Lift As You Climb

A seed was incubating in my thoughts for more than a decade. Rooted in my experience as a single teen mom, I dreamt of creating communities for girls without support or financial means, and establishing residential and education centers for them. They would become stakeholders of sustainable communities. They would lift each other as they climbed...

A walk through early morning fog proved to be very enlightening.

"If you don't know where you are going, you won't get there" is the theme of this show.

I admitted I was overdue to capture my desires, goals, and dreams for the next stage of my life and ensure they are vivid and visible everyday as I achieve them.

The most successful process for me is a combination of visualization and journaling exercises, mind mapping, affirmations, imagery, and strategic planning...

At the time of her death, Dame Angela Lansbury was one of the last surviving cinema stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born in London, England in October 1925, she died October 11, 2022, in her Los Angles, California home, just 5 days before her ninety-seventh birthday. Per Wikipedia: In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors voted to bestow upon her an Honorary Academy Award for her lifetime achievements in the industry. . . ...

Our podcast host, Isabel Alexander, shares her feelings and outcome from a life changing decision one year ago. Twelve Months. Ten Lessons. Zero Regrets. One Life to Live...

Our podcast host, Isabel Alexander, invites you to join her on her sunrise walk and avail yourself of her morning ritual to engage all your senses. She shares her Abundance Affirmation here and encourages you to use it or personalize for your individual tastes. Abundance Affirmation I am open and ready to receive and master a mindset of abundance, opportunity, and action. I am one with the Universe, a divine spirit, and unlimited positive energy...

Three years – how is it possible this much could change? Three birthdays – how is it possible I could change this much? It’s been said that most people underestimate what they can accomplish in one year, and yet, they underestimated how much they can do in a decade. I have also heard a version of that statement that affirms we usually underestimate what we can do in just three years...

Making a difference in someone’s day, week, or life could be as easy as a spontaneous, no cost gesture, or simple act of kindness. Making a lasting impression may not even be something that you think is significant. Think back over your life to the individuals that had a positive or uplifting impact that may not have realized how they influenced your thinking or set you on a different path entirely...

A major obstacle to personal growth and life fulfillment is confusion and discomfort around who we are now. Letting go of the past identity, roles, and routines that we got used to, and purposefully, stretching to become a better, higher version of ourselves can be scary. In this episode, I share some reasons why I believe it is our responsibility and reward to continue to evolve and expand...

This is the launch of Season Two and an affirmation that my passion for this podcast and lifting and climbing is unchanged after a rocky year of personal upheaval and changes. At age 67, I divorced, uprooted my life of 10+years in Arizona, and moved back to my native Canada. I added to the rising statistics of Gray Divorce and Silver Splitting. I chose me, healthy relationships, personal fulfillment, and a desire to make a positive difference in the world around me during the decades to follow...

LIFT LIKE BETTY Lift As You Climb like Betty White. Betty White’s imprint on our lives is indelible. Almost 100 years of living and millions of reasons she will be remembered for many lifetimes. Let’s Be More Like Betty! Here are a few ways you can: Laugh at yourself first. Smile when you walk into a room. Make room for others at the table. Be a mentor. Learn from everyone you can. Be generous and then, give even more...