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Michelle Vandepas, author, coach, and GracePoint Publishing co-founder, is almost 68 and still deciding what she wants to be when she grows up. She lives in Colorado’s foothills with family, a puppy, a grandpup, and 40 goldfish. She’s writing books, boarding cruises, and definitely not done. Find her at MichelleVandepas.com.

Latest Posts By Michelle Vandepas

7 days ago

I Don’t Know What Comes Next, but I’m Not Done Yet

I had the best intentions. In 2022, I was writing articles for Sixty and Me and enjoying interactions with new people I’d met through this platform. I was just finding my stride when my husband had a medical emergency. He needed brain surgery as soon as possible. We’d been married more than 40 years at the time, and I went into automatic mode…

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1 year ago

It Takes More than Mindset to Achieve Your Goals

When I first heard the word mindset in my daughter’s elementary classroom, the teacher explained that teaching children how to have a growth mindset makes them open to learning and growing. Over the years, I had heard the term many times…

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2 years ago

Why I Quit Chasing My Purpose (And You Should Too!)

I spent years chasing Purpose. I changed careers, tried new hobbies and threw myself into raising my daughter. Repeatedly I wondered, what was my purpose? Really? There must be something more, a connection to something bigger…

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4 years ago

The Essence of Being Authentically Visible

How can we not be authentic? We are who we are. If, somehow, we are not showing our true selves, isn’t that who we are being? This is exactly who we are, in this place and in this time right now. Previously, I had never understood what it meant to be authentic…

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