Embrace Change: It's Never Too Late to Transform Your Life

Beyond Empty Nest

Change can be daunting. It brings about uncertainty, fear, and often pushes us out of our comfort zones. But here's the thing….change is inevitable, especially as we navigate the landscape of midlife. And while it may seem scary, it's also the key to unlocking our next chapter, a chapter that can be filled with hope.
Dive into the transformative power of embracing change in midlife with today’s guest, Patti Diener. She is an author, an entrepreneur, and a seeker of the best life possible. Taking early retirement at age 53, Patty made the choice to live a more fulfilled life rather than the status quo that was expected of her.
She created a place for midlife people to connect and feel seen with her podcast and her community called Beautiful Second Act. Now, after almost three years, she's made another shift, another change, listening to her true calling. Patti writes full time and is opening up to new adventures in the writing community.

In this episode

• [2:49] Patti shares her story and what has brought her to this point in her life.
• [5:30] “I was good for a while until I realized I am getting close to the age where my kids are leaving, right? My kids are going to be grown. They're going to be gone. What about me? When was I going to put myself first? So as Oprah would say, that's my aha moment is, when are you going to start serving your own needs?” - Patti Diener
• [6:10] How people treat you the way you teach them to treat you.
• [6:42] The moment Patti realized that she needed to fulfill her own wants and desires instead of just playing an important role in the lives of others.
• [8:21] Patti discusses the feelings associated with stepping out of your comfort zone to embrace change and how this can hold us back.
• [9:36] “I started Beautiful Second Act because I wanted to support other people that made me feel.” - Patti Diener
• [10:28] Jodi shares her own story and how it parallels Patti at the same moment in time!
• [12:24] “This life is too short to do any one thing forever because there's an adventure around every corner.” Patti Diener
• [14:13] How hearing ‘no’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘no’ forever, and how it can affect our egos.
• [15:06] Patti emphasizes how continuing to run into walls means that the wall may eventually break!
• [16:27] How being scared is not a good enough reason to not try.
• [17:14] The importance of having someone in your corner to keep you going.
• [18:46] Stop betraying yourself just to please others, an important note from this podcast episode.
• [19:42] “You're not giving them your true self. They deserve your best. You deserve your best and it's okay. It's frightening if you've been another personality for a really long time, though, or maybe your purpose has changed over the years, and you know you have a new purpose now, stand up for what's right for you.” - Patti Diener
• [20:21] Your DARE for this week.
• [21:10] Jodi adds a double dare.
• [22:30] Patti shares details about her new romance novel.

❤️Your Dare for this week: Ask yourself this burning question, “Am I brave enough to disappoint others in order to stop disappointing myself? Am I brave enough to stop?” Asking yourself this burning question is where CHANGE happens!

Jodi adds a double dare to sit with these questions and answers and let them flow!

About Patti Diener

Patti Diener is an author, an entrepreneur, and a seeker of the best life possible. Taking early retirement at the age of 53, Patti made the choice to live a more fulfilled life rather than the status quo that was expected of her. She created a place for midlife people to connect and feel seen with her podcast and community called, Beautiful Second Act. Now, after almost three years, she's made another shift, listening to her true cal