Are you retired, but feel like you haven’t entirely lived the life you were meant to live? The life where you used the creative talents and passions you’ve always known were there but just didn’t have time to explore. And maybe you’re worried that now it’s too late to nurture those innate gifts or even to live a purposeful and creative life after retirement.

Does this sound like you? You're a woman over 50 who's lived the good life, made responsible choices, maybe raised a family, and had a successful career, but now you're wondering what happened to that spark of creativity and passion you once felt. You're worried you're suddenly expected to just fade into the sunset.

You are not alone. So many of us share these concerns and fear the consequences of not finding joy and purpose in this new chapter of our lives. And questioning whether it’s possible to fulfill earlier dreams of pursuing the creative gifts we once knew we had.

I’m here to tell you it’s all possible! By engaging in creative practice or avocation — committing your time and energy to a creative activity you love on a consistent and regular basis — you can add meaning, purpose, and joy to this second chapter of your life.

This second course in the Vibrant Second Story series, Build a Creative Practice with an Activity You Love to Live a Vibrant Second Story, provides the guidance, tools, and exercises you need to embrace your creative passions and pursue a soul-fulfilling creative practice so you can live a joyful, purposeful, vibrant second story.

Instructor note: If you're not sure what that creativity activity is, be sure to take Course One first. If you have a creative activity selected already, either from taking the course or from your own experience, then jump right into Course Two!

Course Curriculum

Includes exercises and worksheets.

    1. Introduction to Course Two

    1. Envision Your Successful Creative Practice & Vibrant Second Story

    1. Create an Action Plan Based on Your Future Vision

    2. Determine Specific Tasks & Actions to Reach 5 Key Milestones

    3. Identify & Dismantle Limiting Beliefs

    4. Simple First Steps to Set Yourself Up for Success

About this course

  • $29.00
  • 6 lessons

Hi, I'm Stacy!

And I want to help you build your beautiful future.

When I was about to turn 60 I had this nagging feeling I hadn’t fully lived the life I was meant to live. I felt as though something was missing... that I'd skipped over something important somewhere along the lines.

And I remembered there were things I loved to do as a child. And when I did those things I felt bliss, joy, purpose, hope, and a sense that my life would be BIG.

So now that my family is grown and I'd stepped away from a long and successful career, I wanted to find that spark, identify it, develop it, and bring it front and center. Be creative. Just for the joy of it.

And know that by doing that, I can live my best life ever, starting now. A vibrant, purposeful, intentional life.

I am building my beautiful future. You can too. So, let's do this!

Build a Creative Practice with an Activity You Love to Live a Vibrant Second Story

This short course, Build a Creative Practice with an Activity You Love to Live a Vibrant Second Story, will help you embrace your creative passions, create a simple plan to build a daily creative practice, and take key steps to move boldly toward a future filled with creativity, a sense of purpose, and boundless joy.

Enroll now!

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Envision the successful creative practice you’re building and get a glimpse of what the future holds.

  • Figure out the key actions you’ll need to take to achieve your vision.

  • Create a customized list of the tasks and actions for five key milestones you'll need to reach on your journey to your vibrant second story.

  • Identify and begin to dismantle any limiting beliefs that might get in your way on this creative journey.

  • Set yourself up for success by incorporating key habits and commitments, so you can launch and sustain your creative practice to live the creative, joyful, soul-fulfilling future you dream of.

Bonus Material

  • Community

    Join the Vibrant Second Story community to connect with fellow students on the path to a joyful purposeful future based on creativity

  • Resources

    Download the evergreen list of my favorite books on creativity

  • Guidance

    Monthly “office hours” with Stacy to answer questions and hear from fellow students on the call

Pricing options

Get started with Course One, or take advantage of the two course bundle offer! Course One and Course Two lessons flow through four phases. Discover and Explore in Course One and Embrace and Pursue in Course Two — all created to take you through transformative exercises and provide useful tools to use now and in the future to help you live your own vibrant second story.

Instructor Bio

Stacy is now living her own best "Second Story" by returning to her creative passions and innate talents as a fine artist, mentor, and creativity coach.

Stacy Butchart is an experienced marketing communications leader with an extensive background in marketing and corporate positioning, brand strategy, creative direction and design, and the creation of comprehensive marketing and communications programs. Her previous roles include creative director and art director positions in creative agencies up and down the west coast, brand manager positions in the high-tech industry, and as the director of brand and marketing strategy for a Pacific Northwest health care conglomerate. Stacy has a BFA from the Academy of Art University and a master’s degree in strategic communication from the University of Oregon School of Journalism.

In addition, Stacy has dedicated her time for nonprofits and human services organizations, such as Mercy Corps, Transitions, Meals on Wheels, and Girls Inc of the Pacific NW, where she served as a board member and fund development board lead.

In her spare time, she enjoys the performing and fine arts, painting, playing music and singing, and all kinds of activities in the great outdoors.