Embarking on a New Journey: Welcome to Senior Life Discovery
The Senior Life Discovery podcast is dedicated to empowering seniors to live their best lives through insightful discussions on a myriad of topics, ranging from travel and family to finances and hobbies. I, Donna Stancel, serve as your host, bringing forth a wealth of knowledge acquired from experts across the nation. This inaugural episode marks the commencement of our collective journey, where I aim to share not only practical advice but also personal experiences that resonate with the senior community. The impetus for this podcast arose from my own struggles with fear and self-doubt, which I have ultimately overcome, and I now seek to foster a supportive environment for others facing similar challenges. Together, we shall explore diverse subjects, engage with specialists in various fields, and cultivate a sense of camaraderie that enriches our lives as we navigate the golden years.
The inaugural episode of Senior Life Discovery, hosted by the seasoned Donna Stancel, serves as both an introduction to the podcast and a personal narrative reflecting the host’s journey toward self-discovery and empowerment as a senior citizen. Stancel articulates her aspiration to curate a platform where seniors can engage with a plethora of topics ranging from travel to personal finance, thereby enhancing their quality of life. The genesis of the podcast is rooted in Stancel’s initial hesitations and fears, which she candidly shares, revealing how these obstacles nearly prevented her from pursuing a long-held dream of connecting with others through meaningful dialogue. Her experiences underscore a vital lesson: overcoming fear is paramount for personal growth and fulfillment. Stancel recounts how a pivotal seminar motivated her to embrace this venture, emphasizing that the podcast represents not merely a series of discussions, but a communal journey toward enrichment and friendship among seniors. By sharing her story, Stancel extends an invitation to her audience, encouraging them to engage, share their ideas, and embark on this transformative journey together, fostering a sense of community and support that transcends the barriers often faced in later life.
Takeaways:
- The Senior Life Discovery podcast aims to provide valuable insights for seniors seeking to enhance their lives.
- As a senior myself, I understand the importance of fostering connections within the community.
- Overcoming fear is crucial, as it often hinders individuals from pursuing their aspirations and goals.
- The podcast will feature interviews with experts across various fields relevant to senior living.
- Engagement with listeners is vital, and I encourage suggestions for topics that would be beneficial to discuss.
- Building friendships and learning from one another can significantly enrich our lives as we age.
Transcript
Hi, I'm Donna Stancel, your host for the Senior Life Discovery podcast, the show where we will hear advice from experts from all over our great nation who will cover a variety of topics from travel to family, to finances, to aging with style, to hobbies, and many, many more. So join me to learn from these experts so that we as seniors can live our best life as seniors.
Speaker B:Hello everyone, My name is Donna Stancel and I'd like to welcome you to the very first episode of Senior Life Discovery. This will be a podcast about how to live your best life as a senior. I'm a senior myself and I'm 70 something years old.
I had the idea for this podcast well over six years ago and I planned to do the podcast with a friend of mine. We were going to interview people together about different topics and about having a better experience living life as a senior.
Unfortunately, I never got around to actually getting the podcast started and eventually my friend, who was supposed to be my partner, decided that she'd lost interest in the idea and no longer wanted to do it. So it got put on the back burner of my life.
Recently, I was attending a seminar where the speaker was talking about how most people fail because they've let fear get in the way, and didn't follow their heart. That's exactly what happened to me. I didn't have the confidence to actually put myself out there for people like yourself so that I could do this.
Years ago, I let fear get in my way. A few years later, after all this occurred, my previous husband passed on and I subsequently met my current husband at our 50th high school reunion.
And he really changed my life. After we were married, he asked me if I could consider moving to Florida.
It was something that had never crossed my mind, that I would actually leave my home state to come to a place where I knew absolutely no one. Once we got here, we started a luncheon group called Seniors Getting Together so that we can meet other people.
We've met more people and made more friends than I've ever had before in my life. All because we started that little group. We have lots of friends now and have a lot of fun with all of them.
Even my husband has admitted he's never had this many friends before. Because of that little group, I've gained confidence that I never had before. I've spent my entire adult life mostly working in offices or cubicles.
I didn't have a lot of interaction with people and therefore I had very little confidence in myself other than my work skills. I went to work, I came home, I paid my bills, I did things with my husband, and I only had a very small circle of friends.
The speaker at that seminar I mentioned earlier said that 99% of the people in that room of almost a thousand people would not follow through on anything that they got out of the seminar because of fear. He's right. Most people let fear get in the way of their success.
He also said that our country today is in better shape and more likely to let people to succeed than ever before. So I'm jumping into the deep end of the pool now. My husband has been responsible for me having a great deal more confidence in myself.
After thinking about this podcast for so many years, I have finally decided to do something about overcoming my fear and putting myself out there for everyone who I think I can help live their best life by doing this podcast. When it comes right down to it, doing a podcast isn't about standing in front of a thousand people like this speaker did.
It's about sitting in a tiny room all by myself, talking to my camera and my microphone, hoping that I can give you a great enough experience that it makes you want to keep coming back and listening for more. I want this podcast to be about information that seniors can all use to better their life. I also want to have fun meeting everyone along the way.
I'm hoping that we're all going to be talking about all kinds of different topics for as long as I can keep this going. And I hope that you'll stay engaged with me, give me ideas about other topics that you'd like to have me talk about.
I'd like to find experts in every field that we agree on. I want to interview these people and I want to offer you information on topics that you might not be able to find on your own.
Let's all overcome our fear together. Besides overcoming my fear, I think that we can all be friends. I think that we can learn from each other.
I think that we can learn from everyone that I can interview on this podcast. So let's all grow together. I'm really, really glad that you're here.
I'm here to listen to your input and help you see and hear about things you might not have otherwise heard about. And we're going to bring in experts to teach us all about it. So welcome. I'm new to this thing and might not be as glib as other podcasters.
I hope I'll get better at this as we go along. So thanks for coming. I'll talk to you soon. Bye.
Speaker A:Thank you for joining me on our journey together today. Be sure to click the like subscribe and Alert buttons and I will see you all next time for senior life discovery. Yeah, go tell someone.