Welcome to the second episode of The Updraft, a podcast for women age 45 and over, looking at life from a whole different perspective than ever before. 

Our guest today is Amy Jones. Amy is a personal growth visionary, author, and international speaker who lives and breathes one simple philosophy: live in the moment.  Amy's books include Better for Being Broken:  How to Put Yourself Back Together When Your World Has Been Shattered and Breakthrough, a collection of powerful stories from global authorities that guaranteed to equip anyone for real-life breakthroughs. You can learn more about Amy at www.theamyjones.com and you can find her on Facebook.  

Amy speaks from the voice of experience in getting back into the dating scene after 45. The world isn't the same place as it was in our teens and the rules of the road are entirely different. Amy helps you navigate the scene and make good, intentional choices. She is about to embark on a year in Mexico so be sure and sign up on her website to follow her journey. 

Timestamp

2:30 Meet Amy

4:50 Thinking about dating again 

6:45 What did you discover when you first started dating again 

8:45 Online/Offline dating 

11:52 Date more than 1 person at a time 

12:28 What are the rules? 

16:28 Wants and Needs 

17:28 Know Your Dealbreakers

18:16 Outsourcing & managing expectations

21:00 Long-distance dating 

21:40 How to meet 

25:00 Dating yourself 

25:50 Use the etch-a-sketch

29:00 Structure Your Profile

36:12 Meeting Offline 

39:52 Meet Ups 

40:00 New direction for Amy 

42:20 Finding Amy 

Find out more about Amy Jones at www.theamyjones.com and on Facebook