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TRANSCRIPT FOR “FROM SILENCE TO POWER” episode of Fabulous Over 50

Jen Hardy [00:00:00]:
Hello. It’s Jen and welcome to the fabulous over 50 podcast. I am here today to continue last week’s discussion. We were talking about going out there and making a change because we were raised to be quiet little dainty ladies who kept our big mouth shut, and it is time to open them up. So I’ve created a new page on my website, jenhardy.net/go. Just go, g o. What is it for? It’s to come and tell me what you’re doing. How are you going out there and getting things done? Maybe you, I don’t know, talk to someone you haven’t talked to for a while.

Jen Hardy [00:00:36]:
Maybe you made peace with someone in your family. Maybe you wrote a letter to the editor. Maybe you decided to run for political office. I don’t know what you’re doing, but you’re doing something to make the world a better place. The world has gone mad. I say it all the time because it is true. Have you read 1984? Just saying I think you should. I don’t care what political side you’re on or what religion you are because I think it’s time that no matter what side we’re on, we all come together.

Jen Hardy [00:01:06]:
I really do. This whole thing about hating people because they’re on the other side, that’s garbage. I just wanna tell you throughout humanity, people have had different opinions and they’ve still worked together for the common good. So I’ve also been working on a flag. It’s called the human flag. I feel like every human should be able to fly it. It stands for people working together. That is all.

Jen Hardy [00:01:34]:
Nothing else. Because can’t we work together? I mean, seriously. Like, can’t we all just get along? I think we should. So I know it’s been a lot the last 2 weeks. Normally, you know, it’s fluffy and it’s fun and it’s warm and it’s fuzzy, and I still wanna be like that, but I just feel like it’s time we start doing something. And I don’t know what you wanna do. I started a media co media company 2 years ago. That’s wild.

Jen Hardy [00:02:05]:
And we’re moving forward and we’re doing things with it. And we’re starting to make a tiny little tinge of difference, and that feels really good. I’m educating people about our American justice system on my website, on my I mean, on my YouTube channel. It’s really nice. I’ve got a segment called voices of justice, and I’m interviewing judges and legislators and attorneys and sometimes even defendants. And I’ve got some incredible things on there. Why? Well, it’s entertaining, but it’s also educational. I’m helping teach people.

Jen Hardy [00:02:39]:
I’m giving them insight into these judges and these people and showing them how did they get successful. What did they do? Because they all seem to follow the same pattern, and it’s called being driven and trying to succeed. Turns out that’s all you need. So you know, and a little bit of smarts, obviously. But I just want people to learn. I feel like every I don’t know. The last 4 years or so, I don’t know what started that. People have just taken to sitting down and having an endless scroll.

Jen Hardy [00:03:15]:
And I get needing to check out and needing to relax and that whole thing. And set a timer, though, people, because your thumbs are gonna get broken with all the scrolling. It’s it’s a lot of scrolling, and it’s a lot of mindless garbage. And do you really want that for yourself and for your children and for your grandchildren? Maybe you do. I’m just saying Maybe you don’t. So, you know, there are so many things you can do now. So many things. So I just encourage you to go out there and do something.

Jen Hardy [00:03:48]:
Do something. So jenhardy.net/go. You can leave a little message. It says what you’re doing. What are you doing to make a change? What have you done to make your life better? That’s where we can start. I’m not saying you should change the world. I don’t know how you’d possibly change the world all by yourself. That’s a lot of pressure for you.

Jen Hardy [00:04:06]:
This is not a pressure. I am not going to should on you. Shoulding on you is saying something like you should do this and you should do that. And I’m I’m not doing it. What I’m saying is you might consider putting down your phone and spending 15 minutes a day doing something positive, using that little voice of yours to do something. You’ve got power. You’ve got power you never knew you had. There are minorities of people that are getting things done with tiny little groups.

Jen Hardy [00:04:41]:
Why? Because they’re using their voice. Well, you’ve got a voice. I’ve got a voice. Use your voice. Show join with the tiny little minority, or join with the big majority, or join something, do something, move forward. You know I was saying last time aging sucks, and it does, but the alternative is definitely worse. So if we’re going to stay on this beautiful planet with some beautiful things, why are we sitting in our houses scrolling on our phone and not out there enjoying it? Now maybe you’re not healthy enough to go enjoy it. Well, have someone wheel you outside because you should feel that sunshine, and your feet should touch the dirt every once in a while and just feel the nature.

Jen Hardy [00:05:30]:
Put your hands on a tree, go walk on a beach. These are the kinds of things that are going to take care of your mental state. We’ve just kind of lost what we need. Like we we’ve forgotten what we need. We’re not eating healthy. We’re not moving our bodies. I mean, maybe you are, maybe you go out and do yoga and only, you know, you’re a vegetarian and do all this stuff and more power to you. And if you are that woman reach out to someone who’s not one of your friends.

