In the final episode of the Lift As You Climb podcast, the host reflects on the incredible three-year journey and the 105 episodes that empowered listeners to embrace self-discovery and growth. The podcast, which focused on helping women understand and build their own success, is transitioning to a new and exciting phase. The host shares the importance of collaboration, economic empowerment, and personal evolution while introducing a new podcast and YouTube channel aimed at women of a certain age. Stay tuned for the upcoming launch and continued inspirational content.

00:00 Introduction and Farewell

00:18 Reflecting on the Journey

02:07 Empowerment and Collaboration

03:14 Personal Growth and Evolution

04:18 Celebrating Women and Their Impact

09:41 New Beginnings

10:44 Stay Connected and Future Plans

LAYC Episode 33: What is Your Expiry Date?

About the Host:

 

Isabel Alexander

Your Next Business Strategist and Transformation Catalyst

 Isabel Alexander's journey from modest beginnings to global recognition epitomizes entrepreneurial resilience and innovation. With over five decades of experience spanning diverse industries, she has become a driving force in shaping economic landscapes worldwide. Noteworthy accomplishments include founding a multimillion-dollar global chemical wholesale business and earning accolades such as Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

As a mentor and advocate, Isabel empowers women entrepreneurs through initiatives like the Lift As You Climb Movement and podcasts, guiding them from startup to maturity. Serving as Chief Encore Officer of The Encore Catalyst, she dedicates herself to coaching and educating emerging entrepreneurs. Her involvement in organizations like RenegadesReinventing.com and Femme on Fire underscores her commitment to leadership and business development.

Additionally, Isabel's advisory roles with government bodies and trade associations, such as Chair of the Canadian Association of Importers & Exporters, highlight her influence in shaping trade policies and fostering international relations.

Driven by her mantra, "Lift As You Climb," Isabel embodies the ethos of mutual growth and empowerment. With dual citizenship in Canada and the United States, she values her extensive family and embraces global connections through travel and professional engagements. Isabel Alexander's narrative serves as a beacon of inspiration, illustrating how visionary leadership and strategic advising can drive global entrepreneurship and economic independence forward.

Founder:

The Encore Catalyst Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/TheEncoreCatalyst )

and

Chief Encore Officer, The Encore Catalyst (www.theencorecatalyst.com) – an accelerator for feminine wisdom, influence, and impact.

also

Author & Speaker ‘Who Am I Now? – Feminine Wisdom Unmasked Uncensored’ https://whoaminowbook.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelannalexander/

 

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Speaker: 00:00:06

Welcome to the Lift As You Climb podcast, where it's all about the

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journey and the joy of discovering who you are now, deciding who you want

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to become, and embracing your genuine identity, influence, and impact.

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In each episode, we'll explore how life's experiences have prepared us for what

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we choose to do next and how to create our Encore, write our own script, and

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star in the next stage of our lives.

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I'm your host, your Encore strategist, and transformation catalyst, Isabel Alexander.

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Hello and goodbye.

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Today, I am recording the last episode of the Lift As You Climb podcast.

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This is not an end, but it is a beginning.

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But let me explain more about that a little later.

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First, let's talk a little bit about what we've experienced and what we've

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shared together in the past three years.

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105 episodes of this podcast have proceeded today.

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It's been an incredible journey and an incredible season of my life as

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we've shared times that affected all of us, changing what we believe about

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ourselves and the world and learning to become more of the best of us.

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And isn't that what Lift As You Climb is all about?

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What it was always intended to be and what it will continue to be.

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But this podcast is coming to an end.

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And a brand new one is born out of those three years of living, becoming more

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of myself and learning more about who I want to be, , what I want more of.

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We've talked a lot about figuring ourselves out and really leaning into

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the wisdom of who we are as women.

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Decades and decades of transformation, reinvention backing up, going forward,

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and with all of that, even though some of it was uncomfortable at times,

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perhaps even painful for some of us, there was also a great deal of good that

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happened for all of us in learning more about ourselves and how to build our

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own success ladders and be confident in the choices that we're making because

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we've come to know more about ourselves.

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And of course, for me, it's not about just having my own success,

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but collaboration, the power, in fact, I believe the responsibility

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of giving a hand up to others.

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Based on our own experience and our own wisdom, we empower others

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to build their own success ladder.

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Economic independence and empowerment for women, girls, families will

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always be a part of who I am and what validates my existence

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through this journey called life.

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That's why I've shared with you my own personal story, , the anguish and the

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joy of growing up into my 40s, 50s, 60s, and now, approaching my 70th

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birthday, figuring out as I traveled through this womanhood wonderland,

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really what is it all about, Alfie?

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What's important to me?

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What's no longer important?

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Evolution is a really necessary healthy part of our journey, because if we stop

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trying to figure out who we are, if we figure that we have expired, and there

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is an episode about what's your expiry date, then nothing really matters.

