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CONTENTS MAY/JUNE 2015

FEATURE

THE REINVENTION EVANGELIST

DEPARTMENTS 5 | FROM THE EDITOR

What Jane Pauley did when the phone stopped ringing. By Marc Middleton

6 | GROWING BOLDER WITH

24 | BOLDER EXPERTS Financial guru offers tips for an inspired retirement. By Jackie Carlin

29 | BOLDER HEALTH Let’s dissect a serious dermatological dilemma. By Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D.

7 | THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH TM Pursue your passion, says 64-year-old pole-sports champ. By Jackie Carlin

25 | BOLDER EXPERTS Here’s why you need more than just a Realtor. By Paul and Lyn Henderson

30 | THE TAKEAWAY Infomercial icon sells the truth about overcoming obstacles. By Tony Little

8 | ROAD TO RECOVERY Surgical teams can take a lesson from NASCAR. By Robert Masson, M.D.

26 | TEAM GB ELITE Meet the newest members of our blogging brigade. By Katy Widrick

10 | 5 QUESTIONS Kenny Rogers reflects on old friends, new passions. By Jackie Carlin

27 | ROCK STARS OF AGING TM Counterculture icon skateboards toward the future. By Bill Shafer

12 | DESIGN TOURIST The enduring legacy of architect Michael Graves. By Karen LeBlanc

28 | SURVIVING & THRIVING TM When life’s greatest joy delivers its biggest scare. By Bill Shafer

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ON THE COVER: When TV icon Jane Pauley’s talk show was canceled, she thought her broadcasting career might be over. That’s when she realized she had to create new opportunities.

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FROM THE EDITOR

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Editor-in-Chief Marc Middleton Managing Editor Jackie Carlin Associate Editors Bill Shafer, Katy Widrick Contributing Writers Robert Masson, M.D., Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D., Tony Little, Karen LeBlanc Additional Photography Alan Mercer, 429 Records, Walt Denson Webster Public Relations Digital Development and Production Jason Morrow, Pat Narciso, Josh Doolittle, Mike Nanus

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e used to get asked all the time, “What’s Growing Bolder?” These days, thanks to our two television programs, radio show, magazine and online network, most people get it. They know what we’re about, and understand the passion and the purpose behind what we’re trying to accomplish. Like most businesses, we have both a vision statement and mission statement. A mission statement is more of daily guide, a strategic blueprint on how you’re going to get from here to there. A vision statement, as the name suggests, is your vision of the future. It can — and does, in our case — describe not just the future of your organization, but of the society, the culture, in which we live. I’ll save the mission statement for another day, but here’s the Growing Bolder vision statement: Our vision is a world without ageism, in which men and women of all ages are empowered to pursue and achieve their dreams, make a difference in their communities, overcome the obstacles of age and realize that the rest of their lives can be the best of their lives. That’s a big vision, but we know we’re making progress. And we need you to join the Growing Bolder Movement. How do you do that? • Be optimistic about your future. Pursue your passions. Find your purpose. • Refuse to believe that it’s too late for anything, and believe that the rest of your life can be the best of your life. The most powerful weapon in the war against ageism is the simple example of an ordinary person living an extraordinary life. Be that person. Stop growing older and start Growing Bolder.  Marc Middleton, Editor-in-Chief marcmiddleton@growingbolder.com

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Peter Max Artist

“I’m in my 70s going on 30. I’m a vegetarian yogi, I weigh 144 pounds and I’m in amazingly good shape. I don’t feel a day over 40. Every morning, I come into my studio, take a brush out and I just start going. When I paint, I have no idea what I’m painting; I just paint and paint. It’s like humming a melody. I just let it happen. Today, the colors are 10 times brighter and bigger than they were 50 years ago. The creativity on planet Earth is beyond belief. I’m so excited by what’s happening with digital art. It inspires me daily. Life is a gift from God. Through our creativity and the things we do every day, we keep on giving on His behalf to the rest of the world.”

If you were around in the late ’60s and ’70s, you couldn’t go anywhere without seeing the works of Peter Max. Today, he’s more passionate and creative than ever. In his book, The Universe of Peter Max, he describes his international childhood, from his birth in Germany, to fleeing the Nazis, to living in China, Tibet, Paris and Israel before settling in Brooklyn, where he would change the art world.

Boz Skaggs Musician

“I’m working more now than I did earlier in my career, and I feel my singing and guitar playing is better than it was in the ’70s. I’m more in touch with my music than with the fame bit. As I tour the country, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see just how hip this generation of 20- and 30-somethings is. They’re very into the music of the ’60s and ’70s, and curious to see people like myself, who’ve been around for awhile. My shows are a great mix of young, old and everyone in between. I’ve found, the older I get, life tends to get better and better.”

