61 episodes

The purpose of The Gray Beard Podcast is to inspire and support life's achievements for those in mid-life and beyond. This podcast sticks a finger in the eye of ageism. We all run into roadblocks in our attempts to become the best version of ourselves and we can’t afford to buy the big lie that older means less; OLDER MEANS BETTER!!! On The Gray Beard podcast, Bruce Buxton will show you that being a little older is not your biggest weakness; it is your greatest superpower!

The Gray Beard Podcast Bruce Gillette Buxton

    • Education
    • 4.9 • 14 Ratings

The purpose of The Gray Beard Podcast is to inspire and support life's achievements for those in mid-life and beyond. This podcast sticks a finger in the eye of ageism. We all run into roadblocks in our attempts to become the best version of ourselves and we can’t afford to buy the big lie that older means less; OLDER MEANS BETTER!!! On The Gray Beard podcast, Bruce Buxton will show you that being a little older is not your biggest weakness; it is your greatest superpower!

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Firewalking!? - Why would anyone do that?

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Firewalking!? - Why would anyone do that?

    In this episode Bruce talks to JJ Boys who runs rock-n-roll firewalking events along with his other business consulting services.

    The question is why would anyone purposefully walk on 1,800 degree hot coals, barefoot, and on purpose?! Surprisingly, there is a whole system of learning and pushing of personal boundries that proceeds the actual firewalking. These activities are designed to breakdown fears and limiting beliefs! I didn't know that. I thought it was just getting psyched up and holding your breath!

    There is a lot to learn from this episode if you think and act.

    We all face fears in life; real or imagined. This episode provides some good things to think about how we manage our fears and hopefully, proactively put them to bed.

    https://www.facebook.com/jon.firewalker

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-boys-4a4ab817

    http://www.firewalk.co.uk/

    jon@thevapartnership.co.uk

    • 57 min
    Season 3 Episode 14 - Off the cuff - Stoicism, Producers vs. Consumers, The no caffeine no artificial sweeteners challenge!

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Off the cuff - Stoicism, Producers vs. Consumers, The no caffeine no artificial sweeteners challenge!

    In this "Off the Cuff" Bruce talks about why we should care about stoicism, the difference between producers and consumers, and his progress ditching caffeine and artificial sweeteners.

    Men join the free men's Facebook group - The Graybeards  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegraybeards/

    Contact me at: Bruce@thegraybeardpodcast.com

    • 19 min
    Season 3 Episode 13 - Fonzie or Frumpy? - Deb Schwartz on keeping our style on point late in life!

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Fonzie or Frumpy? - Deb Schwartz on keeping our style on point late in life!

    I know you have been there. You see an old man or woman and wonder if they don't have any other clothes to wear?

    Being stylish is not always easy when we are aging, but it's just as important as it was in our younger, more carefree (on the surface anyway) years.

    Debra Schwartz is a recognized style expert. In today's episode she breaks down the elements of style and makes a great case for "crushing style" in our more advanced years. We can flip the script and magnify the gifts of aging by taking time to be thoughtful about how we show up. The returns will surprise you. 

    You can find Deb at crush.style     on Instagram at @crushstylenow  on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CRUSH.STYLENow

    • 49 min
    Season 3 Episode 12 - The Deep Dive - What are you hungry for? - Food, Eating, and Diet

    Season 3 Episode 12 - The Deep Dive - What are you hungry for? - Food, Eating, and Diet

    Join Bruce and Bryon McGregor in this espisode of The Deep Dive as we talk about eating, diet, and our relationship with food. We get personal as we discuss:

    - Noom

    - Mindful Eating

    - Diets

    - Inuslin and Hyperglycemia

    This is just two regular 58 year olds acknowledging that you can't exercise your way to health when you are navigating mid-life, you are going to have to change your relationship with food!

    • 35 min
    Season 3 Episode 11 - Off the Cuff - Emotions and Meaning; who's in control here anyway?!

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Off the Cuff - Emotions and Meaning; who's in control here anyway?!

    In this episode Bruce talks about emotional self-regulation, how it affects our day to day wellbeing, and what role stories and meaning play in that complicated soup that can make us or break us. He talks about 2 key things that help us gain emotional control:

    1) Awareness and self-talk

    2) The stories we tell ourselves and how they create meaning and emotion

    Emotions are the fuel to all of our actions. The better emotional regulation we experience, the better our lives will be.

    • 25 min
    Season 3 Episode 10 - Actions not Words! - Draw your future with Patti Dobrowolski!

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Actions not Words! - Draw your future with Patti Dobrowolski!

    Today with the Gray Beard Bruce Buxton talks to Patti Dobrowolski about her ideas on imagination and how to draw your future. In Patti's many years of consulting and coaching she has developed systems to engage the subconcious through purpose driven imagination and turning the pictures in your mind into pictures on the page. Here are some real strategies for designing our ideal lives a little later on and realizing the promise of all of our multiple resources. 

    Patti's Website

    https://www.upyourcreativegenius.com/

    Free Draw Your Future webinar 1st Weds of every month (next session is Apr 7, 2021) 7:30 AM CT

    http://www.creativegeniusyou.com/   code for free access is: dyffree

    Ted Talks

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wuBEBnCg3c

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zESeeaFDVSw

    • 49 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

jeffgivingahand ,

Love your thoughts

I love the content and though process. It is clean and the fact when so many are telling us that we need to be in a rocking chair or put to pasture. You are telling us NO we need to live life and have so much to contribute

Celeste's Bane ,

Great Contributor

Bruce actually contributes to society in this podcast... Love the topics and insights. Keep it up!!

Mary Rogers 50 ,

Take a listen, and then another, and another

The Gray Beard Podcast speaks directly to the over 50 crowd who are looking for a bit of inspiration as they reinvent themselves. Bruce is a natural storyteller with so much wisdom to share. He has that special friendly nature about him, you just just know you could be friends. So many great episodes!

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