Crush The Ants And Keep Moving

Season finales can feel like a wrap, but we treat this one like a handoff. We’re looking back on season three with gratitude and a little “whew,” then turning the spotlight toward what really matters in midlife: what you believe about yourself now, what you’re no longer available for, and what dream still has a pulse.

We talk through the themes that kept showing up again and again for our Midlife Revolution Unleashed community: the burden of “not enoughness,” the fight for self-worth, and the power of keeping your receipts when your mind tries to erase your wins. We dig into communication in relationships, emotional honesty, and why strength isn’t pretending to be invincible. If automatic negative thoughts keep popping up like ANTs, we name that pattern and share ways to pause, breathe, and rewrite the narrative with intention.

We also spend time on identity and becoming because midlife isn’t the end of the story. It’s still possible to leap, to shift direction, and to build a “third age” that’s active and purpose-filled. And we get specific about coaching, not as hype or pressure, but as a real power partnership that helps you feel seen, heard, and supported while you move toward alignment, belief, and forward momentum.

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Episodes Mentioned:

Still Becoming: Expanding the Vision for Your Future Self

Midlife Becoming: What Stays, What Goes, What Grows

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Season Three Finale Reflection

Coach Stacy 0:10

Season three gave us a lot to sit with, laugh about, grow through, and tell the truth about. We talked about confidence, exhaustion, we talked about relationships, aging, we talked about purpose, money, adult children, communication, some caregiving, a little intimacy, some rest, and the courage to begin again. And today we're not just looking back, but we're asking, what are we taking with us? Because if you've been rocking with us this season, you have not just been listening to a podcast. You, my friend, have been invited into a midlife reflection journey. One focused on who you are now. What do you believe about yourself now? What are you no longer available for? And what needs your yes or your no? What dream still has a pulse, and what kind of life are you willing to build from here? So today, we're closing season three with gratitude, honesty, and a little bit of whew, look at what we made it through.

Coach Wayne 1:32

You found the midlife revolution unleashed, the space to embrace your wisdom, reignite your passions, and move boldly into what's next. I am Coach Wayne, the VIP coach.

Coach Stacy 1:45

And I'm Coach Stacy M. Lewis. We're here with insights, stories, and strategies to fuel your midlife journey. So take a breath, lean in. Your revolution starts now.

Coach Wayne 2:02

Stacy you got me all in tears, man. What kind of stuff is that, Stacy? Make a brother crying on the show.

Coach Stacy 2:11

It has been a fantastic season. Welcome to Midlife Revolution Unleashed. We are so excited by episode 98 and the season three finale. I'm Coach Stacy M. Lewis, a nonprofit executive, a midlife woman's coach, a lover of God and his people, and most importantly, I am accompanied by the one, the only, only, only Coach Wayne.

Coach Wayne 2:45

And Stacy, you got me, man. But hey folks, I'm Coach Wayne, the VIP coach, and happy, Stacy, that we're doing this together. But also Titan and sad that we're winding up for another season finale, season three. We got through it. Who knew? I work with Med Midlife Men, helping them to cross over so that their second half can be their best half. Stacy, we got some stuff to talk about tonight. And we have some of the top picks of the last season or this current season that we wanted to bring to the folks and uh and discuss. And tonight, Stacy, we're gonna have fun, kind of free-for-all fun. We're we're you know, sometimes we plan and we have the green room and we have a track. And tonight we are not gonna be crazy and wild, but we're gonna just have fun.

Coach Stacy 3:41

Speak for yourself, sir. Speak for yourself. If no other time, when is the time to be a little crazy and a little fun, right? Because we did encourage fun a number of times this season. So it is indeed just that opportunity. I'll let you be you, you let me be me.

Coach Wayne 4:08

Yep.

Coach Stacy 4:09

Okay,

Top Themes We’re Taking Forward

Coach Stacy 4:10

all right, all right. So I love this idea of really talking about the lessons, so to speak, that were learned. The the top three nuggets that we might have. It's season three, so we're looking at our top three, whether it be our top three lessons, our top fate, our top three episodes. We can go any direction, Coach Wayne, that we so choose because it really has been a rich season. So many of those nuggets that I shared in the opening, those topics that we were able to deep dive and engage with our midlife revolution unleashed community just has been such a joy. And I'm already looking forward to season four. But let's stay present.

