The Starting Point on Finding Your Next Act

Beyond Empty Nest

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Have you ever had something you’re passionate about achieving but that you’ve put on the backburner for various reasons? Maybe you pursued a different career, or were raising a family, or maybe you were simply trying to navigate the demands of life and somehow that passion became buried.

Does this sound like you? If so, this week we’re going to explore the idea of reigniting your passions, hobbies and dreams so that you can lead a truly fulfilling life.

Meet Melissa Davey, this week’s inspiring guest. She is 73 and retired from a lengthy corporate career in 2016 to pursue her passion of becoming a filmmaker. The work she has been doing as a successful filmmaker has been truly incredible.

Melissa is a true testament that it’s never too late to learn something new, or go after what really lights a fire within you…and that this too can be YOUR story!

In this episode

• [1:24] Melissa chats about her long experience in corporate and what inspired her to make the leap from long-time corporate employee to filmmaker!
• [6:13] We’re never too old to try something new!
• [6:39] “Plus my mind had already started to wander about what am I gonna do after this? 'cause I definitely didn't wanna die at my desk.” - Melissa Davey
• [9:43] “But when he said, you better hurry up, it hit me in my, I could actually physically feel movement within myself thinking, he's right. Whether he knows it or not, he just lit a fire in me so that by the time I got home late that night, I walked in the door and I said, I'm going to quit my job and I'm going to make a movie.” - Melissa Davey
• [11:04] Jodi talks about the universe, divine timing, and signs that suggest it’s time for your third act to begin.
• [12:41] How we don’t know everything and that’s okay! It is not a reason to hold us back from moving forward.
• [15:04] Experience and wisdom play a large part in driving us to the next thing.
• [15:24] Even if you fail, there is power and learning in failure.
• [17:17] Taking detours happens in life when we want to pursue our passions, but it’s important to get ourselves back on track and give yourself grace.
• [20:27] Melissa gets candid about the struggles and obstacles she faced in creating Beyond Sixty.
• [25:29] “I just knew right then that, wow, I wonder why I didn't do this sooner. But then I would say, Because you just weren't supposed to. It wasn't time till now.” -Melissa Davey
• [29:02] Jodi and Melissa quickly dive into Melissa’s upcoming film, Climbing Into Life. She shares the powerful real life story it is based on and her 2 year journey in creating it.
• [30:49] Your DARE for this week.

❤️Your Dare for this week is to make a list of all of the things that have interested you or that you’re curious about. Maybe there's only one thing or maybe there's 10.

Then, let one come to the top, one that's the most inspiring and interesting to you. I dare you to sit with that for a while and then make a list of all of the reasons why you shouldn't do it or couldn't do it. And then make a list of the reasons why you should and what you need in order to make that start to happen.

About Melissa Davey

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