Episode 83

Packing for Bali | LAYC 83

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This is short and sweet status report to salute the end of a fabulous Season 4 and tease a little about our next season of the Lift As You Climb podcast.

It is also a status report on the #EncoreExplorer.

After spending 3 weeks in Dubai, I am packing for 4 weeks in Bali, Indonesia.

I share my own version of Eat, Pray, Love - Thank you! Elizabeth Gilbert! as I continue my adventures and journeys around the sun. I will celebrate 69 years of living an epic life of discovery and growth while in Bali!

If you want the back stories on these connections:

Episode 76 - Teen Mom to World Traveler

Episode 61 reveals my connection with Bali:

Episodes 77, 78, and 79 - are all about Dubai, and Expat Life

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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Hello everyone in my friendship circle, my audience, all you lifters and climbers.

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This is not a typical episode today.

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This is more of a status report, a check in, and also a preview.

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of what's to come very soon.

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On this day, I am packing my suitcases after having spent the last three weeks

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in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and tomorrow I depart for Bali, Indonesia.

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Where I'll spend a month.

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This is a part of my Encore Explorer adventures.

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I've shared some of that story, those plans with you in, uh, Episode 76, Teen

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Mom to World Traveler, that is here, of course, on your favorite podcast

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platform, but also available on our YouTube channel at the Encore Catalyst.

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I also wanted to let you know that today is the announcement of Season 5 coming

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up later this fall with new guests.

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If you've been listening to the guests that we've had on Season 4,

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You know, we've got incredible people sharing incredible stories and their

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versions of how lifting and climbing has affected their life and what

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they're doing now in the future to spread that good vibe to others.

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This is also an opportunity for me to I want to share with you that episode

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61 earlier this year, the beginning of the year, was about my connection,

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my experience with a woman in Bali, who I'm on my way to see tomorrow,

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so stay tuned, we'll be sharing lots of content around that on YouTube.

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The story in episode 61, which is called Sewing for Living, tells an incredible

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lifting and climbing journey of a very small Rotary International Club based

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in Ubud, Bali, and how they transformed a local economy and lifted local women

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who were without financial support Looking, facing a rather bleak future,

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especially during COVID, to now really thriving micro entrepreneurial businesses.

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And it all began with one woman's...

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request for a ball of yarn on her birthday, and it has

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snowballed, pun intended, into

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a sustainable and very impactful global reach.

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project.

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So I'd welcome you to listen to that and really get inspired and also get ideas of

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what you might be able to do starting with something as simple as one ball of yarn.

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Now there's a birthday theme with that episode.

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And there's going to be a birthday theme for me too, because this month

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I will, oh, I'm so excited about this.

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I'm so excited to share it with every one of you.

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I'll be turning 69 in Bali at the end of September.

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So stay tuned for that.

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And you know what?

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I'm not getting older.

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I'm literally Seriously, figuratively getting better because I am launching a

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new business, I'm launching new impact projects, I'm making new connections

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around the world, I'm learning new skills, I'm just growing and, um, I love it.

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Now also just wrapping up season four, um, if you haven't already,

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to share that episodes 77, 78, and 79 were all about Dubai and expat

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living and working around the world.

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If you have some interest, some curiosity about What might it be like to pick up

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and go live someplace else for a while, a couple of years, one year, whatever

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your term is, um, there's a mother and daughter trilogy, myself and my daughter,

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Amanda, telling all about her experience.

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um, moving to and working in Dubai and that's the reason I am here

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now today recording this episode with you as we plan our last day

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together before I take off to Bali.

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So stay tuned, hang in with me, we're going to come with a date soon for

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the launch of season five and some trailers, some previews on who our

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incredible guests are that are already lining up to do their interviews.

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And if you have a lifting and climbing story that you'd like to share, On

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our podcast, on our YouTube channel, please uh, reach out to me at

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hello@theencorecatalyst.com and tell me a little bit about how what you have to

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share might lift others in our audience.

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So I gotta get back to my packing.

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And, um, I hope, I hope that I'm going to meet you, uh, in an airport

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somewhere soon as I continue my Encore Explorer travels, adventures, and really

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growing and expanding my own world.

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My growth mindset is on fire again.

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Um, and I'd love to share what I learned with you along the way.

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All right.

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Start packin Talk soon.

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Isabel Alexander

Dynamic, 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 wholesale 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 follow 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.

Isabel Alexander
Your Next Business Strategist and Transformation Catalyst