Monica Lewis Hollywood icon

“You’ve got to be interested in the world, and find ways to be helpful. Throughout my career, I never thought I knew everything. I was a natural sponge, and I learned everything I possibly could. If I heard you talking and I thought you were brilliant, I hung around and listened and learned. If you’re solely interested in yourself, you’re eventually a big bore. If I were choosing a best friend today, I would never choose somebody who was only interested in themselves. You must be interested in a cause, and you must be interested in helping others.”

Hollywood siren Monica Lewis was an MGM star, toured the world entertaining troops with Danny Kaye and even voiced Miss Chiquita Banana commercials. The author of Hollywood Through My Eyes: The Lives and Loves of a Golden Age Siren, she also starred in the documentary Showfolk, which highlighted the still vital and engaging residents of the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement home. As this issue was going to press, in June 2015, we received word that Monica had passed away at the age of 93.

GB EXTRA Monica Lewis today and with Mickey Rooney in the 1951 film, The Strip. 6 GROWING BOLDER

Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to listen to our entire Growing Bolder Radio conversations with Peter Max, Boz Skaggs and Monica Lewis.

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Boz Skaggs Photo credit: 429 Records; Monica Lewis 2014 photo credit: Alan Mercer

Boz Scaggs’ career began in the ’60s, and is still going strong. After a stint playing guitar and singing with the Steve Miller Band, Skaggs entered the rock ‘n’ roll stratosphere with his mega-hit 1976 album, Silk Degrees. The album spawned four hit singles, including “It’s Over,” “Lowdown,” “What Can I Say” and “Lido Shuffle.” His latest album, A Fool to Care, features duets with Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams.

THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

At 64, Greta Pontarelli is one of the top pole-sports athletes in the world.

POLE POSITION

Pursue your passion, says 64-year-old dance champ. By Jackie Carlin

n her mid-60s, Greta Pontarelli has mastered a physically demanding athletic event she took up just a few years ago. Within three years of being introduced to competitive pole dancing — also known as pole sports — she’d won a world pole-sports championship. And a year later she successfully defended her title — besting competitors decades younger. Greta discovered her new passion after being told time and time again that she was too old for her first love, gymnastics. “In gymnastics, by the time you hit your 20s you’re a has-been,” she says. “I wanted to keep doing gymnastics, but they wouldn’t let me in the gym because they said I was too old.” She was browsing YouTube when she

came across videos which, at age 59, changed the direction of her life. “I stumbled across these amazing videos of some pole-sport world champions who were in their 20s, and the rest is history,” Greta says. “Right away, it struck my soul very deeply as something that’s artistic, very beautiful to watch and an art form that I could do.” When she discovered that, unlike gymnastics, pole sports have age categories for older athletes, Greta decided she had to give it a try. “I found a local place and was immediately hooked,” she says. “I started training five days a week for two hours a day.” Despite the fact that she was already in great shape, it took her some time to figure out how to master the pole.

“The first two times I tried it, I couldn’t get up the pole at all,” Greta recalls. “I had the strength then, but not the technique. I’d urge anyone interested in trying it to not give up!” As with any activity, Greta says the more she practiced, the better she got. And the better she felt. “It requires a lot of core, leg and upper-body strength, and that’s something you develop the more you do it,” she notes. “Women will come in and say, ‘Oh I can’t do that. I’m too heavy.’ I tell them, ‘Start doing pole and you’ll lose those pounds. You’ll have so much fun you won’t even notice you’re working out.’” Greta says one of her favorite aspects of pole dancing is the community that surrounds it. She says it’s an empowering, positive community filled with people encouraging one another to keep getting better — and to chase their goals and dreams. Don’t make the mistake, as many do, of thinking that pole sports are anything like what might be seen in a strip club. What Greta does requires incredible skill and strength, and is a legitimate sport that organizers are trying to get into the Olympics. Greta compares it to something you might see at a Cirque du Soleil show. In fact, many Cirque performers also compete in pole championships. In late 2014, Greta successfully defended her world championship in England in the 50-plus category. Then she won the Masters World Pole Art Championship in Singapore in a category that included 40-year-old competitors. “That was pretty tough, because when I think about it, I’m a quarter-of-a-century older than they are,” says Greta, now 64. Smashing stereotypes and defying expectations is something Greta seems to do on a regular basis. She’s been featured on two of the biggest summer TV shows, American Ninja Warrior and America’s Got Talent, and in both cases, she wowed the judges and other competitors. Greta says she hopes her example inspires others to find their passions: “In the pole community, we believe you are the master of your destiny — and that’s exactly what I’m doing now.” 

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to hear Greta Pontarelli talk about her experiences on American Ninja Warrior and America’s Got Talent. She even reveals which judge first told her she belonged in “an old peoples’ home.”

