This is the last Q&A Student Panel I did this week to share the results that my students have had by investing in the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™.

Kim and Gail are two of my students whose have turned their gifts into businesses. They are operating in the Sparked Soul role I refer to as "Difference Makers" - people who have taken what they love doing and monetized it which is the highest level of contribution and impact to the world.

Difference Makers are a rare breed, especially ones who start their businesses after entering their second half. But they are successful because they are focused on a goal that is bigger than them.

They don't let their fears or limiting beliefs get in the way. They conquer those things and commit to the process of learning, adventure and service!

I love how these two women have very different businesses and are great examples that it doesn't matter what your gift is, just that it sparks you! I'm so proud of them and what they are...

Yes!!! More inspiration and another example of someone who chose to pivot from stuck to sparked and make the rest of her life a not-your-average one!

This is Linda Penny another of my students who has graduated from the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™ and is a part of my growing and sparked community of Sparked Second Half Souls.

You may want to catch the video version of this interview on my YouTube channel so you can see how smiley she is! I just love to be around people who are happy!!!!

Check out my 4th and final interview with happy and sparked souls on the next episode! ‍

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More quality time with my students!!! I can think of nothing better than spending 30 minutes chatting with them! 

It's so much fun to walk down memory lane, hearing how they found me on the internet, some stranger offering a free training... And now, because they decided to take a leap of faith, look where they are! Or actually FEEL where they are!!!

It just makes my heart swell with joy to see how much their energy has shifted now that they are living as Sparked Second Half Souls!

Seeing my students get sparked, makes me even more sparked by what I do!!! (Crazy how that works!) And now, hopefully you can be a little sparked from listening to our chat!!!

If you want more of what they have, check out the the following link to learn more -> Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School

If you're being nudged to join, hurry because doors close in just a few hours and I'll be switching gears to help my new students get started on their sparked second half adventure.

You can...

Since today the doors are opening for the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™ for the first time in 8 months, I wanted to share how this one-of-a-kind program came to be and why I feel it's one of the reasons I'm here - why I believe it's one of the agreements I made when I promised my creator that I'd come here, learn new lessons, share my "gifts" with others, and leave the world a better place in doing so.

I talk about:

how I took the long and winding road to finally figure this out,

The 2 things that fast-tracked my transformation, and

the big lesson-learned that really side-tracking me for several years.

If you'd like to learn more about the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School, you can find the details here: https://secondhalfsparkschool.com

Doors will be open from Monday, 1/31/22 through Thursday, 2/3/22. If you miss it this time, doors will reopen later this year so get on the waitlist to be the first notified once the doors open again.

If you'd like to hear from some of my...

How great would it be if you could go through life knowing that everything you desire can be yours? What if you had unwavering faith? Even if someone looked around at your current circumstances and told you your dreams were not possible, it didn't matter - you still believed!

The topic of BELIEF is on my mind today because I just finished my free, 3-part training series called "Ignite Your Second Half Soul" where I shared the 3 ingredients you need to make your second half your best half and belief is the second ingredient.

To hear about the first ingredient, Authenticity, tune into Episode 182 and if this topic interests you, you may want to also listen to Episode 183 where I interview Nancy Dubé, one of my students from the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™. She shares her incredible story about what can happen when you are operating in self denial, suppressing who you really are and not even realizing it.

I’ll leave you in suspense about the...

Today’s guest is Gail Johnson, and this turned out to be one of my favorite episodes! Gail is a graduate of the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School and I’m now her business coach, guiding her in the development of her own new program. 

In this interview, Gail shared some really interesting stories about her gift and the impact she wants to make through this gift. In this episode we talked about:

• Gail’s transformational journey over the past eight months
• The ‘nudges’ that she got that led her to join my free training
• The moment she first experience her unusual “gift” as a young child
• The program she’s created and the bigger impact she’s able to make with it.

Gail’s program helps people who are suffering from grief and loss. And what’s amazing is that she conceived, created and launched it in 6 months! When she began talking about wanting to make a bigger impact by creating a group coaching program, she had the...

Today I'm sharing an experience I had this week that I thought would be helpful to others: how to react when someone is critical, or in this case, downright mean-spirited.

I share my top 3 tips in dealing with someone who lashes out at you and why people may do this.

I also share the lessons I got from this particular experience that I am grateful for.

If you like this podcast but haven't yet given us a 5-star rating or a review, please do! It will help increase the visibility of this podcast so that others will see it!!! #activatingabundance #notyouraveragelivespodcast

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME, you can find me at:

Website: www.notyouraveragegrandma.com      
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurieColvinWright      
Instagram: www.instagram.com/not_your_average_grandma      
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/NotYourAverageGrandma        

Note: Not Your Average Grandma...

This week’s guest is another Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™ alumni, Laura Strachan, an empty nester and a long term cancer survivor. Laura has been a very active student ever since joining SPARK School where she was able to recover her authentic self. She’s now confident, happy, reconnected with her husband and a great example for her kids.

Laura’s transformation came from one inspired action: an assignment from one of my free trainings that led to a huge shift that transformed her life. Just ONE SIMPLE ACTION that instigated more inspired actions! 

Her decision that day to take action led her to getting connected with the right people and community which has given her the sparked second half she couldn’t find on her own.She’s a great example that one small decision can change everything.

As Laura and I ‘catch up’ in this episode, she openly shares:

• The changes she’s made since first attending my free training.
• Her new...

Today is a short episode. I was going to talk about another topic but as I was preparing the episode, I felt nudged instead to share a quick update about my progress with taking action on the desires/goals I put on my new vision board.

If you missed my Vision Board training, the replay is up until 8pm EST on Sunday, 1/16/22 so you can catch it by CLICKING HERE if you hurry. If you missed it, I'll be doing another one in the not-too-distant future so sign up on the waitlist and stay tuned for when that will happen.

I also share my word for the year which is a word that my team is using as well to drive the business this year. And I'm happy to say it's already having a positive effect on the work we're doing!

If you like this podcast but haven't yet given us a 5-star rating or a review, please do! It will help increase the visibility of this podcast so that others will see it!!! #activatingabundance #notyouraveragelivespodcast

If you'd like to connect or reach out to ME,...

My guest this week is Nancy Dubé, a graduate of my Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™. I wanted to bring Nancy on and catch up on her life because it's been awhile since I had her on as a guest. I also thought she'd be a perfect guest for the topic I started the year with: living from a place of authenticity in order to have the best year of your life.

Nancy's story exemplifies what happens when you reconnect with your authentic self in the best way possible as she shows how quickly life can change once you recognize there's an issue and commit to doing something about it.

We walk back in time during this interview to when we first met and what was going on with Nancy when she first joined the Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™.

We discuss the drastic changes she made to reconnect with her inborn personality, once she realized she was in a state of misalignment, after having a typing session with Alex Paulos who I featured in episode #181.

In this episode, we also talked...