SMILE! You’ll Live Longer
I don’t think my ballroom instructor/dance partner was concerned with my longevity when he barked “You gotta smile!” at me as we practiced for an upcoming competition. I’m like “Really? Besides remembering my patterns, keeping my upper body lifted, my feet grounded, my legs long, my head up and my elbows wide, all of which […]
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley, at 70, never expected to still be modeling, much less to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. Yet, she did! When Christie first started modeling, at 19, she was told that her career had an expiration date and it wouldn’t be far in the future. Christie has happily proven those doom-and-gloomers wrong, gracing […]
Celebrate Your Special Love Without Breaking the Bank, Episode 110
Why is celebrating your Anniversary – or any other special occasion with your partner – seem to cost so much? Do you really have to spend a fortune to prove to your beloved, that yes indeed, you do love them? In this podcast, discover a way to celebrate your love without spending your last dime–and […]
Dr. Wilburn Durousseau
Dr. Wilburn Durousseau, at 87, was honored by his community of Lynwood, California, for his 55+ years of service at St. Francis Medical Center. During his career as a Board-certified OBGYN, Dr. Wilburn he delivered some 10,000 babies, and although he still assists in deliveries and surgeries, Dr. Wilburn has turned most of his attention […]
Cathy Gallagher
Meet an “AMAZING!” whose grade-school students are her greatest joy! Cathy Gallagher, at 83, is doing what she loves best – teaching! This matters, because, although Cathy had taught grade school children for three decades, she had to retire when she turned 65. At the time, that’s what was required in British Columbia, where Cathy–originally […]
Judith Som
Judith Som, at 82, became the oldest woman to finish the 2024 New York City Marathon. Judith, a devoted New Yorker, has run the marathon for 21 years. She only runs the New York City Marathon because, hey! Judith loves her hometown and finds great joy in celebrating her passion for both running and New […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger, at 77, is back in “Ho-Ho-Ho” mode again, filming in New York a Christmas movie, which will no doubt hit the screen in 2025, some 29 years after his initial foray into the land of all things Santa (“Jingle All The Way”). Only this time, Arnold plays the bearded fellow himself, as opposed […]
Shape Your Life UP: Tell Yourself the (Desired) Truth, Episode 109
Do you ever feel like absolutely nothing is going your way? And like there’s nothing you can do about it but somehow endure this misery? In this podcast, find out how you can take charge of your life’s experiences and get to the happiness and success you deserve! Listen to all Up! Podcasts here.
A Mind-Boggling Social Experiment Proves the Importance of First Impressions
If you ever wondered just how important the jurors’ first impressions of your client and witnesses are, here’s a mind-boggling social experiment, posted on Facebook. It shows people walking right past well-known and loved family members, not recognizing a single one of them, when the family members were dressed as homeless individuals, sitting as the […]
Take Back Your Life!
One of the unexpected consequences of the pervasiveness of social media in our daily lives is the bleed-over into our real lives–the lives we experience in direct contact with other humans, instead of via any of the currently popular social media platforms. We have become, without necessarily realizing it, much more aware of how others […]