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ROAD TO RECOVERY Training a surgical team like a NASCAR pit crew means improved performance for the team and better outcomes for the patient.

YOUR PIT CREW Surgical teams can take a lesson from NASCAR. By Robert Masson, M.D.

t’s a little startling, and a lot disappointing, that many surgical teams aren’t nearly as organized and sophisticated in their performance as a typical NASCAR pit crew. That’s why we’ve taken the metaphor of high-performance driving, not as a speed measure, but as a performance measure, and applied it to surgical training and education. The results have been extremely gratifying. Training and drilling a surgical team can dramatically improve its consistency, communication and overall performance. That, in turn, improves all aspects of patient outcomes. 8 GROWING BOLDER

When a driver performs on a racetrack that he or she knows well, each turn is predictable. There’s a skill in braking, in approach, in hitting the apex of the turn, in accelerating out of the turn. We’re using this racing paradigm to design surgical procedures that flow — like a driver navigating a well-known racetrack — from one predictable, repeatable and measurable step to the next. Only by breaking down each step, and by refining its execution and measuring its outcome, can we hope to improve performance. Of course, no two surgeries, just like no

two races, are ever exactly the same. The conditions on the track, and the patient on the table, are always changing. Sometimes it’s raining. Sometimes it’s hot. Some patients are large. Some are petite or deformed. We train our teams to adapt to the variables while sticking to the high performance execution of well-known and highly honed procedures. The goal of every surgery is always the same — high performance and technical perfection, which translates into better patient outcomes and, ultimately, functional recovery. You have a right to not only expect but to demand high performance surgical teams: highly trained, highly motivated and highly disciplined. 

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the gambler plays on Country-music icon Kenny Rogers reflects on old friends, new passions. By JACKIE CARLIN 10 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

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He knows when to hold ‘em and knows when to fold ‘em. Now, at 76, Kenny Rogers feels as creative as ever.

KENNY ROGERS

is a country star, pop star, record producer, photographer, actor, entrepreneur, autobiographer, novelist and philanthropist. In his more than 50 years in the music business, he has sold more than 120 million records worldwide across a variety of music genres, including country, pop, gospel and soul. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Rogers has recorded some of the biggest hits of all time, including “The Gambler,” a song so popular that it inspired five TV movies (in which he starred). Now 76, Rogers admits he may be slowing down physically. But creatively, he’s more passionate and engaged than ever.

You’ve been very open about your humble upbringing and the fact that you were born into poverty in Houston. When you were a child, you and your sister went to a show and it changed the course of your entire life. What happened?

When I was 10 or 11 years old, we went to a Ray Charles concert. I can still remember looking around that show and thinking to myself, “Wow, here’s a guy doing things people love. They clap at every song he sings; they laugh at everything he says. Who wouldn’t want to do that?” I don’t know if I started the process toward a music career at that point, but the concept always stuck with me. Then, years later, Ray became a good friend of mine. The music business is notoriously fickle. You’ve experienced some of the highest highs possible, but you’ve also endured some down times. What helped you through those experiences? How did you overcome your obstacles?

had down points in my career, I was still making a living doing what I wanted to do, and it was better than where I came from. I never even dreamed I’d be an international success. I didn’t care. Becoming a local success was enough for me, and I had that. It was just one of those things that if you stay with it long enough, if you put your heart into it, good things will happen. You recently recorded a duet with your longtime friend Dolly Parton. What was it like to work with her again?

It was such a touching experience to record the song “You Can’t Make Old Friends” with my friend Dolly. That song was written about our lives and our relationship by Don Schlitz, the same guy who wrote “The Gambler.” We were singing the song in the studio, and I looked up and Dolly had left her microphone, had come all the way around to my booth and put her arms around my neck and said, “Kenny, I want you to know something. I could never sing at your funeral.” I was like, “What? Are we assuming I’m going first? Is that what you’re saying?” But that’s so Dolly. It was a very sweet moment, and I’m thrilled about that experience. You’re now 76 years old. What’s life like for you in your 70s?

My mom gave me a piece of advice when I was young. She said, “Son, always be happy where you are. Never be content to be there, but if you’re not happy where you are, you’ll never be happy.” Even when I’ve

Well, I have no original working body parts, but other than that, I’m fine! I keep

Together again: Kenny and singing partner Dolly Parton.

going and I feel good. I just don’t get around as good as I used to. My mobility isn’t that great, so I’m starting to think I should just ride a Segway around the stage. I’m also very passionate about my work with the Kenny Rogers Children’s Center in Sikeston, Mo. When I first got involved with the center in the 1970s, it was seeing 500 patients a year and struggling to make ends meet. Today, I’m proud to say we treat 5,000 children a year and the families are not charged anything. (Editor’s Note: Through its various therapy programs, the Kenny Rogers Children’s Center serves children with a variety of special needs and developmental delays, including prematurity, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, autism and more.)