Coach Wayne 5:06

That's right. That's right. And we talk about lessons. We went back and looked at some of the things that kept showing up as themes. Some of those were were, and they varied, you know, confidence after leaping, energy rest, and aging with wisdom, rewriting of narratives, challenging limiting beliefs, adult caring, just a few, Stacy. There are more.

Coach Stacy 5:32

But we said top three, Coach Wayne. That was like five.

Coach Wayne 5:37

Yeah, I was just saying that those were some of the stuff that we saw. So we uh I'm letting the audience know that we had work to do, so we had to pick our top three.

Coach Stacy 5:46

Yes, yes, yes, yes. What would you say, Coach Wayne, your the top three season three themes are were for you?

Coach Wayne 5:57

I would say and and for men, Stacy, the things that hit us for men or in general?

Coach Stacy 6:05

I'll take, I'll take in general those those themes that you that felt really resonate. It could be for men, because I know that that's your you know your focus area. Um but what themes felt really really resonant, really, really resonant.

Coach Wayne 6:23

I say the issue of recognizing that we are enough, and that midlife isn't about resignation, it's about a renewal and recommitment, repurpose, and that sort of thing. That would be, I say, one of my favorites and perhaps most resonance for men. And it covers women too, I believe.

Coach Stacy 6:55

Yeah, I think I I love the the you are enough. We definitely talked about that. I believe that that's always a resonant theme for women, for people, for midlifers. So I agree with you. One of those top three themes from season three would be that reminder that you are enough. I think another theme that I felt most resonant was when we had the guests, when we had Chandria on and talked about communication, communication in intimate relationships, communication in work relationships, but that I that reminder of the value of communication and how we can still get better at it, even in midlife, for me was was a really resonant theme.

Coach Wayne 8:01

And that is powerful. I think we're gonna find that the themes that resonate both for me and you, there's gonna be an intermarriage of their relevance to both men and women. I'm I'm highly suspicious, and just so that the audience know, we didn't rehearse this in terms of how this is gonna pan out. So we are kind of free-floating today. And I would say something else that I think we might dig into today, Stacy, is about emotional honesty. And strong is not showing up like invincible for everyone, strong is really knowing when you can say uncle, when you can ask for help, when you can be vulnerable, and a lot of our midlife friends, men for sure, but I think sometimes these women that I've been talking to, hearing about, they're expressing strength in a way that says, I can do it, I can go it alone sometimes, and that's a mistake, I think.

Coach Stacy 9:10

Well, I think one of the things that that happens is that I can I can relate to this, and a number of women that I've had deep, meaningful communication with have shared that it's not the desire to be strong or go it alone. It's often the need, right? The need presents itself in a way, whatever the situation or circumstance is, the need presents itself in a way where even if you're not telling yourself that you have to be strong, that you have to be strong, right? That you may not want to go it alone, but if you want to keep going and you're alone, then you need to go it alone, right? So, so I think you're right. It is a very resonant theme about vulnerability, about being true to yourself, being honest with yourself, and acknowledging that if it's rough, it's just a season.

Coach Wayne 10:33

And you know, this going alone trip that I'm referring to does not mean including a partner. It's really to your point about being vulnerable and just saying I need help. It's um asking for a coach, asking for emotional help in terms of a therapist, a good friend, a colleague, someone that you can trust in and share with. So whatever you're carrying, yeah, you're not carrying it by yourself.

Coach Stacy 11:09

Yeah, here, here. The whole point of Midlife Revolution Unleashed is to build community, right? Community of midlifers, community of midlifers of color to say that you are not alone, that we we need each other, right? That's how we were designed, and that we're talking about things that not only resonate for us as coaches that have clients, but that also resonate for us as midlifers with life's experiences. And so, hey, hey, hey, coach, coach, Curtis, welcome to season three, episode 98, the season finale of Midlife Revolution Unleashed. Thank you so much for you, your consistent support throughout not only this season, but from the very beginning.

