Betting on Herself at 62: Diane Britt Smith’s Bold Pivot to Acting and Midlife Reinvention

What happens when you quiet the doubts, follow your curiosity, and bet on yourself in midlife?

At 62, Diane Britt Smith is doing just that—redefining retirement and stepping boldly into a new second act career as a commercial actor and model. 

In this empowering first guest episode of Season 7, Diane shares how she transitioned from traditional work to chasing red carpet dreams, with encouragement from her actor sons and a fierce belief in her own potential.

Diane’s midlife reinvention story is a masterclass in embracing change with joy, taking smart risks, and living with intention. Whether you're navigating life after retirement or dreaming of a bold next chapter, this episode is for you.

We talk about:

✅ How she moved from “can I really do this?” to confidently booking gigs
🤝 The power of community and encouragement in fueling reinvention
📚 Why preparation and continuous learning are key at any age
🌱 What it looks like to create passion and purpose after retirement
🎯 Overcoming perfection paralysis and building midlife confidence

Plus, I share how Diane’s courage inspired me to reflect on my own bold moves—and how we can all build momentum when we bet on ourselves in midlife. 

Whether you're 42, 62, or anywhere in between, this conversation will remind you that reinvention after 60 is not only possible—it can be your most exciting chapter yet.

Connect with Diane:

• 💻 pivottoyourpurpose.com
• 📸 Instagram: @dianebrittsmith
• 📸 Instagram: @pivottoyourpurupose
  
  

💡 Resources & Links

🎁 Ready to take your next bold step? Grab one (or both!) of these free gifts to fuel your reinvention:

• ✨ Do It Scared, Do It Anyway mini-ebook — 3 powerful mindset shifts to help you get unstuck and take action in midlife
• 💫 100 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in Midlife — a fun, inspiring guide packed with doable ideas to spark your next chapter
•  🎧 Catch more inspiring episodes at reinventionrebels.com

Kick your midlife fears and uncertainty to the curb and start your Reinvention Rebels journey today. Learn about my audio program, Midlife Reinvention From The Inside Out: 8 Essentials to Greenlight Your Life.

Chapters

• 0:00 Reinvention Rebels
• 10:04 Continuous Learning and Self-Betting
• 17:09 Finding Purpose and Passion Beyond Retirement
• 28:24 Discovering Joy and Purpose Through Betting on Yourself
• 35:13 Believing in Yourself for Reinvention

Transcript

00:00 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
I never thought that I would be able to model on the runway. I'm 5'1 and 126 pounds. That is not the typical model. So I said, well, when you're modeling for some product, they can't see that you are very short, very tall or whatever. So pick your lane that you can succeed in. 

00:39 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Welcome to Reinvention Rebels. Stories of brave and unapologetic women, 50 to 90 years young, who have boldly reinvented life on their own terms to find new purpose and possibilities. I'm your host, Wendy Battles. I need to kick your fears to the curb, do it scared and step into who you are meant to be in midlife and beyond. These amazing women, these reinvention rebels, can help light your reinvention path. Come join us and let's get inspired together. Hey there, beautiful souls, Welcome back to the Reinvention Rebels podcast. I'm your host, Wendy, and I am so thrilled you're here as we kick off Season 7 with our first guest episode. 

01:31
This season is all about boldness, courage and betting on ourselves, and today's conversation it sets the bar high. I'm so excited to introduce you to Diane Britt Smith, a phenomenal woman who is reinventing herself in midlife as a commercial actor. Yes, you heard that right. She's betting on herself in a big way and proving it's never too late to follow our dreams. If you've been feeling the nudge to leap into something new, to trust yourself just a little more, or to finally say yes to a long-held dream, this episode it's for you, and don't miss the end of the episode where I'll share how you can grab one of my free gifts to fuel your journey, Whether that's my Do it Scared ebook to help you take bold action, or 100 ways to reinvent yourself in midlife to spark fresh inspiration, I've got just the thing for you. 

02:34
But first let's dive in. I can't wait for you to hear Diane's story. At 62, Diane is a commercial actor and model who is enjoying representing women over 60. She pivoted from a great career three years ago and two years ago she added social media content creation to her bag of reinvention tricks. Now she's launching a new project, Pivot to your Purpose, to showcase others who've pivoted to a new venture, and I know we are going to have an amazing conversation today, all about reinvention and new possibilities. Diane Britt Smith welcome to the Reinvention Rebels. Guest chair. 