What can the rest of us learn from your story?

I think I got my wisdom from my mother and my humor from my father. I think if you have a good sense of humor, you can overcome a lot of obstacles. If you can’t laugh at something, you’re destined to stay there. I say, no matter what hits you, it’s temporary if you let it be temporary. It’s permanent if you let it be permanent. 

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to listen to our Growing Bolder Radio conversation with Kenny Rogers and to hear the behind-the-scenes story of how he ended up starring in a hilarious commercial poking fun at himself.

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DESIGN TOURIST Correspondent Karen LeBlanc shares a laugh with the late Michael Graves during one of his final interviews.

DESIGN ICON

The enduring legacy of architect Michael Graves. By Karen LeBlanc

ven in his 80s, and confined to a wheelchair, Michael Graves remained as creative and inspiring as the architecture that made him famous. His buildings are considered among the most original and most provocative in history. Revered by those in the design community for decades, Graves didn’t become a household name until Target asked him to transform ordinary household items with extraordinary design — everything from toilet brushes to toasters. “Humanism is what I think about whenever I’m designing rooms where things like toilet brushes go,” Graves told me. “Or soap dishes or whatever it was we did. All of that was such an enormous kick for me. I loved doing it.” Graves’ work reflects that love. His post-modern buildings are a rejection of 12 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

the machine-made mantra of modernism and a celebration of the human touch. “Whether it’s the color or the form,” he said, “there’s a joy about being in a postmodern building that modernism doesn’t give you.” Graves’ optimistic spirit helped him not only survive, but thrive in the aftermath of a 2003 spinal-cord infection that left him paralyzed from the waist down and in a wheelchair. It also gave him a new pur pose, and a passion for universal design. “I think it’s fair to say that since I had the experience of being disabled, and having to navigate such dreadful places and spaces, that I wanted to do something about it,” he said. “I didn’t think anybody should suffer that.” And so Graves and his firm designed an innovative wheelchair along with an array of consumer health products, includ-

ing adjustable tub rails, heating pads and canes with integrated carrier bags. He made good on his vow to use his talent and whatever time he had remaining to create barrier-free accessible design for seniors and those with disabilities. Transforming objects into functional works of art was at the heart of Graves’ design philosophy. Transforming lives through universal design may be his most important legacy. His passion for helping the elderly and disabled would have defined the rest of his career. The good news is, his team, all handpicked and mentored by Graves, will carry on — and the world will continue to benefit from his genius.  Editor’s Note: The design and architecture world lost one of its true superstars when Michael Graves, the celebrated post-modern genius, died of natural causes at his home in Princeton, N.J. Growing Bolder contributor Karen LeBlanc met Graves in his home for what would be one of his final interviews.

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to watch Karen LeBlanc’s exclusive tour of Michael Graves’ home.

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THE

Reinvention Evangelist

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Broadcasting legend Jane Pauley shares insights about her career with Growing Bolder’s Marc Middleton.

What Jane Pauley did when the phone stopped ringing. By Marc Middleton G R O W I N G B O L D E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M G R O W I N G B O L D E R 15

Pauley and Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau have been married for 35 years. Her most recent bestseller (facing page) recounts the stories of people who’ve reinvented themselves later in life — a subject Pauley knows about from experience.

“I

kind of waited for the phone to ring. It always had. It didn’t this time,” says Jane Pauley. “I knew I wasn’t retired. I was just 54, and expected to do more. But I didn’t know what.” It was a turning point for Pauley, the broadcasting legend whom opportunity had always seemed to find. Often, her jobs and assignments were served up on a silver platter at NBC anchor Tom Brokaw’s dinner parties. Even her husband of 35 years, renowned Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, was introduced to her at an arranged dinner hosted by Brokaw.

But now, for the first time since she was hired by WISH-TV in Indianapolis at the age of 21, Pauley was in unfamiliar territory. Suddenly and surprisingly, in her mid-50s, life stopped “just happening” for the woman once dubbed by the media as “America’s Sweetheart.” “I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but it took four years of poking around to find 16 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

something new,” Pauley recalls. “And I wasn’t just sitting on my sofa watching the Home Shopping Network. I was really working the problem. It took getting up and doing something, which inspired something else. And that, in turn, inspired the Your Life Calling series. I made it happen.” Pauley’s proud of that fact, primarily be-

cause she’s not the type-A, obsessively driven personality that typically gravitates to the pace and power of network news. For most of her life, she admits, options were created for her, or offered to her. Her role was basically choosing which ones to accept. “Part of my message these days is the importance of making something happen,” she J U L Y / A UGU S T 2 0 1 5