Coach Wayne 12:17

Curtis just rolled up in the house. Rolled up you, Curtis. Yes, sir. Rolled up. You know, we are, and there's another thing, and then Stace, we can go back and and just delve a little bit more into this. Sure. Since we're introducing them now, the ideas, and I'm thinking about it and taking notes. And

Identity And The Courage To Leap

Coach Wayne 12:37

a big one, I think, too, is how we identify at midlife. The whole question around identity, that's a big one. One of the more popular shows that had a tremendous amount of downloads, both on our YouTube channel, I think, and definitely on some of the other handles, as per Buzz Sprout, was that of becoming. And becoming is really about identity. And I think the idea is that uh midlife, we're not quite formed yet. We're still becoming part of our identity, we're still discovering and still in action. There's more to stew.

Coach Stacy 13:18

Absolutely. I love that you said that. I, you know, Nugget or even around Becoming, and it it's one of my favorite episodes, both the more recent spin that we did on Becoming in season three, and that original episode, which I think was toward the end of season one. Um, we'll make sure to link to it in the show notes. But is that reminder that it's not too late to take a leap in life, right? Because we are still becoming, because we are still on the journey, no matter what it is, the number that we've reached in age, but that it's not it's not too late, right? To to to really pursue not just your dreams, but becoming the highest, most powerful version of yourself.

Coach Wayne 14:23

I um when we look at what we're offering folks to kind of summarize our top picks this year, you know, go going back to the whole issue of not enough, that one really resonates. And you know, it resonates because I've been there, you know, I've been in that space as well, where I do a lot and I've expected a lot of myself, more so than some of the folks that I've had occasion to work with. Um, so I beat myself up, and you gotta ask, where's that coming from? And oftentimes that midlife, when we have been trying to reach goals and measure our success or achievements or attainments, we oftentimes use a measuring stick that's not necessarily our own, but something that's put out there by community, society, parents, your church, your mosque, your temple, whatever it is. And it challenges us if we're not measuring up with the mark. And so, so many of the men that I work with, Stacy, as much as they look great on the outside, and Curtis and I talk about this all the time too. Curtis is listening in, they don't measure up because of this feeling of just not being enough.

Coach Stacy 15:53

Yeah, yeah. And we talked this season not just about not enoughness, we talked this season about worth and worthiness, right? Often those two are besties, yeah, right. That feeling of not enough that's often generated from a feeling of unworthiness or a lack of worth, self-worth. And so it's important, I think, that we continue to have these conversations to really normalize, right? Often we might feel, and I too have been there, that feeling of not being enough. And we get to decide whether we're going to isolate in that feeling or whether we're going to step up to at least acknowledge that this is an issue for me. And it is in that step up that we not only find connection, we realize that, oh, I'm not the only one that is dealt with this feeling, with this experience, right? And I don't know about you, Coach Wayne, but there are times that I'm in conversations with clients, with a woman, and you know, that feeling, that that expression of not enoughness or lack of self-worth comes out. And when I not only name it, right, because that is one of the things we do, is that we name something that we're it that the client is experiencing, but when I say I've had experiences where I felt like not enough in the past, there's an immediate breath that happens within that woman that says, Oh, wow, okay, someone else, like, okay, all right, like I'm not, I'm not, I'm not only not alone, but I'm not abnormal, you know? And I think that it's so important these conversations that we have to normalize the experiences that midlifers are going through.

Coach Wayne 18:17

Well said, Coach Stacy. And it's so important as we are talking ourselves down to recognize that we're not alone, those feelings are perfectly normal. But then you have to say to yourself, what evidence have I had, you know, you're a midlifer that suggests that I'm adequate, I've done things, I've had successes, I've had wins. And you can always look at the glass as half filled or half empty. And I am saying, choose to be half full in your cognition and own that piece as well, I've had some wins, maybe I am enough. Create your own, you know, I guess, criterion or criterion for what enough looks like.

Coach Stacy 19:08

Coach Wayne, you said a couple of things. And another episode that we we talked about during season three, we talked about the receipts, right? And reminding ourselves of those things we have accomplished, or those experiences of being enough. We have the receipts, and often, you know, we've we've already proven to ourselves that we can show up or we can accomplish, we can move forward, we can take leaps, and in those moments, in those seasons, sometime we forget about that. We forget about that proof. We have the proof sometime, we have the receipts, and you mentioning that just reminded me of that episode as we are reflecting on season three. Wow, what powerful, powerful content we shared this season.

