel, not chains. Listeners, reinvention isn't starting over; it's stepping into your power. Commit fully—immerse in communities, take those steps. Your uniqueness is your superpower. Set the example for the next generation: passion knows no age. Thank you for tuning in to Women Over 40. Subscribe now for more empowerment. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.