Sep 1, 2026 · 47 min · 12 segments
In March, Susan Pieper set a goal most people would talk themselves out of: climb four 6,000-meter mountains, and 60,000 feet of vertical, before she turns 61. She didn't overthink it. She said she…
Susan PieperGuestTammyHostWell, it's such a – I mean it's so inspirational.
So I think – and I think you and I talked a little bit about how you're climbing mountains, but it doesn't really have to be that significant.
Everyone has stretch goals, things that make them uncomfortable, things that will get them out of their – well, things that get you out of your comfort zone.
So it doesn't have to be something as grand as climbing.
It can be smaller.
That's right.
It can be – Learning Mahjong or maybe you've never hosted a dinner party.
I, you know, everyone has their, everyone has limits that they've imposed on themselves that they think things that they think they can't do.
Right.
Right.
I think there's, if
I was going to say one category that I see a lot of people achieving a Mazogi, especially on social media, it's a lot of times women who decide for either their 40th, 50th or 60th birthday, that they're going to lose a lot of weight and get really strong.
I see that a lot.
Okay.
Well, that's a, I mean, it's a great, that's kind of where we, the forties, fifties and sixties is kind of where we lose ourselves, right? We get really caught up in our families, other people's families, other people's schedules, other people's goals, really.
I mean, you're trying to help your kids and everyone else reach their goals.
And all of a sudden you kind of realize, okay, I haven't done anything for myself for years.
Yes, I
In fact, I didn't realize I was really dealing with some low-level depression when I started this project.
And when I became aware that I had been dealing with some low-level depression, just of, you know, I just felt like I wasn't doing work that excited me and sold my company in 2024 and just really was not loving where I was living.
I was also feeling frustrated in relationship because I really want to get remarried.
Well, it's such a – I mean it's so inspirational.
So I think – and I think you and I talked a little bit about how you're climbing mountains, but it doesn't really have to be that significant.
Everyone has stretch goals, things that make them uncomfortable, things that will get them out of their – well, things that get you out of your comfort zone.
So it doesn't have to be something as grand as climbing.
It can be smaller.
That's right.
It can be – Learning Mahjong or maybe you've never hosted a dinner party.
I, you know, everyone has their, everyone has limits that they've imposed on themselves that they think things that they think they can't do.
Right.
Right.
I think there's, if
I was going to say one category that I see a lot of people achieving a Mazogi, especially on social media, it's a lot of times women who decide for either their 40th, 50th or 60th birthday, that they're going to lose a lot of weight and get really strong.
I see that a lot.
Okay.
Well, that's a, I mean, it's a great, that's kind of where we, the forties, fifties and sixties is kind of where we lose ourselves, right? We get really caught up in our families, other people's families, other people's schedules, other people's goals, really.
I mean, you're trying to help your kids and everyone else reach their goals.
And all of a sudden you kind of realize, okay, I haven't done anything for myself for years.
Yes, I
In fact, I didn't realize I was really dealing with some low-level depression when I started this project.
And when I became aware that I had been dealing with some low-level depression, just of, you know, I just felt like I wasn't doing work that excited me and sold my company in 2024 and just really was not loving where I was living.
I was also feeling frustrated in relationship because I really want to get remarried.
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