Coach Wayne 20:15

Yeah, yeah. And for those who are not enough, remember moving forward, we talked about this. You don't have to have everything together and perfect and ready, just take the leap, take the step. Because sometimes the confidence you need happens after you go into that place of uncertainty. So if you even aren't feeling enough, we say go forward anyway. And by way of receipts, having done the thing, you build up the confidence and the self-esteem and the sense of enoughness.

Coach Stacy 20:56

Yeah, yeah. You know, I one is I left Coach Curtis's comment um on the screen because he talks about the not being enough, but however, when we look inward, we find the knowledge, the strength, and the confidence, reminding ourselves that we are enough. I also heard my mother in my head saying, God don't make no junk. So we were created, not not as junk, yeah, as enough. Yeah, because this is how we were created, yeah, right? Enough in God, enough in our creator, and so God don't make no junk. That's that's from Ethel up in heaven, just reminding you.

Coach Wayne 21:45

That's right, that's right. And that enough things I'm thinking, Stacy, also I think segues into what I talked about as one of the secondary things that came up for me when we looked at back.

Coach Stacy 22:00

at the season and that was the emotional honesty we talked about being vulnerable we talked about not not having to show up wearing a mask you know Curtis on his shows talks about masks a lot and the mask that we wear but that is a big issue when we don't feel well about ourselves sometimes for one one reason or another uh many folks are just not forthcoming in in declaring that I need help or I'm not at my best you know not perfect I'm not enough right right no so so good I I think we're here to remind you right as if we're here to remind each other we're here to remind our listener that that indeed those those that we're normalizing we're naming and we are supporting conversations that really take us from not enoughness or lack of worth into that place of of power of confidence of possibility I think that's so important and I'm gonna put coach Curtis on the spot since he is in our live audience and just ask him if you know if there's any conversations that stayed with you the most from season three or you know what belief maybe did season three challenge for you and what you're taking into the next chapter.

Rewrite The Narrative And Quiet ANTs

Coach Stacy 23:44

So we'll continue to chat but you know just figured I would throw out some questions to to coach to Coach Curtis. The automatic negative thoughts in that I believe that that season three taught us reminded us that the automatic negative thoughts will come the ants will show up right sometime in springtime and they they come out of the smallest crack yet you have the power to crush the ants and rewrite the narrative we talked a number of episodes about rewriting the narrative and as I thought about it you know again normalizing the fact that yes we all face those negative thoughts that just pop up they just seem to appear from nowhere right those ants pop up but we can whether it be alone or in power partnership with a coach or therapist as you said we can really identify the steps to rewrite that narrative and to to crush those ants those negative thoughts yeah a lot of times Stacy great great great I liked how you brought that up the more we we gather experience for many of us the more we gather baggage for many of us and a lot of the baggage comes through that negative thought you know our default go-to some people catastrophize it's the worst thing that's gonna happen is their first go-to some people it's about self-blame you know what did I do wrong you know and and we have to recognize these things and and move away from it and Stacy when you were talking about our guest talking about conversations communication um it it would also impact the conversations we have with ourselves this automatic negative thoughts that you brought up and so we just have to be mindful and contain ourselves i i say oftentimes Stacy if you are wanting to be quick to draw and respond to things take a breath count to at least five think through before you respond so that you can control that automatic negative thinking we call it stinking thinking right Stacy absolutely absolutely so so good you also just reminded me right that just the the reality of the automatic negative thoughts and speaking to our midlife community some of those that are about to or preparing for retirement we had another guest on this season and that was Greg Lunsford and he talked about I I really enjoyed the way he talked about this stage or age right that that we we might go from middle age to the third age because it's not that we are going to retire and go sit in a rocking chair but we're going to retire to live that next phase of the game and so I I just I just want to you know shout out Greg and really appreciate that idea you know of of his of his body of work that's really talking about looking at your finances but more so retirement differently and preparing for it in a way that honors the age and all that you poured in yeah we have I think an overarching theme which is to say midlife is really a place to celebrate Stacy it's not a place to to start feeling shameful feeling unaccomplished feeling like we've lost it we've given up and all that stuff it's it's really because remember it's where you have done the trial and errors for the most part you've you've tested the water and you're coming back with information to make you that sage as it were for nobody else for yourself and I think we want our audience to credit themselves first have grace congratulate yourself for making it this far if you're a main life yeah yeah and no matter what the circumstances are you've survived to here and you're on top and so use what you've gotten to be what you want to become yeah yeah that's such good stuff coach that's good stuff let's see what coach Curtis had to say he said I love the episode when you both talked about being enough that was actually one of his favorites and so clearly you and Coach Curtis you two stay on the same page right you were talking about that not enoughness and that that those nuggets that we brought out throughout the season really resonating with you. And so thank you so much Coach Curtis for sharing that our goal is to be of service and not just listen to ourselves talk.

