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Midlife. The in-between years when you're no longer young but you're not old yet either. It's that time in your story when you're crying all the way home from leaving your kid at college. Or crumpling up your high school reunion invite because life has not turned out at all in the way you said it would. You're waking up in the middle of the night wracked with financial worry. You're going through a divorce or grieving your spouse or wondering who that man is across the table as you haven't really connected for years. It's exhausted caregiving and a waistline you don't recognize. It's staring out the window blankly and asking "NOW WHAT?" Hey - this is a transition when life doesn't give us the choice about whether we go through it or not. But...there are choices that are in our control. Life doesn't stop here. YOU are meant for so much more. And that's what this podcast is about. Instead of being known as a woman who is "menopausal", WHAT IF you could be seen as a beautiful Woman on a Mission? Someone who is taking all life by storm? Who doesn't back down? Who never gives up? Someone who knows what she wants and isn't settling for less. People know you as confident, intelligent, sensitive and intuitive. You get things done. You can be trusted to follow through. You're a woman with a vision. The antidote for sinking into all the inevitable midlife mindsets our culture trains us to believe is PURPOSE. I'm Bernice McDonald, Midlife Coach, and I'm here to guide you as you get your feet back on solid ground. Life shifts. Like winter to spring. So shift with it! Leave your past missions behind as they're done. Open up your heart and your mind to what's next. Your Next Great Mission. We all have one. And you do, too. Let's answer the Midlife Call. Find our next great mission. Live with purpose. Please come and join us!

S.O.F.T. and Strong: Midlife Women On A Mission Bernice McDonald

    • Health & Fitness

Midlife. The in-between years when you're no longer young but you're not old yet either. It's that time in your story when you're crying all the way home from leaving your kid at college. Or crumpling up your high school reunion invite because life has not turned out at all in the way you said it would. You're waking up in the middle of the night wracked with financial worry. You're going through a divorce or grieving your spouse or wondering who that man is across the table as you haven't really connected for years. It's exhausted caregiving and a waistline you don't recognize. It's staring out the window blankly and asking "NOW WHAT?" Hey - this is a transition when life doesn't give us the choice about whether we go through it or not. But...there are choices that are in our control. Life doesn't stop here. YOU are meant for so much more. And that's what this podcast is about. Instead of being known as a woman who is "menopausal", WHAT IF you could be seen as a beautiful Woman on a Mission? Someone who is taking all life by storm? Who doesn't back down? Who never gives up? Someone who knows what she wants and isn't settling for less. People know you as confident, intelligent, sensitive and intuitive. You get things done. You can be trusted to follow through. You're a woman with a vision. The antidote for sinking into all the inevitable midlife mindsets our culture trains us to believe is PURPOSE. I'm Bernice McDonald, Midlife Coach, and I'm here to guide you as you get your feet back on solid ground. Life shifts. Like winter to spring. So shift with it! Leave your past missions behind as they're done. Open up your heart and your mind to what's next. Your Next Great Mission. We all have one. And you do, too. Let's answer the Midlife Call. Find our next great mission. Live with purpose. Please come and join us!

    How To Be Resilient & Courageous (+Proud of Your Midlife Self)

    How To Be Resilient & Courageous (+Proud of Your Midlife Self)

    It’s now, in midlife, that the last thought on your mind is to be “resilient and courageous”.


    Ever feel like you're teetering on a high wire, blindfolded, with the world watching below? One minute, you're conquering life's great balancing act, and the next - whoosh - you're in free fall.


     I get it. 


    The midlife rollercoaster is not for the faint of heart. Fear, uncertainty, and change are the nasty gremlins that come along for the ride, uninvited.


    Yeah, you've been shoved into the deep end. The kids are off, career's taking a twist, body's playing mischief, and all you've got is a lousy life preserver called 'courage.' 


    Really, universe?


    But hold up! WHAT IF this courage could be your life raft, your North Star navigating you through this seemingly impossible stage? 


    How about we unravel the magic of what it takes to get through all of it…the fear, the uncertainty and the change?  Like a boss. Like a Beautiful Warrior.


    Are you up for it? It all starts right here.


    This is where you train as a "Beautiful Warrior". This week's training? How to be Resilient and Courageous and PROUD of your Midlife Self.


    1.  What does it mean to be reslient and courageous?
    2.  How you can build resilience and courage.
    3.  How to live life as a resilient and courageous woman.


    See in you inside!

    Here is the link to the transcript, if you prefer to read it rather than listen.
    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 31 min
    3 Ways To Master Your Inner Strength in Midlife

    3 Ways To Master Your Inner Strength in Midlife

    Midlife is a time when you start to ask, "Who am I now? What's next?"

    Change is, for women, inevitable. It's easy to lose your courage and stop believing in yourself.

    Challenges are everywhere and you wonder if you have what it takes to actually make it through in one piece. 

    The answer is YES YOU CAN! Enter the "Beautiful Warrior".

    Who is she?

     A beautiful warrior is a woman. A woman just like you and me, who turns her midlife experiences into powerful tools for transformation, growth and empowerment. 