says. “For much of our lives, certainly for most of my life, what I did — and even who I married — depended on who Tom Brokaw invited to dinner. But then we reach the age where we actually have to make things happen — especially when we get the heads-up that we might go on living quite a long time.”    Within seconds of meeting Pauley, it’s easy to understand why, for more than 30 years, 18 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

she has been one of the brightest lights in broadcast news. She speaks from her heart in a halting, vulnerable, self-effacing manner that’s both charming and engaging. She has a quick wit and an obvious intellect that neither intimidates nor pontificates. Most experts, thought leaders and broadcasters recite their messages and share their stories, as powerful as they may be, in nearly the same manner time and time again — in

a scripted flow of talking points. Pauley, despite her celebrity, is dramatically different. In conversation, it appears as though she’s sharing her thoughts for the first time. That’s a tremendously underappreciated skill for anyone with a message to espouse. From 1976 to 1989, Pauley was co-host — first with Brokaw and later with Bryant Gumbel — of NBC’s Today. From 1980 to 1982, she also anchored the Sunday edition J U L Y / A UGU S T 2 0 1 5

In 1976, Pauley began cohosting NBC’s Today with Tom Brokaw. Many of her career opportunities — and even meeting her husbandto-be — happened as a result of dinner parties at Brokaw’s home.

of NBC Nightly News, establishing herself as a role model for female TV journalists. After leaving Today amid very public speculation that she was being forced out in favor of Deborah Norville, a younger correspondent, Pauley hosted Real Life with Jane Pauley, a newsmagazine with a generally upbeat focus. The show — one of many attempts by NBC to compete in the newsmagazine genre — lasted only a season.

Pauley returned to NBC Nightly News as deputy anchor from 1990 to 1991, then joined another newsmagazine, Dateline NBC, as co-host with Stone Phillips. That show clicked with viewers, and Pauley remained from 1992 to 2003. Then, however, her once seemingly charmed career seemed to falter. In 2004, Pauley hosted The Jane Pauley Show, a syndicated daytime talk show.

But when it was cancelled after only eight months, Pauley began to think her days in broadcasting might have come to an end. It was a professional crisis during which she realized that simply waiting for opportunity to come her way was no longer an option. She had to make something happen. So she spent hours — which stretched into four years — researching possibilities and pitching proposals to television executives.

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Two familiar media personalities — and two masters of creating new opportunities — take a break during an interview session for Growing Bolder.

Eventually, her initiative began to reap professional dividends.    In 2009, Pauley led a half-hour discussion on PBS’s Depression: Out of the Shadows, and lent her name to the Jane Pauley Community Health Center. Pauley had revealed her personal battle with bipolar disorder in Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, her bestselling 2005 memoir. 20 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

The center, a collaboration between the Community Health Network and the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana, offers services, regardless of insurance or income, with an emphasis on integrating medical, dental and behavioral health. Also in 2009, Pauley returned to the Today show as a contributor to Your Life Calling, an AARP-funded monthly series in which she shared the stories of men and women creating

new opportunities in middle age. She used her new platform to write a second bestseller, Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life... In the process, Pauley reinvented herself — as a reinvention evangelist. The irony of that statement is not lost on her. “Frankly I’m not a person who lives the message I espouse,” she says. “I’m not an adventure seeker. I’m not the most curious person you know. I’m really comfortable right here on this J U L Y / A UGU S T 2 0 1 5

Early in her career, Pauley was dubbed “America’s Sweetheart” by the media and the public.

sofa. When it comes to the importance of creating change, of making things happen, I need to hear myself say it in order to live it.” When Your Life Calling was cancelled after four years, Pauley’s phone did ring, and she was offered what she calls her “dream job” as a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning. She recently guest-hosted the venerable broadcast when permanent host Charles Osgood took a break. When asked if she’s enjoying her new role

with what many consider to be the best news program on television, Pauley emits a spontaneous laugh, almost a squeal, of excitement. “Oh, yes,” she says. “I hear all the time that it’s the best news program on TV. I’ve been there one year, so I can’t take credit for that. But I do hear it a lot.”    Pauley notes that middle age is defined as no longer young, but not yet old. “Get-

ting older is not the same as getting old, so middle age can last into your 70s or 80s. Look at Charlie Osgood. He’s certainly not an old man, and he’s 82. We have to recalibrate how we define middle age and how we act. God knows, we look pretty good!” She says she wouldn’t mind if her job with prestigious CBS Sunday Morning is her last. “And if it’s not,” she says, “I hope I have the imagination and the courage and the initia-

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GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to watch our feature story on Jane Pauley and to learn more about her return to TV.