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Not only have I been able to share my own experiences with you, the good, the bad,

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the ugly, and the, oh, my goddess, did not expect that to happen to me, but I've

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also been able to bring to you and share the wisdom, the laughter, the tears, the

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education from some incredible guests that helped us look at how Age is just a number

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that is really a stereotype, and really, what the hell, we get to choose how much

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more life we're going to have in our time, and really what those numbers mean to us.

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I've celebrated birthdays with you, and I will continue for a long time,

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I've celebrated women that shattered barriers, were the original

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gangsters, who were Forbes authors, shared the stage with Oprah.

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I've talked about women business coaches and authors, speakers, and really badass

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entrepreneurs, all of whom share in common the fact that they were on this

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journey of figuring out who they were in their encore periods of life -not

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singular, but multiple encores, which is what we can only hope to aspire.

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And they were willing to share their own experiences generously,

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authentically with you and me.

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And we talked about, how women impact the economy and how

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we do things so differently.

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Born out of this experience of learning to podcast and learning to be a YouTuber

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and being able to share with you my life's purpose, which is defined by the

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title of this podcast, Lift As You Climb, I've had this opportunity to grow along

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with you and really challenge myself to sit in this uncomfortable place

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in front of you and reveal the truth.

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I don't have all the answers, but I'm not going to stop investigating.

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On this journey of Lift As You Climb, what I've learned is there are so

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many of you out there that get that.

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That want more of that, that understanding that our life has purpose

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and our life has meaning only if we are able to decide on what our legacy

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is and to live it and direct it and influence it now while we are alive.

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And during that, as we learn more and become more of ourselves and lift

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ourselves, We are also able then to reach back to our sisters, other women,

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other people, and by example, show them that it's really worth making the

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effort to go through the metamorphosis, to make the difficult transformations

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and transitions in life, always in search of, okay, Who am I now?

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And who is this next best version of myself?

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As a result, what I've decided is I really feel most impassioned, most empowered,

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as someone who can lift myself and help others lift themselves with my focus

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on women of a certain age, women like myself, in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and

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beyond, who are the small and medium sized women business owners of the world, who

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have an amazing impact on economies, not only their own, their families and their

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employees and their contractors and their circles of influence in their community.

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And those circles keep getting bigger and bigger because we are, we

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ebb out into the universe with our influence as women entrepreneurs.

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and that's why I recognize, I had a fabulous season of three years with

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Lift As You Climb, being more general in terms of, let's talk about identity,

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let's figure out the ways that we as women show up as the best version

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of ourselves, and showcase other entrepreneurs, other women, other leaders,

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that give us examples as trailblazers to model ourselves after, or just to

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spark another idea, which is totally different of our own, but understand,

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oh gosh, we all have so much in common.

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Every single one of the people that I've interviewed on this show will share, they

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suffer from identity crisis, imposter syndrome, pivoting decisions in their

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life, relationships up and down overcoming the beliefs and Paradigms of the Past.

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This is what's important for all of you to hear and know.

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You're not alone.

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We are all going on this human journey and growing on this human journey together.

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And so today I'm growing again.

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I am stretching a new set of butterfly wings.

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I've come out of my cocoon of thinking for a while.

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That's why there haven't been a lot of episodes lately, because

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I've been thinking what do I think is important to me now?

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And that is a new focus and a new show which is launching next week.

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And so if you're here subscribed to my channel now, you're automatically going

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to receive the announcement about the new show and about the new season, and why

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it is so frigging exciting and wonderful that we are here as collaborative lifters

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and climbers together and that we're ready to launch into a new frontier.

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Stay tuned,

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subscribe here.

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Follow us on social media because we're going to be announcing the launch of a

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new podcast and a new YouTube channel that specifically is about what I

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think is the most important community that I can be part of and that I can

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make a contribution to in the next season of my life and perhaps yours,

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and that together collectively our wisdom will have significant impact

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and our legacies will be even more influential, impactful, and a hell of

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a lot of fun while we are here present on this earth to live and enjoy them.

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Thank you for your support, your interest.

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The episodes of the past three years don't go away and there's rich,

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juicy, sassy content in all of them.

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This opportunity to again grow with you and you never know who we're

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going to interview, who we're going to discover, but if you stay tuned

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and find out about the show, you may know in fact, you may be someone that

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should be on my next show as a guest.

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Or you may have someone to refer and I hope that you have questions,

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ideas, suggestions, feedback for how we make it the richest, most

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satisfying content possible.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for spending this time with me.

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I hope our conversation added value to your day and expanded your

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vision for your legacy and impact.

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Please join me in increasing my impact and expanding my reach to even more people

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by sharing this episode on social media, with friends, and leaving a review on

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Apple iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play.

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Or channel of choice to catch all the latest from me.

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Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.

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Connect with me and others in our community Facebook group, the Lift

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As You Climb Movement, where you can engage, be inspired by and grow

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with a tribe of like-minded people.

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As I evolve as a podcaster and spokeswoman for collaboration and

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economic empowerment, your input and feedback are especially important.

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To me, I welcome your suggestions and questions to hello@theencorecatalyst.com.

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Until we meet again, please remember your success may be the foundation

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for someone else's to together we can raise success ladders around the world.