03:30 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Wendy, thank you so much. I am so happy to be here and have this conversation with you. 

03:34 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Me too, and I'm so glad that I don't even know when I stumbled upon you on Instagram, where so many of us find other amazing midlife and beyond women and girl. I've been following you and I love what you do. I love your message, I know that you have a story to tell and I'd love to begin by talking a little bit about your reinvention path, because Reinvention Rebels is all about celebrating midlife, boldness and finding our stride, and I know that you have reinvented yourself as a model and an actor later in life, something that's new for you. Could you tell me a little bit about that path? What led to this? 

04:21 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Now that you ask that question and it has me thinking it dawned on me that reinventing myself happened well before this 2021 pivot to being a full-time actor and model, or mostly full-time. I was very blessed, through my career in international media, to be able to move up and around in various jobs. So my degree is in radio, tv, film and communications, journalism, producing videos, and after some time doing that, in order to move into management, I had to leave the programming side of it and move into leadership. And then another leadership position, another leadership position. So all of those require some kind of reinventing. Never really thought about it again until right now. So I have been in the reinventing mindset, in the pivoting mindset, for many years. 

05:15
When I was actively producing video, someone suggested that I become a background actor or extra actor on a show called America's Most Wanted in DC. Not sure why they suggested it, but I was like okay. So I auditioned for it and received that gig, went to do it. I was like, oh, this is fun. So I did a couple of other background jobs in DC while I was still producing video. As I moved up, I wasn't able to audition as much, so while I had stepped my toe in acting commercial acting in DC. I had to put a pause on it because a manager and a leader can't say you know what, I'll be right back. That doesn't go away. 

05:57
So I put it on hold and at age 58, I was ready to leave my full-time job. I had been out of programming so long and into management and leadership and I was ready to do something different. The natural path would have been acting and modeling, or photography, because I'm a street photographer Thought long and hard about photography not something that I wanted to do to monetize. So the decision was clear acting and modeling my children, my sons, happen to be actors. They are film and TV actors and they encouraged me to do it. We had established residence in New York City and the rest is what you see and what I am now. 

06:40 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
I love that. I love one how your past experiences informed what you're doing now, how you really just tuned in to some things that felt very serendipitous, just kind of happened and you had an open mind and were very curious, like okay, well, I could try this, which then led to more of that. And then I like how you kind of step back with intention and strategically, when you said I'm ready to move on to something next, and kind of looked at it. And then what I also, like you said, is about your sons. So I often talk about having a reinvention dream team or your reinvention squad or people that are there to support you, cheer you on, who believe in you, because I know acting it's the kind of thing. It feels like you can get in a great stride, things are all lining up, and then you have periods where they're not right Screech, yeah. 

07:39 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
You have to have a thick skin. You have to be able to accept rejection. Well, you have to know yourself and know that what's for you is for you. You put forth everything you got. Give it 100% every audition and again, if it's for you, it's for you. Most of the time when you don't book an audition, you don't book a gig from an audition has nothing to do with if you gave it your all. Nothing to do with you has to do with something else beyond your control and 99.9% of the time you don't know what that is. 

08:08
And my boys helped me realize that, even though my path is different, which was also interesting. Again, they're filming TV actors and I'm a commercial actor, which is more real life situations. Think of any commercial that you watch, especially now you know I'm walking around the house carrying this and I happen to be advertising this. The talk to camera is very conversational. As opposed to film and TV, it's character driven, so every situation is a little different. But I knew that also a revelation that I was more interested in commercial acting, because I consume a lot of commercials. I love them, have loved them from day one. I'm always surprised when people who DVR things are like I can't wait to get rid of the commercials. Absolutely not. Yeah, most people I know I love them. I love them because they're real life and I don't consume much film and TV a little bit, but not much, so it made that decision easier. 

09:04 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
I love that because it's very real life, and part of what you're saying is, when we lean into what we like, what lights us up instead of saying, well, I'm going to become a character actor, even though I'm like not sure about that. You said, here's something that I really enjoy, like in a way that most people don't even enjoy, like I seriously authentically enjoy commercials, like watching commercials which feels like it gives you that sense of how you could sort of bring authenticity to it because you're watching them, like you are studying them. Because that was my next question how do you go from starting this being an extra dabbling to then becoming an actor on commercials without an acting background? Was that a stretch for you? Did it feel natural? Did you take classes? Because I know people listening are like some people are like I want to do that too. So how did you make that shift in terms of skills? Make that? 