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tive to stay active, engaged, productive and creative. We all have opportunities that our parents and grandparents didn’t have, and I hope I don’t squander mine.” Broadcasting is a better industry with Jane Pauley in it — and now that she’s learned the importance of taking action and the power of a single first step, her career won’t end until she wants it to. “That first step, whether it’s volunteering, joining a club or something small like that, can lead you somewhere you couldn’t imagine,” says Pauley “That first step can introduce you to incredibly rewarding opportunities. But unless you take it, nothing will happen.” Pauley, now known as “America’s Baby Boomer,” adds: “Inspiration and opportunity are everywhere, but you have to be looking. That’s all it really takes. If you have your antennae up, if you’re paying attention, you’ll be available for an opportunity you might not have noticed before.” 

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BOLDER EXPERTS Chris Hogan says achieving financial security is within reach. You just need to be willing to take the first step by seeking advice.

TAKE CONTROL

Financial guru offers tips for an inspired retirement. By Jackie Carlin

aby boomers have the lowest rate of poverty of any age group, but the highest rate of anxiety about their finances. Many say they don’t know much about money, and don’t like to talk about it because it can be intimidating, confusing and overwhelming. And many can feel the clock ticking. Help is available, though. You just need

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to know where to look — and to be willing to take that first step. Chris Hogan, a former leader in the banking industry, owned his own mortgage company and was amazed by how many clients had little or no control over their own financial lives. He wanted to help them gain control. That’s when he met renowned financial adviser Dave Ramsey.

Now, Chris, too, spends his life helping put people on the right track toward financial security. “I want people to understand that hope is always available, better is always available, and results come from work,” he says. “I want to help people work better and smarter toward their goals.” So how do you do that? Chris says the first step is to have the courage to seek help. “I’d urge everyone to go sit down with a financial planner,” he notes. “You should never be too ashamed about your current financial situation to meet with one. It doesn’t matter how much or how little you have in savings. The most important part is to get started. Sit down with an investment professional who has the heart of a teacher. Find someone who will help you, not someone looking to sell you some stuff.” If you’re married, Chris says, it’s crucial for you and your spouse to get on the same page. “Sit down with your spouse and dream about retirement,” he advises. “What is it you’d like to do? Travel? Mission work? Start a business? Married couples are much more successful when they’re working together with a shared vision rather than battling each other.” Chris adds that the secret to winning with your money is 80 percent behavior — and your top priority should be getting debt under control and out of your life. “Debt is not your friend,” Chris says. “It’s stealing from your No. 1 wealthbuilding tool: your income. We’ve grown in this culture to consume a lot, and if you’re paying debt, you’re being penalized with interest payments.” Ignoring your financial issues won’t make them go away, Chris says, but the good news is it’s never too late to improve your situation: “You have to take responsibility for your retirement. You have to understand where you are right now, and plan for where you want to be. “You won’t be able to blink your eyes and suddenly be there, but better is available.” 

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to hear our entire conversation with Chris Hogan and learn more about his new tool: the Retire Inspired Quotient, which allows you to plug in a few numbers and learn exactly how much you need to save for retirement.

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BOLDER EXPERTS

“An SRES® specialist will guide you through issues and concerns with unmatched knowledge, experience and understanding.”

making your

GreatTRANSITIONS® Here’s why you need more than just a Realtor. By Paul and Lyn Henderson

etting out of that big, empty house into something that fits your lifestyle can be one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. The right choice can result in years of independent living, and provide a means to solid financial control well into your future. There’s an incredibly valuable resource available to help — one that can steer you through the process and result in the best decision possible. That resource is a Certified Senior Real Estate Specialist. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of such a thing; very few people are aware that they exist, and they can be difficult to find. Fewer than 1 percent of Realtors have earned the SRES® accreditation from the Na-

tional Association of Realtors. SRES®-certified specialists are an elite group with a unique understanding of options and possibilities you might never have otherwise considered. An SRES® specialist will guide you through issues and concerns with unmatched knowledge, experience and understanding. Good SRES® specialists are as much teachers as real estate professionals. They’ll help you understand where you are today — and where you could be headed in the future. They’ll help you explore a variety of options so when you ultimately make a decision, it’ll be not out of trepidation, but out of confidence. Through your SRES® specialist, you’ll have access to resources and considerations that apply specifically to your life, your situation and your location.

And best yet, SRES® specialists want nothing more than to protect your interests and help mitigate whatever stresses and frustrations that might arise as part of the process. We’ve seen far too many cases where unforeseen situations force people to make decisions in haste, and at a time of weakness. It happened to us in our very own family. We made a vow right then that we would do all we could to make sure that the same thing doesn’t happen to you. Start planning your GreatTRANSITIONS® today!  Paul and Lyn Henderson both hold the SRES® certification and are the creators of GreatTRANSITIONS®, a program designed to help people transition to the next place they’ll call home. Find more information — and request your free copy of Moving On by the Senior Real Estate Council and So Far Away by the National Institute on Aging — at Great-Transitions.com.