    She's a beacon of courage, of resilience, of strength, who navigates life's challenges with the grace of a swan.

    In this episode, Life Coach Bernice McDonald shows you 3 Ways to Master Your Inner Strength:

    1. Recognize the Power of Experience
    2. Embrace Your Courage
    3. Radiate Your Beauty

    There is no one like you and that means there's no one like you who can live your life with as much mastery as you can.

    Come on in and be transformed!
    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
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    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 32 min
    Mission Midlife: 5 Steps To Finding Your Passion

    Mission Midlife: 5 Steps To Finding Your Passion

    Are you wondering what the secret is to finding your passion - it seems that everyone expects you to know but maybe you're confused about the whole idea and wondering if it's something that is really going to matter?

    Discovering your personal mission, your life's purpose is like finding your compass in the forest. It doesn't eliminate the trees, but it does show you the direction. 
    It illuminates your path, adds meaning to each step you take, and brings a sense of fulfillment and joy.
    Think about who you want to be - what you want to contribute to this world. 
    You’re amazing in your own unique way, and it's more than okay to acknowledge that. In fact, it's necessary. 
    In this podcast I'm going to show you how to:


    How to recognize your true passions5 Steps to actually defining how YOUR passion, along with your core values, merge into a combination that creates purpose.Step 1: Reflect on your passions and values.Step 2: Visualize your ideal self.Step 3: Identify your unique strengths.Step 4: Make your mission statement. (with lots of examples)Step 5: Take action. (with lots of examples)To live this life fully without feeling it's a tedious, tiresome journey filled with potholes and plots, you need to have something to focus on that fills your heart with joy.

    This is one of the key qualities of a Beautiful Warrior.

    Come in for a listen and be inspired to think creatively about a life you'll love.


    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
    ____________________________________________________
    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 25 min
    3 Ways Life Has Prepared You To ROCK Midlife

    3 Ways Life Has Prepared You To ROCK Midlife

    Many of us by midlife are afraid to make decisions because we’re afraid the past equals the future.

    The amazing news about life is this: the past does NOT equal the future. Every phase is a new canvas. And you hold the paintbrush in your hand.


    THIS is when decide: Beautiful Warrior of Shrinking Violet? 
    Your Beautiful Warrior is YOU taking charge. 


    YOU becoming the boss of your brain and not listening to all the stories it tells you. 


    Truth is, your brain is just trying to protect you. That’s its job. And it just wants to keep you safe.

    In this podcast we talk about 3 Thoughts of a Beauiful Warrior. Thoughts that create passion and purpose. Thoughts that train you to live through your midlife crisis as a woman and beat the fear of aging.


    Learn and practice the 3 thoughts that transform the fear of not being good enough to believing in yourselfDiscover the incredible gifts the past has given you that are your key to the promise that the past does not have to equal the future.Embrace the qualities of a Beautiful Warrior rather than living in the fear of losing control of your life in the second half. Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
    ____________________________________________________
    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 27 min
    Taking Life On As A Beautful Warrior

    Taking Life On As A Beautful Warrior

    Someone calls you 'fat'.

    Someone says your work isn't up the standards of the company and to do it again.

    Someone says your work is wonderful and to be sure that same level of quality shows up on the next project.

    Someone tells you that your son may have cancer.

    Someone tells you that your mom is going to need extra care and you're the only sibling near her.

    Challenges. Something new and difficult that is going to require great effort and determination to get to the other side.

    LIFE IS FULL OF THEM.

    This is when it's time to call in your midlife-self's Beautiful Warrior. What does she look like? You'll find out her distinct (and very life-saving) qualities in this episode.

    6 Qualities to embrace. You'll discover:


    Is she invincible?What does she believe?How risk will strengthen her.How she treats others.What's she thinking?Where is her power?See you inside.
    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
    ____________________________________________________
    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 20 min
    So Am I Enough? 3 Ways To Truly Believe You Are

    So Am I Enough? 3 Ways To Truly Believe You Are

    Have you ever downplayed your own work because it wasn't as good as someone else's?

    Or changed your mind about submitting something, cooking something, doing something because you believed what you could give wasn't very good?

    These are symptoms of the "I am not enough" way of life. And it's this thinking that will cause you to become smaller and smaller as you get older.

    Midlife is the time to take a good hard look at this because you don't want to spend the rest of your life withdrawing, feeling 'less than'.

    Needing to know that you're competent is a key component to having good self-esteem. In this podcast we talk about 3 ways you can build your belief in yourself.

    Wisdom from the podcast:

    "So step back. Be the friend, the mom, the boss you wish you could have had. Say the same things to yourself that you wished you would have heard from them."
    Bernice McDonald
    Download here:  FREE e-Book:  How To Find Your Passionately Personal Midlife Mission
    ____________________________________________________
    Are you in the struggle of navigating midlife with grace and power? I hear ya!

    How about a daily injection of "Beautiful Warrior wisdom" injected into your day?

    "The Way of the Beautiful Warrior." Our brief daily emails provide insights and inspiration, turning the challenge of midlife into an empowering adventure.

    Click this link and embrace your journey as a Beautiful Warrior today.

    • 26 min

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