We were moved by spirit and wisdom.

There are times in your life where you’ll feel forever grateful that you were in the right place at the right time. Tuesday’s event was one of those times.

Those of us who had the fortune of listening to Bonnie Fatio will most likely remember her radiating charisma, words of wisdom and powerful presence. Everyone exclaimed how touched and impacted they were by her. Not only is Bonnie Fatio an incredible story teller who has had fascinating life experiences, she is an inspiring visionary who is so self-motivating – she is the essence of ‘young at heart’ (… and in body, mind, spirit too!).

Bonnie has a dream to be the catalyst for the creation of a world where ‘age’ is not an issue and people can truly appreciate others for ‘who they are’ and not which category they fit into.

To achieve this in today’s society, we face the ‘i’ challenges – not those related to ipads, iphones or other i-tech, but the three unspoken ‘i’s of ‘aging’. Where, if you have an ‘elderly’ appearance you may be treated as though you were invisible / incompetent / insignificant – subconscious attitudes embedded within a society addicted to the image of youth.

So how do we turn this around? We get back in the driving seat and take charge because, as we learned from Bonnie, there is so much more available to us in life.

By becoming aware of how we think, feel and speak; uncovering our attitudes and expectations, can help us identify small positive changes to enhance the quality of our relationships with ourselves and others.

Bonnie encourages us to have a dream and passionately commit to it using these helpful steps along the way;

• Believe in yourself
• Contribute
• Realize “Its never too late..”

Our ETC values are very much aligned with those of AgeEsteem & we hope you get another chance to connect with Bonnie. So, if you find yourself anxious about the next phase of your life’s journey, consider calling Bonnie for an alternative and positive path that can turn your life around.

Sign up for Bonnie Fatio’s newsletter or workshops at www.AgeEsteem.com

Thank you dearest Bonnie for being you, for sharing your energy, wisdom and spirit with us.

Warmly, Anine & Cheryl

Expat Talents Connect is a face-to-face creative exchange network inspiring YOU to CONNECT & share your TALENTS and live your passions.

Bonnie Fatio will be speaking at ETC (Expats Talent Connect)

HOW TO AGE WITH PIZZAZZ!

We are happy to be welcoming elegant and inspiring Bonnie Fatio, founder of AgeEsteem®.

Tuesday 12th of November

Centre L´Esperance, 8 rue de la Chapelle, 1207 Geneva

10-00-12.00 Followed by lunch (optional)

20CHF

RSVP: mailto:ETC.Geneva@gmail.com

Bonnie Fatio is an internationally recognized motivational speaker who has been coaching people to shine for over twenty years. She is passionate about the contribution we can make to society in our golden years and believes we are moving to an era when age shall be celebrated & valued. Bonnie is boosting with creativity and radiating energy.

Warmly, Anine & Cheryl

Expat Talents Connect is a face-to-face creative exchange network inspiring YOU to CONNECT & share your TALENTS and live your passions.

Anine Ekelund & Cheryl Gooch created Expat Talents Connect in 2010. Both have a shared passion to connect expats with themselves and others through sharing inspiring stories. They believe that through listening to the journeys of others we connect with our own talents and passions so allowing us to lead more purposeful lives. Expat Talents Connect is a non-profit network.

Bonnie’s Dream

Be Both Brave and Bountiful

Or Outrageous: that’s O.K.!

Never think you’re Naught or Null,

No other is like you, oh Nay!

If you follow Bonnie’s dream

Every day is Age Esteemed.

Written by Alexandra Taylor for Bonnie Fatio & AgeEsteem®

An Age Esteem Beauty Tip – Authenticity

Sitting in a N.Y. diner in Manhattan I am fascinated by the life around me.  A people-watcher by nature, I actually look forward to these rare outings alone where I can enjoy watching life unfold.

People communicate so very much through their expressions and gestures.  Even their manner as they lift their folk indicates their frame of mind, especially when the gesture in not congruent with their facial expression.  The young woman who has a sweet smile of complaisance but is jabbing her food as though to kill it as she listens to the older man across from her, is not congruent.