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TEAM GB ELITE

TEAM GB ELITE GROWS

Meet the newest members of our blogging brigade. By Katy Widrick

he ’70s are back! Our newest blogger, Pamela Quigley, says some of the items we loved in the past are as cool today as they were four decades ago (although, she admits, culottes should probably stay packed away). Pamela, who blogs at Patina & Hue, is passionate about sharing beautiful styles, trends, inspiration and products that are perfect for Growing Bolder. From spring and summer style ideas to items that she thinks will inspire you to live your best life, you’ll find it all at patinaandhue.growingbolder.com. Mary Flynn has also joined the Team GB Elite blogging crew! Mary was a staff writer for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. She then went on to write stories and comprehension tests for the leading publisher of guided reading materials used in U.S. public schools. She recently retired from a public speaking role with the Walt Disney Company to write full time, and is thrilled to be a part of Team GB Elite. Learn more about Mary and check out her latest books at maryflynnwrites.growingbolder.com. Have you ever wanted to travel the world, but it seemed way beyond the realm of possibilities? Enter Ainslie Waldron. She’s the master of luxury globetrotting on a staycation budget, and shares her adventures in home-swapping 26 G R O W I N G B O L D E R

Ainslie Waldron, Mary Flynn and Pamela Quigley bring unique points of view to Team GB Elite.

(as well as tips for making it work for your own travels) at ainslie. growingbolder.com. Learn how you can explore some of the most exciting cities in the world, often for free, as Ainslie cracks the code and unveils what she says is the most exciting secret in adventure travel. So, how are you Growing Bolder? If you need hope, inspiration and possibility, look no further than Team GB Elite. Keep up with all of our bloggers at elite.growingbolder.com.  J U L Y / A UGU S T 2 0 1 5

ROCK STARS OF AGING

At 80, a green-living pioneer Lloyd Kahn still enjoys skateboarding, among other adventures.

GURU OF GREEN Counterculture icon skateboards toward the future. By Bill Shafer

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loyd Kahn has lived an amazing life. In the 1960s, he was one of the leaders of the geodesic dome movement. He was also a co-editor of the Whole Earth Catalogue and published a series of fitness books. He became a counterculture icon in the early 1970s when he published Shelter, a book that celebrated the range of human habitats, from houses to tents to caves. Most recently, he ignited the small-space craze with the book Tiny Homes, followed by Tiny Homes on the Move. Lloyd has always believed in the benefits of living in “homemade” homes. He says too many of us miss out on the challenge

of creating our own shelters, a process that teaches us to organize not just our homes but our lives. He advocates necessity over clutter, simplification over complication. And now that he’s turned 80, he’s more committed than ever to the values he championed 40 years ago. “This is the most exciting time in human history to be getting older,” says Lloyd. “The baby boom generation is rewriting history as far as aging is concerned.” In the ’60s, activism was all about youth. It was Flower Power versus the Estab lishment. Today, Lloyd is still leading the charge for change — and says his chrono-

logical age is of little importance. “When it comes to age, it’s pretty much use it or lose it,” he says. “There are many drawbacks to getting older, but the way to mitigate them is to stay relevant, stay involved and stay active.” But don’t look for Lloyd in a gym somewhere. He believes that the best way to stay active is to seek adventure. “You know, I used to be a competitive runner, which was great, but takes quite a commitment,” he says. “I came to miss the variety that comes with adventure. Now, at the age of 80, you’ll find me on my skateboard, on the river in a kayak or on my surfboard. Nobody has to twist my arm to do that. “Yes, I’m looking forward to many new adventures as I push on towards my 90s!” 

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to listen to our entire conversation with Lloyd Kahn and to learn more about his philosophy on green living.

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SURVIVING & THRIVING

Dena Jalbert, flanked by her husband, Andrew, and two daughters, Olivia and Whitney, is grateful for her recovery from a rare pregnancy-related complication.

A MOM’S Heart When life’s greatest joy delivers its biggest scare. By Bill Shafer

t should have been the happiest day of Dena Jalbert’s life. But something was very wrong. She had just given birth to her first child, a happy, healthy daughter. She would soon be told that she could never give birth again. Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Dena’s body “swelled up like a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day balloon.” She had trouble catching her breath, and couldn’t lie down without coughing. What was wrong? Nobody seemed to know for sure. Her blood pressure was dangerously high. Doctors drained 40 pounds of excess fluid. Several doctors saw her, each with a different theory. All Dena wanted was to spend time with her baby, yet testing continued for seven agonizing days until she was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare and potentially deadly condition in which the heart muscle weakens

