Fire Up at 55 Plus

Why, why, oh why do we still cling to the tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions? Because, on January 1st, they promise to be so effective? Nope, nope, nope. They’re so superficial that the second Friday in January is now well known as “Quitters Day,” when nearly 25 percent of resolutions are dropped flat. In this popular episode listen up to learn why it’s time to drop the resolutions list of...

What if one sentence could expose the beliefs that either limit you or accelerate you in your second act? “Age Doesn’t Matter Unless…” This isn’t a clever phrase — it’s a diagnostic tool for your identity, vitality, and future. How you rewrite the sentence counts. In this encore episode, you’ll challenge the hidden biases that society still holds about women over 50: that ambition expires, that le...

You discovered the true value of a Word of the Year in Part 1. Now, in Part 2, it’s time to make your chosen word real. Rejecting perfection or pressure, you’ll learn how to create a grounding practice that connects directly to your word: a personal morning routine. Updated with fresh insight and a modern identity-focused approach, this episode reveals how a “just right” start to your day builds t...

Here’s the truth: Your Word of the Year gives your identity a direction and your morning routine makes the identity real. One is the compass and the other is the daily practice of walking toward it. Pair the two to design your days, instead of reacting to them. I’m Certified Life, Weight Loss, and Productivity Coach Laurie Adams and if you’re ready to move forward with new vision and no more delay...

What if Thanksgiving didn’t have to come with side dishes of stress? In this entertaining Fire Up at 55-Plus episode, coach Laurie Adams helps you transform generational clashes into meaningful conversation. You’ll learn the art of keeping calm when old stories resurface, how to redirect hot topics with humor and empathy, and why curiosity is your best conversation tool. Laurie shares the intrigui...

Today we wrap up our package of seven episodes in my vision how-to series. With this finale of “Becoming Her: Your Blueprint for Identity Reinvention” you’re well-equipped now to pin down dreams into unquestionable action. We’ve woven my advanced framework of Time Mastery, Creativity, and True Vision into a method you can follow and then build upon for the identity that reflects your deepest desir...

Ever make a vision board and forget to look at it? Let’s fix that. In today’s episode I help you get your dreams out of your head and onto a vision board, more specifically your very own Identity Board, that actually works. The board we build for you will draw your attention and inspire actions to create your best life yet in your empty nest/second act years. Does this sound like you: Stuck in die...

How heavy does your best-life dream weigh upon your mind? Moving Vision into Tangible Form is the subtitle of today’s episode. In this Becoming Her series, we’re exploring what it takes to reinvent your identity in your second act. And today, we’re going to talk about why keeping your dreams in your head is not enough — and how moving your deepest desires into words on paper can be the very first...

Here comes the centerpiece of our best reinvention steps! Although it’s Podcast No. 120, this is the fourth episode in our “Becoming Her” visioning series. If you’ve been with me for the past few weeks, you know we’ve been building your transformation blueprint step by step in this unique series of advanced ways to really see and realize the reinvented you!  It’s titled Becoming Her: Your Vision B...

It’s high time you had tangible proof of the transformed life you’re building. And although it’s Podcast No. 119, this is the third episode in our “Becoming Her” visioning series. Remembering our framework is “Time … Creativity … True Vision,” in the last broadcast we learned about specific tools linking time to creativity. Lingering is no longer an option. But exactly what do you need to face and...

Your transformation blueprint keeps building, and today we’re adding another bold line to the page. In this, the second in our “Becoming Her” visioning series, we add to the enhanced skills that will take you far beyond most "reinvention" steps. Last week we dove into time mastery as the new engine of vision. Today you’ll learn why and how honoring your calendar is an invisible contract...

"Words matter," you’re always hearing from me. The words that resonate with you, and you alone, have served as your rough draft for reinvention at midlife and beyond, for that “second act,” best life ever you want and deserve. Remember, this 2025 story of renewal is being authored beautifully by you, uniquely for you to put people-pleasing and your old story behind. Now? Well it’s time t...