10:03 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
shift in terms of skills. So, as a video producer, part of my job was reporting, which means I'm in front of the camera, talking to the camera, sometimes with a teleprompter. As a television host, I was comfortable talking to the camera. I started taking acting classes, continued to take acting classes, just like when I became a manager. I took management and leadership classes. 

10:25
You know I have some impulsivity in my past. You know I'm just going to go out and purchase a new car that I can't afford. I can tell you story after story of that kind of thing, but you live and you learn and you realize the error of your ways. So I stopped doing that and realized that I need to research. I want to be a manager at my job. Send me to some management classes, send me to leadership classes. And so the same thing with acting Dipped my toe, started doing it and realized I need to take some classes. So I still learning. You have to keep learning Because at this age there's you know, the world is whizzing by and there's so many things that we already aren't up on at this age potentially not all of us, but potentially that you owe it to yourself. In order to do well, you have to infuse new information and new learning. So, yes, learning to be a commercial actor is a part of being a commercial actor. 

11:20 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
And I think that says everything about the fact that we can always acquire new skills when we're motivated, when it's something we want to do, when we're excited about whatever that reinvention is, there is always a way. We may not know it right away, it might not be obvious to us. I mean something like this it's pretty clear Okay, I'm going to take acting classes. Take acting classes, like. There's obviously a direct correlation, but I feel like it means everything is figureoutable once we get focused on whatever that thing is that we want to reinvent, and I love that idea. I love that you're just very methodical about I'm going to gain the skills, because I feel like so much of what you're talking about is how we decide we're going to bet on ourself, and the theme for this season of the Reinvention Rebels podcast is how I learned to bet on myself and never look back, and that, to me, speaks to that's one way I can build my confidence. Are there other things you've done over your career, whether in the past or now, to bet on yourself? 

12:30 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
oh, I wish I had done it differently. Lessons you can't do anything about regret. You can't do anything about something that you did yesterday, but you can learn from it. So, betting on myself again if the stakes are low, it's easier. If the stakes are high, it's harder. So risk management, in a nutshell, is what you have to do when you decide to bet on yourself. I made a couple of mistakes and I'll give you a very specific example. I thought I wanted to be a professional photographer and we went to my husband and I went to a salon, a beauty salon in the DC area, and took a series of pictures at a salon without knowing the landscape, without knowing the ins and outs, without being ready, without having studied a lot of it, and the pictures did not come out right. So the preparation if it's not there, there's a chance that the project may not turn out well. So I have learned from that lesson in order to bet on myself preparation is key. 

13:42 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
So true, preparation makes such a difference. And I feel like when we're prepared because I've had many times when I was not or I thought I was, then I got there, sometimes we don't know Then you're like I was not prepared and you know that leaves that taste in your mouth. You're like well, I don't want to one ever repeat that again, even if it was nothing more than myself feeling embarrassed. Hopefully the ramifications weren't greater than that. It teaches you like, girl, I got to prepare, like I need to. I need to dot those, i's cross those T's so that, like my game is tight. 

14:11 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Yes Doesn't mean you can't take a leap of faith, but you can't be standing in quicksand when you try to leap. You need to be on solid ground. So when you walk my boys were divers, ncaa divers so when you walk up to that diving board and walk out, you need to know how deep the water is. You may be taking a leap of faith the first time you jump off, but you have to have some information that sets you up for success. 

14:42 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
And that's an excellent point, Diane, because there's that idea of just get started and worry less about making it perfect, but also in the context of being informed to your point, right, that we can encourage ourselves to just get started with whatever that thing is, you know, but also trying to understand what we're getting ourselves into so that we can avoid some of the pitfalls that we both have experienced, which I know we all have in different ways, and that's just the nature of life, right, we're learning as we go, which is a great segue into asking you, since you have now done this you're in your reinvention. You're doing commercial acting. You've also, as you said, have reinvented before, as we all have in many different ways. I'm curious about what you've learned about yourself that has surprised you. 

15:36 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
I saw that question and I'm like, oh my goodness, there's so many things I can still learn. I can still jump outside my comfort zone and succeed. I can be okay with not succeeding 100% and realize it's not a reflection on me. I can work with my short attention span sometimes and still succeed. I think one of the biggest things I've learned is that I can be my own boss. 

