#82. On Writing Our Own Playbook in Life, with Nancy A Shenker

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Enjoy this next podcast episode with Nancy A Shenker, as she will make you realize that you can, indeed, write your own playbook - exactly the way you want it to be! 

A brand growth consultant and content strategist/writer, she established her own business -- theONswitch -- in 2003, when she was close to 50.

Nancy  published a column  called "The Silver Hair PlaybookTM: How to Be a Bad-Ass >50" as well as a guide to dating >50. She recently launched a stand-up act called, “I’m Not Your F*@!cking Grandma!” about perceptions of older women.

If that isn't enough, she has written eight books,  an AI/machine learning/robotics site, a travel and lifestyle site, and authors a newsletter called route 66, about energetic aging.

You can find Nancy here:
 www.theonswitch.com
https://linktr.ee/theonswitch

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Timestamped chapters: 

(00:00) Introduction
(04:46) Welcome Remarks from Kavita
(05:57) Introducing Nancy Shenker
(07:48) Nancy's driving force behind reinvention
(15:23) Following your passions versus society's expectations
(17:34) Overcoming fear and taking risks
(23:04) Women in technology
(28:25) Cross-generational collaboration and ageism
(31:47) Route 66
(33:57) Deciding who you want to be
(34:55) What does Nancy's middile initial A stand for?
(36:46) Nancy's mom learning to use an iPad at 94
(37:36) Connecting with Nancy
(39:56) Key takeaways

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Here are her key takeaways:

1.   What is your innate superpower which you may have had since childhood? If we believe that we are washed up, then we will start to behave that way. As women we need to take back some of our power!

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In this podcast, we delve into the challenges and opportunities that come with midlife career and life transitions, addressing the importance of change, finding one's happiness, purpose and Ikigai, and building confidence, especially for women. We explore the impact of limiting beliefs, self-doubt, inner critics and "midlife crises". We discuss visualization, manifestation, and the journey of self-discovery that leads to reinvention and fulfillment, as well as career advice & guidance on how to shift your mindset at any age.