Coach Wayne 29:49

Although I do appreciate listening to Coach Wayne you know I get some good coaching nuggets out of that and I get them for free y'all same here same here Stacy same here you know we we we we talk about iron charming iron and you know you bring to the table a perspective that I truly respect and enjoy and offer it to me as a gift sometimes I I hear it just through us planning but oftentimes when you're dropping the nuggets on the show.

Why Coaching Works As Partnership

Coach Stacy 30:16

So we both feel the same way I want you to know that yes yes yes yes it is mutual respect and admiration I had a thought and now I lost it I was thinking about one of one of the the lessons we talked about it's it's not too late to take a leap leap in life we talked about the ants I think another thing that we we talk about it every episode but it doesn't it may not necessarily resonate with all of our midlife revolution unleashed community so I want to really take a little bit of time to to maybe position coaching a little differently when you and I talk about ourselves being available as coaches I would love for our listener to think about it like having a power partner right you may not necessarily resonate maybe you didn't play sports when you were you know young or even older and and the idea maybe of a coach is like what what do you mean a coach I think one way to look at it is a power partner someone that is fully present for you listening deeply to you so that we can help you pull out all of the power the possibility the worth the promise that we see we get to see we see you differently and we see all of that power that you hold we see all of those gifts that you are holding on to maybe not even acknowledging as gifts and so I think coach Wayne we'd be remiss and I know I just kind of threw this out there love it but to as we wrap season three to really let you all know that you know the the need for a power partner right the need for a coach is something that both of us have experienced personally professionally and it's not just that we're saying get a coach because because we're coaches we're we're saying consider a coach because we have experienced what having a good coach is and what it's allowed us to do. And now I'll be quiet.

Coach Wayne 33:14

Powerful stuff and I'm glad you raised that because I wasn't thinking along those those lines but you know Stacy when you talk about coaching to be sure some folks only keep that in the arena of sports and recreation and so I'm glad you raised it in essence the coach what we do is we allow you to feel seen heard and felt and for a minute if I wore my therapeutic hat working as a clinician a lot of times we start with folks and ask about the presenting problem because that's how the insurance company is going to build it in coaching we focus on strengths I think we we we recognize that there are challenges but we want to help you dig up some strengths that you probably have had forgotten where you buried them and and help you to overcome some of those challenges using those strengths.