16:08
Interestingly, my husband also worked for someone for many years, for a company, and in the back of his mind he always wanted to, as we say, hang out a shingle. So he always wanted to have his own business. And I'm thinking to myself why would anyone want to do that? That? Just you know I like to. I love my job. I worked, you know, 50, 60 hours a week, but I didn't have obligation beyond what was required by the company and I never wanted to work for myself. As this has progressed my acting and modeling, you're self-employed. Content creation if you're doing brand deals or user-generated content, which is another stream of income for me, yes, I'm working for myself. So I'm self-directed, self-driven and self-obligated, if that's a term. So I learned that's one of the biggest things I can do. 

17:01 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
This I can do this, I can do this, I can do this as a powerful lesson, and I think sometimes we forget about that because so often women, we've done everything for everybody else and spent so many years mothering, working, spousing whatever the things are it could be any of those or other things caregiving for aging parents, not to mention our kids. So I think that we forget about that. I think that we forget about just how capable we are and that when we decide and we believe honestly, I think almost anything is possible and again, it doesn't always pan out exactly the way we might envision. And that's where, often where the learning is. 

17:44 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Yes, completely agree with that, and again, I believe that we are where we are supposed to be. The universe and the good Lord for me have led me to this place supposed to be. The universe and the good Lord for me have led me to this place. I do believe in coincidence, but I also believe in being prepared to be where you are, in the place that you are, and dealing with the circumstances sometimes unknown you don't know what's going to come at you and just do the best you can and give yourself grace. Something you said earlier brought something to mind about being prepared but also having perfection paralysis. 

18:20
A lot of people our age don't take the leap of faith because they think that they aren't good enough, or their work isn't good enough, or there's some other thing. Well, you don't have to be perfect because no one is. There's some other thing? Well, you don't have to be perfect because no one is. But it's the reason, it's the excuse many of us give ourselves I can't do that, I can't do that. Oh, I've written a book here, but I couldn't possibly publish it because it's not perfect. Yes, so I think we have to get away from that so we can get over the speed bump on our journey to whatever success that we are destined to have. 

19:00 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
I couldn't agree with you more. And I feel like when we actually do that, when we bet on ourselves, when we take a chance, when we say, okay, it's not perfect, but I'm just going to go for it and see what happens, that's where all the magic is right, that's when the universe, or whomever, comes, and you know, we have this intention and somehow it just seems to work out. Yeah, so there's something to be said for that. 

19:26 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
And it's about the journey, not the destination. If you focus on the destination, then what? You know, I want to run five miles. I want to, you know, beat this time and beat this time and beat this time. And then what? You know, I want to run five miles, I want to, you know, beat this time and beat this time and beat this time. And then what? And then what? If you don't enjoy the journey, we've got a problem baby. 

19:41 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Exactly, exactly. That is where all that learning is, and we learn so much more than I think we even imagine we will. You started this very dynamic project, this idea. You started this very dynamic project, this idea, pivot to your Purpose. Tell us about that. What's exciting about it? What's lighting you up about it? I want to know. 

20:08 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
So very similar to why I was excited to meet you because Reinvention Rebels is another way of saying pivot to your purpose, your passion, your pursuits, whatever it is making that pivot. What led me to that is because I've done it, I'm in the middle of doing it and I'll keep doing it, and I think other people are, even if there's no label on it. What has made me say I need to step on the accelerator to build this brand? I know a lot of people in my age group that don't want to retire because they don't have anything to retire to a specific thing, not necessarily about money, but about purpose and passion. So I love to, for example, embroider. I don't. But I'm saying, and you're not sure if you want to make embroidery a second career, but then what you know, should I go volunteer at church? Meals on Wheels? Should I do something? I don't know what, and I hear that over and over and over again. So I want to lay out a framework that you can, by which you can analyze your options. What brings you joy, what is something that makes you recoil? You know, just do that evaluation and juxtapose that with people who've done that and it led them to a beautiful realization of their purpose. Example I was doing a Verizon model shoot a couple of years ago and there was a young man I thought he was in his 20s or 30s turns out he was in mid 40s, in a wheelchair, very handsome, very suave and debonair, and I was just drawn to him. 

21:47
We had a long conversation His name is Antoine and he was saying how he was shot by a friend when he was in his 20s and it changed his life. He could choose to be bitter and stay stuck where he was, or he could do something with his life. He's a model, an actor. He has his own clothing brand, he has a podcast. He is amazing, has a podcast, he is amazing. So if the odds can be against you and you do that, then I don't have any excuse for not being able to figure out what my next move is, even if my next move is not my last move, because I don't think that it is. Until we are horizontal and about to, as my parents' generation would say, push up daisies, we need to keep moving, keep moving, keep going, keep reinventing yourself. And that young man who is soaring said that he would not have been had he not been shot. That was my oomph to say oh yeah, I got to talk to people, I got to let women know that they can do whatever they want to do. 

