🌸 Expansion After 47: I Will Do It Anyway

By Martha Mok
Super Confidence Coach | Multi Award Winning Makeup Artist & Hairstylist | YTG40+ Community Director
www.superconfidencecoaching.com

💪 Do it scared.

💖 Do it anyway.

There’s something unspoken that happens after we hit a certain age.

People expect us to slow down, play safe, shrink ourselves into what's “appropriate” or “normal” for women over 40.

But after my 47th birthday, I found myself doing the exact opposite — and I didn’t even see it coming.

🌿 It started with a simple decision:

Say yes more often.
Not to everyone else — but to myself.

Then came the wild ideas:

• Skydiving.

• Jumping off a waterfall in the middle of nowhere.

• Swimming in forest water where bugs roam freely (and yes, I hate bugs).

• Snorkelling with sea turtles.

• Hiking through thorny, untamed brush.

• And if that wasn’t enough… entering a singing competition called Voice of the Ocean on a cruise ship filled with strangers!

Every single one of those experiences would have terrified the younger me.
I would have found a reason to say no — too messy, too risky, too out of character.

But at 47, something shifted.

I realised I’ve spent far too many years waiting for “the right time” or worrying what others might think.
And suddenly, the voice in my head changed.

It didn’t say, “What if I fail?” anymore.
It said:

“I will do it anyway.”

☀️ I stopped waiting for the right time.

I chose now — and that’s where my expansion began.

🌸 Permission granted: Live boldly.

“I will do it anyway.”
Those five words have become my compass.

Because I now know — I’m closer to the end of my time than the beginning.
That might sound confronting to some, but to me, it’s liberating.

It means every moment counts.
Every experience matters.
And every fear I overcome is a step back to myself.

The older I get, the more I’ve come to love the woman I’ve become.
Not because she’s perfect — but because she’s real.

She’s no longer trying to fit in.
She’s expanding into spaces she was once told weren’t meant for her.

Expansion isn’t about adding more to your plate.
It’s about becoming more of who you are.
It’s allowing yourself to take up space, to explore, to feel joy again — even when the world tells you it’s too late.

It’s not always comfortable.
I’ve had bruises, bug bites, sore muscles, and wobbly knees.

I’ve also had laughter, freedom, unforgettable memories,
and that deep inner glow that only comes from doing something just for you.

🌻 Expansion begins at brave.

Fear used to tell me to stay small.
Now it reminds me I’m on the edge of something beautiful.

🌷 Not too old — just getting real.

If you’re reading this and thinking, “I could never do that…”
I want you to stop right there.

Because yes, you can.

You don’t have to jump out of a plane (unless you want to).
But you can say yes to something new.
You can stop hiding.
You can take that one brave step toward a life that excites you again.

It doesn’t have to be loud.
It doesn’t need applause.

It just needs your permission.

💫 So here’s mine, if you need it:

Say yes.
Try the thing.
Feel the fear — and do it anyway.

Because you’re not too old.
You’re finally old enough to do life your way.

By Martha Mok
Super Confidence Coach | Multi Award Winning Makeup Artist & Hairstylist | YTG40+ Community Director
www.superconfidencecoaching.com

“I will do it anyway — that’s my promise to myself at 47 and beyond.” 🌺