Have you ever considered how much it really costs to battle getting older? At age 65, Becky Bolt decided it was time to quit paying that price and embrace being an elder. I sat down with Becky to talk about the inspiration for her booklet, “Aging Gratefully” and the real difference between accepting the aging process and appreciating it.

Becky shares the grocery store moment that changed how she saw aging, the real difference between accepting getting older and actually appreciating it, and why she prefers the word “elder” to “elderly.” Together we explore forgiveness as a form of freedom, grief as proof of love, and what it truly costs — emotionally, physically, and spiritually — to keep refusing the elder years instead of stepping into them. If you’ve been holding tightly to youth, to old grudges, or to grief you haven’t let breathe, this episode offers a gentler way through.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why resisting aging only drains your energy
• How practicing gratitude and service to others enriches the aging process
• Why it’s important to address your emotional trauma to age joyfully and peacefully
• How to embrace your role as an elder and share your wisdom
• Why forgiveness helps reclaim your own peace

About My Guest:
Becky Bolt is the author of the booklet “Aging Gratefully,” a guide to accepting, appreciating, and actually enjoying the process of getting older. After years of watching people battle aging rather than embrace it, Becky made a decision at 65 to trade that fight for peace, gratitude, and service, and she’s been sharing that perspective with anyone ready to listen ever since.

Connect with Becky

• Request a copy of Aging Gratefully: beckybolt1 (at) gmail.com
• Website: PeopleofDiversity.org

Resources & links mentioned:

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Design Your Life, Your Way – next steps:

• Join the Soulful Women’s Network for Over 50: www.facebook.com/groups/soulfulwomensnetwork
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Feeling fed up with your business after 50? If you’re tired of pushing, waiting to be inspired and quietly wondering if it’s time to quit, relax. You’re not finished. You’re just tired. And those are two very different things.

I’ve been feeling that way myself, which is why this is my first solo episode in a few weeks. What brought me back to the mic was a Facebook post a friend of mine shared from “Brad & The Goat.”
The post featured memes of sheep offering mental health advice. I walk through each piece of advice and how it applies to your midlife business. It all relates to the V in my L.O.V.E. Method – Value Your Uniqueness. You’ll leave with small, doable ways to keep moving when motivation is gone and permission to rest without quitting. I also share a light language transmission to help clear away any stuck energy that may keep you feeling fed up.

FYI – I had a short internet outage around the 25:00 mark when I started discussing the 7th piece of advice: “Look for tiny proof.”

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why waiting to feel inspired can keep you stuck, and how making the day smaller gets you moving again.
• A simple 50-minute focus timer that makes a long to-do list feel doable instead of overwhelming.
• The difference between needing a minute and being finished, and why rest is not the same as quitting.
• How to stop comparing yourself to the “perfect” entrepreneurs online and value your own path.
• Why tiny proof of progress, like one email or one post, builds real momentum.

Resources & links mentioned:

• Brad & The Goat Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587959834045
• Book – “Staying Solo: Your Guide to Building a Simple and Sustainable Service Business” by Maggie Patterson
• TechCorps, the STEM education organization I’m raising money for with my October 10K: https://runsignup.com/gloriarand
• Schedule your free 15-minute introductory light language session: https://tidycal.com/gloria3/lightlanguageintro
• Watch more conversations like this one, completely free, on New Reality TV. Consciousness, healing, the paranormal, the unexplained, all in one place. Available on Roku, FireTV, iOS, and Android. newrealitytv.com

Design Your Life, Your Way – next steps:

• Learn more about my coaching programs: https://gloriarand.com/coaching/
• Take my free Personal Power Archetype Quiz to start designing your next chapter: bit.ly/PersonalPowerQuiz
• If this episode spoke to you, leave us a review.
• Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode.
• Share this with a friend who’s feeling tired, fed up, or stuck in her business after 50.
• Connect with me on LinkedIn @GloriaGraceRand to continue the conversation about midlife, meaning, and living on purpose.

What if some of the stress you’re carrying in your business isn’t yours to carry at all? In this episode, I’m taking a fresh look at the Serenity Prayer and what it can teach us about building a business in midlife: accepting what you can’t control, having the courage to change what you can, and developing the wisdom to know the difference.

If you’re a woman over 50 who feels stretched thin by the demands of your business, you’ll discover practical ways to shift your focus from controlling outcomes to taking aligned action. And at the end, I’ll share a short Light Language message to help you release what you can’t control and reconnect you with your inner wisdom.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The difference between controlling outcomes (you can’t) and controlling the actions that make good outcomes more likely (you can), with practical shifts for not getting enough clients, feeling invisible online, and “they love my work, but they don’t buy.”
• Why the fear of being judged can grow as we age, and how mirror work and small, steady acts of visibility help you get comfortable in your own skin.
• How one hesitant email changed my business, and why letting go of attachment to the outcome makes every brave step after it easier.
• The 15-Minute Serenity CEO Check-In: three simple lists (Let Go or Accept, Act On This Week, Learn or Decide), plus one specific courage action to complete in the next 48 hours.

Words to Remember
Serenity is not passivity. It’s confident focus. Courage is not the absense of fear. It’s choosing the next aligned action despite fear. And wisdom is knowing that your success doesn’t require you to do everything. It requires you to do the right things consistently.

Resources & links mentioned:

• Related episode: Boundaries are Self-Care: How to Stop People Pleasing in Midlife
• AI tools: Perplexity, Claude, and ChatGPT
• Watch more conversations like this one, completely free, on New Reality TV. Consciousness, healing, the paranormal, the unexplained, all in one place. Available on Roku, FireTV, iOS, and Android. newrealitytv.com

Design Your Life, Your Way – next steps:

• Experience a private Light Language session to release what you’re ready to let go of: https://gloriarand.com/light-language-healing/
• Learn more about working with me 1:1 in Elevate & Empower: https://gloriarand.com/coaching/
• If this episode spoke to you, leave us a review.
• Follow/subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode.
• Share this with a friend who’s carrying more than her share right now.
• Connect with me on LinkedIn @GloriaGraceRand to continue the conversation about midlife, meaning, and living on purpose.