Jen Hardy [00:06:05]:
You know who they are and say, hey, Betty. Why don’t you come with me? And Betty’s gonna say, oh, honey. You know I can’t walk very far. And you say, Betty, I don’t care if we walk to the mailbox and back. I just feel like spending time with you, and let’s get moving. I feel better when I move. Betty will go. All right.

Jen Hardy [00:06:24]:
And then you’re gonna go to jenhardy.net/go, because it’s time to go. You’re gonna tell me what you did. Let’s start a movement. A move in a movement or a movement of speaking up or a movement of something. I’m just really struggling watching what’s happening out there in the world People sit idly by and scroll on their phones. This may not be a popular episode. I don’t know. If you don’t like it, go to jenhardy.net/go and let me know you don’t like this because I’d like your feedback.

Jen Hardy [00:07:02]:
If you don’t like it, we won’t talk about this kind of thing anymore. But if you do like it, maybe we’ll add some more in. I do have an incredible interview coming up. Julie Mannano, she’s a relationship guru. I interviewed her a couple years ago, and I reinterviewed her. Oh my gosh. She is brilliant. She has 1,200,000 followers on Instagram.

Jen Hardy [00:07:22]:
And, you know, she just wanted to put up a couple things and help some people out. Do you see how far she went? Do you know why? Because she tried. So try whatever you’ve been wanting to do. Hey, you know what I wanted to do? I said, you know, I’ve got all these weird, random thoughts. People do shower thoughts, and they don’t do them in the shower. Why not? So I got a robe. I’m actually wearing it right now in a nightgown and I blinged them out because blingy is my thing. Right? And I stood in the shower, held my phone up.

Jen Hardy [00:07:57]:
Didn’t, I don’t even have, I was tons of fancy equipment. Didn’t bring any fancy equipment in there. Just stood in there with my phone and I held the the shower nozzle up to my mouth like a microphone and I say shower thoughts. Do you know that a half 1000000 people watch them in the 1st 3 months? I did not think that was gonna be a thing. I now have a creator manager at YouTube because I’m a YouTube partner with all these special perks. I’m 56. Everybody says I’m too old to be a YouTuber. The comments sometimes say I’m too old or that I’ll be dead soon.

Jen Hardy [00:08:32]:
So many mean things. I’m only 56, but that’s ancient for a YouTuber. But guess what? I’m one anyway. So, and am I saying this to brag on myself? I am not. I’m saying this to let you know, you may have a weird quirky idea. And everyone says, that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. You shouldn’t do it. And I’m saying you should do it because everyone told me standing in the shower in my robe talking into the nozzle was dumb.

Jen Hardy [00:08:59]:
Well, I’m almost at a 1000000 views now. So it turns out it wasn’t so dumb. There we go. And let me tell you something else. It’s a lot of fun and it feels successful and I’m feeling things I’ve never felt about myself and my success, and it rocks. And, also, here’s how I’m gonna leave you. You might say, oh, you shouldn’t talk about your success. Knock on wood.

Jen Hardy [00:09:24]:
No. I’m gonna tell you that’s a lie. Stop doing that to yourself. If you’ve had something good happen, you need to talk about that good thing. Stop saying, oh, I’m gonna jinx it. You’re not gonna jinx it. That is what people use to keep you down. Successful people talk about their success.

Jen Hardy [00:09:44]:
They don’t brag about it, but they talk about it. Look at the like on Shark Tank. Do those people say, oh, I can’t say anything nice about my own company. Knock on wood. I’m gonna fail. They do not. They say I am doing well and I do so well. You’ll be lucky to have me choose you because that’s what successful people do.

Jen Hardy [00:10:04]:
So you’re gonna start being successful, and you’re gonna start saying, I had a great day today without feeling like you’re gonna jinx it. Or I just won this thing, or I just earned this thing, or I just did this thing and you’re gonna share it. And if someone else says, oh, don’t say that you’re gonna jinx it, knock on wood. You’re gonna say, you know what? I’m done doing that because I’m successful now. Alright. Let me tell you. I figured that out just a few weeks ago, and my whole life has changed. It’s a whole new way of looking at things.

Jen Hardy [00:10:39]:
Why did people tell us we couldn’t talk about our success? Think about the motives behind that for a little while. Let me know what you think. Jenhardy.net/go. There’s a place to leave a message. All right. I look forward to hearing from you. Can’t wait to see what you’re going and doing. And next we will be here with the beautiful and brilliant Julie Monado.

Jen Hardy [00:11:04]:
Thanks for listening. Thanks for watching. I love you, and I will talk to you soon.

It’s time to go:

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