23:02 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
It's such a powerful thing to do to help people see possibilities, to inspire new beginnings or do-overs or third, fourth, fifth acts, however we look at it. So I really love that you're doing this and I love that you mentioned that you have this framework, that you want to develop a framework around it to help people be able to see those things and make those shifts, because I do think it's hard. We might say, oh, I want to reinvent, but OK, I mean, that could be where do I start? That could be anything big or small, so it can feel overwhelming. So, breaking it down like this both the breakdown and then the inspiration, I always feel like is what people need to then say, oh, okay, I always feel like is what? 

23:55 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
people need to then say, oh, okay, yeah, you can put yourself in that place, whether it's a 40-year-old young man or a 90-something person, whatever it is. If you have a little bit of a formula and I'm still working on that the best way to introduce that it will include a life coaching component group coaching, hopefully, as we get that going. But the inspiration piece of it is key knowing that somebody else has done it repeatedly and you can too. 

24:25 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Yeah, exactly, and Antoine is such an amazing example of I have no excuse right. I have no reason not to be at least dipping my toe in and seeing what's out there. So that is what we need. And I think too that you know we're living in troubled times. Life is so complicated. You know, back in the day you thought it was complicated, but then it was before you knew what complicated really was. It's like mind boggling, like where am I? I actually feel confused pretty much every day. 

25:00 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Absolutely. That is a very good way to put it. How did I get here? How did we get here Right? When will I wake up? 

25:06 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Right, exactly, exactly so having something, one we can look forward to, something that gives us hope, because I think so many of us right now are looking for that. How do I stay hopeful, how do I stay positive? You know, life isn't over. I got to keep moving forward, absolutely, but having that motivation, I think, makes a difference. I'm really looking forward to you launching this and seeing it and sharing it and just being able to, you know again, help people get inspired about whatever that next act is. So that's awesome. 

25:42
The thing I really love about you, diane there are many things, but what I really love is your natural ability to be relatable. I love that. I love and I see that in the reels that you produce and all of your content. It feels like I don't know you that well, but I feel like I'm talking to a friend, I'm watching a friend, I mean, and it's the way you approach the camera and you talk into it like you're talking to a girlfriend. It really makes a difference, but of course, I know that not everyone has that same feeling. You also, of course, have had the experience of being in front of the camera for many years in your career and then making this shift into doing commercials, where again, that relatability I think is such an asset to have. 

26:23
What advice do you have for women who are just getting started in reimagining midlife, but they don't necessarily have the confidence that you do? They're thinking, oh, oh man. You know, diane is really amazing. I love what she's doing, but I don't think I could even do my version of that, or I'm not sure what to do. What's one step that someone could take, since you don't have pivot to purpose ready yet? So in the interim, diane, what's one step someone could take just to get started in exploring things? 

26:57 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
So I would say the number one thing and first of all, thank you very much. I feel the same way about you. You are relatable, for sure. You have an amazing voice. It's so soothing I have to say that to you. So I appreciate that and I agree with you. I agree about you that you are relatable. I appreciate that and I agree with you. I agree about you that you are relatable. 

27:17
In terms of taking the first step, I would say what brings you joy? What brings you the most joy? If you could wake up tomorrow and do anything you want to do, irrespective of the money in your wallet and the amount of time you don't have because we're all so busy? That's one thing I've noticed, even after raising two kids and having a heavy job. You know, it just seems like now time is just not on our side. So, irrespective of not having enough time, what would you do that brings you joy? And just start writing about that and then decide at the end of that page whether it's something you'd like to monetize or something you want to do for fun. What is your why for doing that thing? And then the rest of it will sort of come If you think that you might want to, and I get this question more than anything. I'd like to be a commercial actor, I'd like to be a model. What? 

28:11
do I do. The number one thing is research. So you start your research so you have as much information as possible. I consume a lot of podcasts, I love audio books, so you have to pack your brain with knowledge and then the rest of it will kind of flow. And that includes whether you want to be a commercial actor model, or you want to be an embroiderer or whatever you want to do. 

