Do you feel like big corporations and trending influencers, coaches, and practitioners are intent on making us feel “less than”, not good enough, and that we need fixing or remaking into their idea of valued members of society?
The older I get, the more I resent this condescending marketing!
“Like racism and sexism, ageism serves a social and economic purpose: to legitimize and sustain inequalities between groups. It’s not about how we look. It’s about how people in power assign meaning to how we look.” credit; Ashton Applewhite https://thischairrocks.com/what-is-ageism/
Recently, I celebrated my two-thirds of a century birthday and decided to consciously allocate my spending to vendors that provide goods and services to enhance all my senses, experience and quality of life for the woman I am, at the age I am thrilled to be!
We Fix You Industries; can you hear me now?
No?
That’s because a customer that walks away usually makes no sound at all. We just move on!
RESOURCES:
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism - https://thischairrocks.com/order-the-book/
Podcast Episode 21 - Two Thirds of a Century and Climbing
https://lift-as-you-climb.captivate.fm/episode/two-thirds-of-a-century-and-climbing
Podcast Episode 3 - Expiry Date
https://lift-as-you-climb.captivate.fm/episode/expiry-date-layc03
Blog Why is SIXTY such a significant decade in a woman’s life?
https://www.theencorecatalyst.com/blog/Sixty-Significant-Sexy-Birthday
Listen in or read and share your thoughts with the Lift As You Climbcommunity Facebook Group!
About the Host:
Isabel Banerjee - Your Next Business
Strategist and Transformation Catalyst
Dynamic, a self-made entrepreneur who overcame obstacles with an unrelenting positive nature, a farm girl work ethic and a conscious choice to thrive rather than survive, Isabel Alexander Banerjee cultivated an award-winning, $10 million+ global chemical business and grew it from dining room table to international boardrooms.
Isabel’s strengths include the ability to initiate & nurture strategic relationships, a love of lifelong learning and talents for helping others maximize their potential. An inspiring speaker within both industry and community, she is a driving force behind those with the courage to foll0ow her example of thriving against the odds.
With 50+ years of business experience across diverse industries, Isabel is respected as an advisor, a coach, a mentor and a role model. She believes in sharing collective wisdom and empowering others to economic independence.
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