A businessman seems to be sharing a story with the woman across from him.  His eyes are dancing and his crow’s feet are deepening with his smile and laughter as he leans towards her.  At the next table there are three women, two are animated and involved in conversation.  The third woman has a static smile, slumped shoulders and eyes that say, “I feel left out”.

How often do we say one thing, yet communicate something else with our body?  When we do this, we send conflicting messages.  We are not authentic. – And people feel this.  They know that we are not being genuine.

Our authenticity, being true to ourselves, not only enhances our beauty, it is an essential ingredient to true beauty.  It is the ingredient that creates that inner glow that attracts others to us. This is one of the secrets of people with age esteem. Being true to yourself enhances your beauty at every age.

You too can benefit from this Age Esteem beauty tip. Become conscious of your own gestures and expressions.  Are they congruent with the words that you are voicing, or do they contradict your words?

Bonnie Fatio

Happy International Day of Older Persons

“The world population is rapidly ageing. Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of people aged 60 years and over is expected to increase from 605 million to 
2 billion over the same period.” (World Health Organization)

Age is not what it used to be.  We are living longer and fuller lives. Age-esteemers know there are joys to being an older person. Age-esteemers continue to contribute their expertise and talents to the world. Age-esteemers love, laugh and make the most of what they have.

Join AgeEsteem® in celebrating this day of recognition for the contributions of older people.

Bonnie Fatio

It is never, ever too late to dream! – and to realize your dreams!

Join us at the Dare To Dream!  Conference 2013

Love Your Life! Spiritual Awakening

in Bournemouth, UK

May 18 & 19, 2013

 Whatever your age and your present circumstances,  learn how to truly 

 Love Your Life!  

This could be the most transformational week-end of your life! 

Bonnie Fatio,  Kenn Gordon, Michael Gott, Dennis Merrit Jones and Mary Manin Morrissey  are bringing their expertise from around the globe just for you!

http://www.daretodream-uk.com

World Refugee Day – A Day Of Thanks

World Refugee Day is a day to recognize the refugees of the world and to draw attention to their plight.  Today there are more than 10 million refugees, whole families and communities who have had to flee their countries in order to survive.  Many are older persons and children.

This is also a day to give thanks and express our appreciation

• to the multiple agencies working to provide food and shelter, often with great risk to their own well being;
• to those of us who are not refugees, to recognize the privilege that we have to be able to live at home and to have access to food, water, lodging, healthcare and education in safe environments; and
• to the multitude of refugees who have helped to shape our world by sharing their expertise, experience and talents in their new countries.  They represent a great gift to their new homelands.

So while we reach out to help refugees, let’s also remember the contributions they have made and will continue to make as they settle in new lands.

Bonnie Fatio

It’s Raining!

A friend who I was meeting for lunch phoned and said, “It’s raining!  What shall we do?”

Such a wonderful question, “What shall we do?”  – Sing in the rain?  Dance through puddles?  Make mud pies? Collect worms?  Breathe in the odors of wet grass and trees?  There are so many wonderful possibilities!

Then the timber of her voice registered.  She was actually hesitating to go out because of the rain.

I pretended not to understand.  She was probably concerned about me getting wet feet.

“I love to walk in the rain”, I assured her, and left it at that.  She will never know that I literally skipped out the front door to greet the rain.

Yes!  It is raining!

Bonnie Fatio

Attitude Is Everything

 What kind of day this will be is up to me.  I can lie in bed when I wake up in the morning and tune into all my aches and pains and any regrets I might wish to conger up. – And the flavor of my day has been set.

I can also put a smile on my face as I awaken and rejoice in the yet undiscovered wonders of this new day. – And the flavor of my day has also been set.

Age esteemers will choose the second scenario.  They know that attitude makes the difference.  You decide what kind of day you want and you make it happen through your attitude.  You control the flavor of your day.

 Bonnie Fatio

If one would follow Bonnie’s ways,

Around the world and back,

We’d learn that what she does and says

Is always right on track!

There’s no reason to begrudge the days

And feel our luster lack.

We must see through each hostile haze

And practice Bonnie’s knack! 

Written by Alexandra Taylor for AgeEsteem®

and Bonnie Fatio, its creator