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I just viewed the YouTube video of Susan Boyle, (use the link to the video at the end of this post), a nearly 48 year old woman from Scotland who recently auditioned on the Britain’s Got Talent TV Show (the inspiration for the U.S. hit show American Idol.) To look at her you would think Susan Boyle was just a common middle aged woman with crazy hair, heavy eyebrows and no fashion sense. She was wearing what can only be described as a “mother of the bride nightmare dress.”

The audience and the three judges were clearly skeptical. There were a lot of raised eyebrows, rolling of the eyes and tittering in the crowd when she was first introduced. No one expected anything much from this simple midlifer who lives with her cat Pebbles in a small town. “I’ve never been married, never been kissed,” she admitted to the crew back stage. “But I’m going to make that audience rock.” And she did.

From the moment she opened her mouth and began the first notes of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables the audience was ga ga! She has a fabulous voice and the judges knew they were witnessing something extraordinary. Unemployed before the audition, Susan Boyle is now in demand by media everywhere. She is even scheduled to be on the Oprah show!

What makes this all very miraculous is that even at the boomer age of 47-48, Susan Boyle had a dream she was willing to go for! Life has handed her some tough stuff, but she believed in what she wanted to be: a professional singer, and though it took her years to finally get her chance, she clearly believes in her talent and is making this dream come true!

Midlifers everywhere should take heart from this remarkable woman. Believe in your dreams, work to achieve them, give your self permission to succeed, grab life and GO FOR IT!

Click here to view the HD YouTube video of Susan Boyle’s audition.