#2: Three Ways To Ensure Success After a Huge Personal Loss

Worth Knowing with Bonnie Habyan

Imagine learning your husband has committed financial infidelity on a Thursday and your house is set to be auctioned off the following Tuesday. That happened to Lisa Weldon at age 56. But instead of giving in, she got up, put herself and her great talents out there, and made a new, fulfilling, impactful life. She published a book, was asked to give Cindy Crawford Life After 50 Tips with Oprah, and now works with Melissa Gilbert on Modern Prairie. At 70, Lisa Weldon is one very hip and sweet entrepreneur, and her journey to today is truly inspirational. Lisa openly shares how she forged a new path after a life crisis—a journey that is now bringing incredible rewards.

Lisa Stapleton Weldon, a graduate of Auburn University, has spent a lifetime in advertising in Atlanta. Her hobby? Walking cities and sharing the stories she finds.

At age 58, Lisa took a month out of her life to learn the new tools of her trade – social and digital media. She sliced of map of Manhattan into 20 pieces with the goal of walking one piece per day until she covered the entire island. At night she pored over instructional videos and blogged about the neighborhoods she’d walked. The following year she replicated that 30-day journey in Paris, and has since walked Shanghai, Istanbul, and several counties in Central America. Oprah’s network Harpo Productions caught wind of Lisa’s reinvention story and invited her to give Cindy Crawford advice on turning 50. HuffPost featured her walk of Paris on the front cover of the “Living Fearlessly” section. And Melissa Gilbert has contracted Lisa to create digital content for her 50+ community Modern Prairie.

Lisa’s first book Twenty Pieces: A Memoir earned awards from 2022 Nautilus Books and 2021American Best Books. She is currently writing a second book, Blood Sisters, a historical novel based in the Civil Rights era.

A fellow of the Hambidge Center and the Fairhope Center for the Writing Arts, Lisa is a featured speaker in numerous podcasts and online shows.

Her greatest joys in life? Her three grown children and a brand new grandson!

Website: LisaWeldon.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaWeldon

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaweldon/

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