How to Buy More Time in Your Life for You
In this episode of the Life is Now…Do It While You Can podcast, Life Coach for Women Over 50, Suzanne Oshima shares how, for years, she told herself she was “too busy”.
Too busy to go out with friends. Too busy to take a break. Too busy to say “yes” to the things that really mattered.
The truth?
She was busy — but it was for all the wrong reasons. She prioritized work over relationships, happiness… and worse, herself.
Then in 2021, Suzanne got the phone call from her doctor no one ever wants to get:
“You have cancer.”
In that moment, everything changed. Hearing those words was terrifying, but it also lit a fire in her.
She decided she wouldn’t let cancer define her or steal her time. Instead, she chose to take back her power and make her next chapter with cancer, her best one yet.
Today, Suzanne isn’t just surviving cancer — she’s thriving with it.
And all those things she once put off because she was “too busy”?
The trips, the experiences, the moments she craved — she started saying yes to them all.
Through her journey, she discovered something powerful: the one thing you can’t buy more of is time.
But you can reclaim the time you already have. In this episode, she shares five meaningful ways to do exactly that.
Key Takeaways
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Your time is your most precious currency — spend it where it truly counts.
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Saying “no” isn’t selfish; it’s making space to say “yes” to yourself.
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Protect your energy by surrounding yourself with people who fill you up, not drain you.
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Asking for help doesn’t make you weak — it makes you human and more connected.
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Putting yourself first is the key to living a fulfilling, joyful midlife with no regrets.