28:39
Realistic expectations are important. Quick example I never thought that I would be able to model on the runway. I'm 5'1 and 126 pounds. That is not the typical model. So I said well, when you're modeling for some product, they can't see that you are very short, very tall or whatever. So pick your lane that you can succeed in. I wouldn't say that I'd like to be a member of the WNBA, because that's crazy. So you have, I might dream about it, but you know I wake up real quick and you have to be realistic about it. That's the caveat. But what brings you the most joy Thinking about it? You know what in a boring meeting, what transports you? We start a series of assisted living places. You've always wanted to do that because that is service, public service, community service, whatever it is. That's the number one thing Ask what brings you joy. 

29:44 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
I love it. What brings you joy? You also said know your why? Figure out that. And then this idea of researching it, instead of just saying, well, I don't know, it seems so hard or I don't think I can do it. Look into it, right. 

29:59 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
One other thing A lot of people it's like me with photography. I'm a street portrait photographer and I love it. I realized that photography wasn't my thing when I had some missteps. I mentioned that. But you don't have to stay in. Whatever you pivot to, you just don't have to stay there. You, you can pivot again. In fact, why not? 

30:21
Either you've outlived your usefulness not exactly the term, I mean, but you can't do, you can't go any further in that or you're bored with it, you're distracted, you're drawn to something else, or a life event has happened that pulled you away from it. It's okay to push pause, like we just moved, as you know, because I've complained about it a little bit Just all that it takes and it's time away from me wanting to do these other things, and it's okay. Press pause and then pick it back up. That's what giving yourself grace and holding yourself accountable, that's what that means to me. Oh, one other thing I have been mentoring and coaching a couple of people and a lot of them, a couple of them have said, oh, I got started on this and then I stopped, I got stuck, I started procrastinating. That's okay. 

31:18
Part of the procrastination may be perfection, paralysis, and you don't admit it to yourself. So self-awareness, emotional intelligence is hugely important. So consume some books, some podcasts that put you in touch with yourself, and then a book like Atomic Habits by James Clear will get you in the mindset of good habits stick. Bad habits stick. Which one do I wanna move toward? A lot of what I talk about in social media is active aging, healthy aging, positive aging, and that starts with your own health mind, body and soul. If you don't start from a good place again the quicksand example you're going to sink. So all of those things set you up for success, especially when you realize, oh, this may not, I may not love this, I can reinvent myself again. 

32:12 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Absolutely. It's never too late, we're never too old, and you're so right about the idea of self-awareness as being really one of the most important things. If we're aware of what's going on, if we're aware of how we feel, if we're tuned in and can even determine. Is that procrastination, because I don't really want to do it? Is it because I'm just busy with other things? Is it because my priorities have shifted? It tells us a lot, a lot, about where we are. This has been an amazing conversation, diane. I love that you joined me today, and I know people who are listening are saying Diane, I want to get to know her better. I want to follow her. I want to hear more about Pivot to your Purpose. I want to get to know her better. I want to follow her. I want to hear more about Pivot to your Purpose. I want to watch her relatable videos. I want to know about how her career is unfolding. Where can people find you? 

33:05 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
thank you again for having me, wendy, it's been great. The first place, the easiest place, is Instagram at Diane Britt Smith. We just started when I say we, I have a small team Pivot to your Purpose Instagram soon to launch a YouTube page more on that, and I have a website called pivottoyourpurposecom that you can sign up for a newsletter that I'm just launching. The main place is Diane Britt Smith on Instagram and also on Facebook, diane Butts. 

33:39 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
Diane Butts. Okay, perfect, I'm going to put all of that in the show notes. People can tap or click and find you with ease. Diane, I can't thank you enough for gracing me with your presence, for sharing your wisdom, for helping us see, really, that anything is possible when we decide we are willing to bet on ourselves and see what unfolds, leaning into that curiosity. So thank you so much. 

34:09 - Diane Britt Smith (Guest)
Thank you, Wendy. Best of luck to you in this venture, because it is amazing and you're giving people the same message. 

34:18 - Wendy Battles  (Host)
you can do it wow, what a powerful and uplifting conversation with Diane Britt Smith. I don't know about you, but I am so motivated to keep betting on myself, and I hope you are too, because this is our time, rebels, right now, and anything is possible when we choose to believe in ourselves. And, by the way, don't forget to grab your free reinvention resource. Whether you're ready to do it, scared, or need some fresh ideas with 100 ways to reinvent yourself in midlife, just head to the show notes to download. Whichever speaks to your soul or both. Thank you so much for listening, soul or both. Thank you so much for listening. Until next time, rebels, remember the world needs you and all that you have to offer.