Coach Stacy 34:10

So we're looking at you from the vantage point of 360 degrees you can't see behind you oftentimes and that's what we do but you're definitely going to walk out there feeling heard felt and seen we want to empower folks who want to give it a shot that's good good good it is the reminder right that we both also believe in therapy right therapy often is maybe more focused on some aspect of crisis or trauma or a lived experience that is still a bit of a wound. And at the same time you know coaches are really focused on the vision the aspiration the the what's holding you back from the forward momentum and so there's room in in this this great world right for for both for various levels of practitioners and we want to normalize having a coach thinking about a coach suggest that our listeners take advantage of opportunities not just those that are offered by coach Wayne and I although we want you to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Coach Wayne and I but take advantage of those opportunities to have those free discovering discovery calls or connecting conversations right you just don't know what richness is even going to come out of that 20 40 60 minute conversation at no cost right and that's really opening the door to possibility so take advantage i i know coach Wayne and I often as we share our contact information we're letting you know that if you ever want to talk to us it's no obligation we're not you know neither one of us are are our destitute and so you know yes coaching is a practice it is a business for us but we are not here to sell sell coaching packages right we're we want to see you thrive and if you thrive with us great if we recommend maybe there's another coach or therapist that we might want to recommend you to we want to see you shine so hit us up use your resources we got the same coach you pronounced it for the folk you know today I was sharing today I had was just strumming through LinkedIn and a brother that I coached uh we had over three months of coaching together an executive person who can big him up brother Dwayne he um he commented about some of the work that we did together and he's he in there he talked about one of the things that working with me as a coach helped him to do was to recognize that sometimes it's not about chasing the opportunity it's about finding alignment when the opportunity arises and so very talented but yeah sometimes you need a coach to help you to figure out the direction you're taking in terms of to your point Stacy aspirations we have sometimes you need a coach to help you to to have wise discernment as it yeah yeah yeah Stacy if if someone is really on the fence about showing up for coaching how can we really I mean we we're here encouraging them but how can we really like myself what I do typically is I offer an assessment and it's a free assessment and it helps folks to and in the discovery call sometimes we talk it through but it really helps you to take a look at yourself and in honoring yourself to say this is where I fall yeah and and you haven't made the decision we don't make the decisions for you that's another part of coaching you know we're not coming in instructing you we're asking you powerful questions and having you kind of come up with some of the answers for yourself. Yeah yeah you know Coach Wayne the other thing I would add to the nuggets that you just shared is that sometimes it's not a good fit yeah right so so again really making sure that our midlife revolution community understands that you know we're we're not just talking about coaching because we're coaches we're talking about coaching because we believe in it we we know that it works and in those that free discovery call you know the talking the results of the assessment whatever way you connect with a coach you may discover that it's not a good fit yeah and that's okay because there was an old song by Ashford and Simpson and it was called Don't Cost You Nothing right so if you've taken advantage and you've engaged and you put yourself in a position to explore the possibilities with someone as a power partner because it really is a partnership right you build levels of vulnerability with each other you build levels of transparency with each other and you're both growing in this way that is is amplified right because I'm growing because I'm I'm supporting you and I'm helping you grow. So you know clearly you and I could go on and on about this coach Wayne.

Coach Wayne 40:48

It's all cool it's all cool you know we we had said today we would play around with a better part of an hour and so we are free talking and for folks who are listening in who have really never had a coach Stacy I've had a lot of coaches I I've had a lot of coaches and I've paid not that I charge that kind of money but I've paid like wigabuts to get bucks to get training and coaching and it was worth it. I mean the things that I picked up from and it's a so what I'm saying is it's an investment. You have to be willing to invest and invest in yourself.

Coach Stacy 41:24

And yeah let me tell you the truth what I'm finding oftentimes with our brothers is oh man you know because I work in terms of coaching from the inside out so somebody wants to get to this place in life I'm not the executive coach or even the personal coach when that's what I'm hired to do that tells folks that well I'm gonna get you a job I'm not that coach I'm a coach that says I'm gonna have you work on yourself it's different than get you a job and a lot of brothers that I've dealt with they come and they want to get the job but when it's time to do the work on self it's like it doesn't show up fast enough and sometimes it's not shiny enough it's not sexy enough you know it's it's not like driving around in a certain car and that's so we have to get past the stigma that coaching is for people that are broken or or for people that are rotten rich or something and and recognize that man everybody who has had any real success in life I don't care who they are whether it's an athlete or a professional they did not do it alone correct they were coached up correct if I if I can remember wait wait wait well one one second please they were coached that's so true coach Wayne it's so true and you know we we we've also been on the side of I wouldn't call them charlatans of of folks that were in it for you know for the money right that that they were really talking about you know kind of outcomes that may or may not be relevant at least in my experience that you know there were a couple of people I've spoken to where the outcomes weren't necessarily relevant for me but the the pressure sale that that was happening was was kind of unbelievable. And it is recognizing right you'll you'll know you'll know when you speak to coach that is really focused On you, you will know that it's that it's less about the investment that you're making because the coach is getting paid, and more about the investment that you're making because you believe in your own growth, because you believe in your own success, because you believe in your own amplification, because you believe in your own power, and because you believe that there's still opportunity that you're still becoming, so you have the opportunity to be and live your highest self and your highest purpose. And we believe that. And so, you know, we just we just want to see you soar. I think Coach Wayne, you know, for me, as I think about the conclusion of season three, I want midlife women, but you know, our midlife community to remember they're not too late. You know, their worth is not tied to how much they carry. And wanting more doesn't make you ungrateful. What it is you dream and believe and aspire to deserves attention, is worth investment.