The time for dropping hints is over! Today is the quick quick quick introduction I want you to have for the step-by-step visioning series that drops next time. If, like many midlife women who put themselves last, this is the real deal to revive your dreams, capture them and create a vision that becomes your new, true identity. Spoiler alert! This is the shortest podcast I’ve ever recorded … just f...

This favorite early episode is coming full circle as I gear up to present a series on valuable visioning for your giant leap to go from stuck to successfully engaged. Listen now to this timeless inspirational podcast that first aired in May of 2023 and still rings true. So step into your ruby-red slippers (hint hint) and hear how to spark your start with new eyes! To reclaim your potential with gu...

Habits 2.0 could have been the title of last week’s episode where you learned how to take the wisdom of such small-steps advocates as James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. With the new super-tool, The Progress Principle by researcher Teresa Amabile, you discovered how your deep emotions fuel your path through the discomfort of change to sustainable actions. Today I elaborate what that means for fu...

In a world obsessed with big leaps, it’s time to rid yourself of that compulsion. For lasting midlife reinvention, radical change is not the prescription. Do not, I repeat, do not, dive into a perfectionist's pool spilling over with too many new habits. There’s nothing wrong with big dreams and desires, but there’s a lot wrong with a massive attempt to achieve them. Today you’ll hear the prov...

Today we’re talking 15 minutes that ignite your soul and energize your day—not mani-pedi’s, not baths, but real-deal habits that fuel your body and mind. Yep, when the hustle-bustle of August transition from vacation to your back-to-Fall “regular” life sends your mind spinning, avoid the multi-tasking trap with proven self-support. Listen up and choose one of these self-helpers next time you reall...

Last year this episode aired in September, but as August is the true pedal to the metal moment for fresh-start Fall, a.k.a. back-to-school fall, this is the time to hear it. Ah … those feelings: your dominant, real, authentic feelings … They are the clues to what’s going on with you, from elation to depression to confusion. And I can’t think of a better example or time of year to talk about this,...

Why are you listening? … Because you’ve been longing and waiting for change in your life. Eager to realize your potential and primed to get going for transformation to move into your best life ever at midlife-plus. So, kudos to you for recognizing your desire and readiness to act upon it. We know that passing through true change includes some discomfort; that is proven. However sometimes “discomfo...

I still get a lot of comments on this early Fire-Up episode and, of course, its title: How a Beer Changed My Calendar and My Life. It’s the true story of how a simple, even somewhat silly, moment caught me by surprise and a light bulb went off. (If you’re not in your car) grab a beer or beverage of choice, put your feet up, and hear how a long-held perception and preference was busted and then bur...

Here’s the challenge: So many women in midlife hit a wall, wondering “Is it too late to become who I hoped I’d be? … Have I lost touch with the ‘real me’?” Surprise! Sometimes you need a break from pushing forward for life transformation and, instead, reach back. Get curious and be excited as you discover this unique way to draw upon your old story to create your new one of transformation in your...

What are your summer memories? … The ones that stick because they make you smile, chasing away stress, and so real that you can almost feel the moments: from running on concrete with slapping bare feet, to the juicy taste of watermelon, to the pop and shimmer of fireworks in the nighttime skies. The episode that follows is no. 15 from my first weeks of podcasting for you two years ago. Listening i...

Today you’ll be inspired to break the “good girl” rules you have outgrown at midlife-plus, along with permission you always deserved but never received. Say “No,” to dusty expectations and “Hell Yes,” to unapologetic joy. And get ready for five surprising stories, five fierce women, and five quotes that will make you laugh, cry, and say, “I want what she’s having!” To reclaim your potential now an...

In Part One, we explored how the old model of stress was built on shaky science, and how new research gives us permission to use stress as power. Not to pretend it’s fun, but to own it as fuel. Because this is your midlife season to rise, to speak up, to take up space—not shrink to survive, let’s write a new ending to stress all around. To reclaim your potential and reach for whatever midlife-plus...

Feeling stressed out? Well, of course you are, but believe it or not that’s not always a bad thing. Midlife women do report the highest levels of daily stress compared to all other demographic groups according to the American Psychological Association. That includes caregiving responsibilities, health concerns, financial transitions, and age discrimination in work and healthcare. But don’t panic—w...