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Are You Getting Better with Age?

You Can Flourish over 50 by finding & developing your unique wisdom

Growing Wiser is on a mission to improve your ageing journey towards developing a unique wisdom, so you can be truly independent and regenerate, not retire!

After 50, there are a new set of challenges!

In a changing world, suddenly time seems short, independence is at risk, energy is less and our bodies start to fail us.

However, research shows that we can be happier…this is the ageing paradox!

Do you share any of these fears about getting older?

Dependency on others for physical, mental and financial support

Loss of respect from younger people

Lack of purpose and meaning in your life

Inevitable physical and mental decline

These are common complaints about ageing, but I want to show you that there are other ways in which we can be better now than we were. The secret to growing wiser and getting better with age is to take maximum advantage of some simple practices underpinning this ageing paradox.

The secret to growing wiser….is to take advantage of the benefits of ageing while overcoming the disadvantages.

We have these advantages over youth:

A super-connected brain

A physical upgrade to the brain develops around age 45. This enables the development of wisdom.

Emotional intelligence

We have far more emotional control and better intuition than when younger.

We have more time

Children have left home, and most of us no longer need to work full time.

Acceptance

We are usually less concerned with our physical appearance and lose the fear of ageing. We are more self-assured than we were in middle age.

We can be more positive

Having survived a lifetime of challenges successfully and knowing that we can survive!

There is less financial pressure

With a pension, we can choose to live more frugally or earn more when we need extra cash.

We can control our lifestyle now

We know how lifestyle changes at any age will impact our body and brains. We can take control.

By building on these ageing advantages, we can harvest the 8 fruits of wisdom.

Health

Independence

Security

Adaptability

Happiness

Respect

Sanity

A Non-Financial Legacy

Hi I'm Janis and I'm in my 70's

Like you, I am a combination of everything I have experienced. I am unique – and so are you. My journey started in 2007 when I had to recover from a brain tumour. It was a wakeup call for me that started a process of revitalising and regenerating what I loved while pruning away the aspects of my life that I didn’t.

It has been a long road and I am still walking it! One thing that I learned was that there is very little support and available for us as we travel alone. During the past decade, I have developed a framework for lifetime development. I want to share that with you and support your journey so that it is easier than mine!

Wisdom is the only aspect of our lives that improves with age

Click to Watch a Video About Janis

Author, Grower, coach, facilitator, writer, speaker

We are in a new season of life .

Like a tree, we grow from seed to maturity. After many years of growing, we are now ready to prune ourselves to allow bigger and better fruit to develop. There is no point in trying to return to our sapling stage. Autumn is our stage of life and it should be a new and exciting season.

Our bodies may not be as good as they used to, but we can stay energetic and we can build a meaningful future that is worthy of respect!

Let’s make the best of our time. I’ll introduce you to a framework for getting wiser and better in your own unique way.

Be Like a Tree.

Stay grounded.
Connect with your roots.
Turn over a new leaf.
Bend before you break.
Enjoy your unique natural beauty.
Keep growing.

– Joanne Raplis

Learn about the wisdom tree model to discover your potential.

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