Coach Wayne 45:31

Stacy, you you you gilding the stuff with gold tonight, and I'll tell you, folks who are catching this up, though we are sitting on our porch and just sitting back and kicking it, they're getting some gems here tonight, Stacy. You know, you talked about belief. Belief is a huge part of your success. And, you know, I stand on a three-legged stool, VIP is about values and beliefs, identity and purpose. And so those are the areas that I work with to bring people to a certain level. That belief piece, without belief, Stacy, if if you don't have the belief that change is possible, that goals are attainable, I don't care how many coaches you got, it's not going anyway. Stacy, you know, I was telling folks that the one thing when I saw Jalen Bronson and and the team, the Knicks team, I knew they were gonna win. And you know why? There was something about the believability of these men and the need to take that that title back home to New York that was above everybody else in the competition.

Coach Stacy 46:49

Yeah, yeah, it was palpable. I agree, I agree, yeah.

Coach Wayne 46:55

If you don't have that belief, Stacy, that you talked about just now, you believe and they should believe.

Coach Stacy 47:02

Yeah, and I believe also a good coach can can nurture that, right? Because we see the possibility, yeah, we see what it is you really bring to the table. We you know, we see beyond those limited beliefs, yeah. And so even when you don't necessarily feel like you are powerful or like you are worthy, or you have that you don't deserve it, or you know, whatever it is that you are believing that is overriding, we're saying or that your mind is set on that is not to your advantage. That's what we want to help you combat. Switch.

Coach Wayne 47:52

No doubt, no doubt, no doubt.

Coach Stacy 47:54

Conquer.

Coach Wayne 47:54

So, Stacy, what's your summer gonna look like without midlife revolution in your life?

Coach Stacy 48:01

Well,

Summer Reset And Closing Reminders

Coach Stacy 48:02

I would say that Midlife Revolution Unleashed will certainly still be in my life. You know, you and I do some planning over the summer. We spend some time really brainstorming how we can make Midlife Revolution Unleashed better, more meaningful to our listening audience, and how we can expand that listening audience. So Wayne would always remind you, but I'll do it tonight. Remember to subscribe and share Midlife Revolution Unleashed with those in your community, those midlifers. There's definitely at least one out of the 98 episodes just for them. So subscribe and share, and we'll I'm gonna be working on Midlife Revolution Unleashed and trying to spend some time with family. How about you, Coach Wayne?

Coach Wayne 48:56

Well, I'm gonna miss Thursday night, but I'm not gonna stay away from the audiences because I have something up the sleeve that I'm working on. It's it's more in the way of video making, so probably more work and more presence on YouTube, but just staying sharp and keeping myself occupied. But of course, family's number one for me, too. So uh everyone who knows me knows that I'm a family man, I'm a father, I'm a spouse, I'm all those good things. To my sisters, um, I think I'm a good brother. So I'm gonna continue to to take care of family, make family priority, having that sense of integration. And hey, I didn't know this all the time, but at midlife, it's part of the saging.

Coach Stacy 49:43

Yeah, yeah. I would say that this season of the podcast may be closing, but the work of becoming, as you said, still continues. And I think about the word in Ecclesiastes that says to everything, there is a season. And this is just the end of season three. We will definitely see you for season four.

Coach Wayne 50:11

No doubt, no doubt. So, Stacy, I like to say, enjoy summer. And the folk that are tune in or will check us sometime. I got one thing to say before I go. What do you ask? See you at the top.

Coach Stacy 50:28

And Stacy, I'm cheering you on. Thanks for being a part of Midlife Revolution Unleashed.

Coach Wayne 50:35

So, until next time, we're out.

Coach Stacy 50:43

Thanks for tuning in to Midlife Revolution Unleashed. We're grateful you're part of this journey.

Coach Wayne 50:49

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Coach Stacy 50:55

I'm Coach Stacy, and I'm cheering you on.

Coach Wayne 50:58

And I'm Coach Wayne, and I'll see you at the top.