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during the final weeks of pregnancy. “I was a hot mess,” Dena recalls. “Postpartum, hormonal and crazy. It just didn’t make any sense. I was a marathon runner. How could this happen to me?” She turned to the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute and Francis Fahey, M.D. for answers and for treatment. “Peripartum cardiomyopathy can catch patients, and even doctors, unaware,” says Fahey. “Symptoms aren’t always typical, particularly in an active 31-year-old like Dena. But once it’s recognized, it must be treated aggressively.” “I owe him my life,” Dena says of Fahey. “He explained the condition in terms I could understand, and we put a plan together to get my heart back to its normal strength.” Just three months later, her heart function had recovered completely. While Dena’s condition is fairly rare, heart disease in women is not. “More women die

from cardiovascular disease each year than from all cancers combined,” says Fahey. Two years later, despite her frightening battle with peripartum cardiomyopathy and her original doctors’ warning that she should never have another child, Dena and her husband wanted to try again. Fahey led a coordinated team approach, monitoring Dena’s pregnancy every step of the way. The result? She delivered another happy, healthy baby girl without any major complications. “If it wasn’t for Dr. Fahey and the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, my youngest daughter wouldn’t be here,” she says. Dena showed her gratitude by trying to pay it forward. “I serve on the board of the Cardiovascular Institute Foundation, and am involved in helping to raise funds for the new Florida Hospital for Women,” she says. She adds that her experiences have taught her that life isn’t just about what happens to you along the way. It’s more about how you use what you’ve learned to make a difference in the lives of others. 

GB EXTRA Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to watch our feature story on Dena Jalbert and to learn more about this serious health condition. You can also watch complete episodes of our Emmy-nominated show, Surviving & Thriving.

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BOLDER HEALTH

Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer says the benefit of vitamin D absorption from sunshine doesn’t outweigh the risk of skin cancer.

TANNING TALK Let’s dissect a serious dermatological dilemma. By Lucky Meisenheimer, M.D.

his dermatological dilemma sounds like a promo for a professional cage fight. So here’s the deal: vitamin D is good for you. It’s an essential vitamin and hormone necessary for life. If you don’t get enough, bad things can happen, like rickets, osteoporosis and other nasty medical problems. Although you can acquire vitamin D through the food you eat, the dietary habits of many Americans hinder this from hap-

pening. The good news is, ultraviolet light from sunshine hitting the skin produces tons of vitamin D. So the answer appears easy — head outside, get that tan, problem solved. Ah, if all things could be that simple. The problem with this approach is that Americans develop about 2 million new cases of skin cancer each year. These cancers are directly related to the same wonderful sunlight that produces vitamin D. Dermatologists continually admonish their patients

that there’s no such thing as a “healthy tan,” and ubiquitously recommend regular use of sunblocks. Millions follow this advice — but is this anti-cancer protective measure creating other problems by blocking vitamin D synthesis in the skin? Some scientists believe that to be the case. They suggest ditching the sunscreen and heading outside 30 minutes a day for a nice shower of sunshine. Most of those holding that belief are not skin cancer surgeons, like myself. Those of us who make a living whittling off skin cancers still say less sun is the best sun. Additionally, if you’re over 70, your skin doesn’t synthesize vitamin D as well, so you may need even more sun exposure to get the same benefit that someone younger would get. So what to do? Well, first you may be worrying about a problem you don’t have. Ask your doctor to check your vitamin D levels during your next physical exam. If those levels are normal, keep on using sunscreens as you were. What if your levels are low? Estimates are that about 50 percent of folks living in the United States will fall in this category. But before you toss the sunscreen, I would take a good, long look at your diet. Are you consuming adequate amounts of natural vitamin D sources? Unless you drink lots of fortified milk, or frequently eat fatty fishes, you may not be. Search for foods high in vitamin D and add them to your diet. If that doesn’t work, then there are a variety of supplements sold at pharmacies and health-food stores. Recommendations are for adults under 70 to get 600 IU per day, and for those over 70 to get 800 IU per day. Take supplements with fatty meals. Because vitamin D is fat-soluble, this will help you to get better absorption. However, should you decide vitamin D is a great excuse to thumb your nose at your dermatologist and get a tan, go ahead and chuck the sunscreen. I’ll sharpen up a scalpel blade for you. 

GB EXTRA Not only is “Doc Lucky” a world-class dermatologist, he’s also one of the most interesting men alive. Visit GrowingBolderMagazine.com to watch our Lucky Meiseheimer features.

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THE TAKEAWAY

TONY LITTLE

Infomercial icon sells the truth about overcoming obstacles.

o you ever look at a public person, maybe somebody like me, and think, “Boy, what in the world does that guy have to complain about? He’s smiling all the time and raking in sales of those exercise machines.” Well, I’m here to tell you — you can’t always judge a book by its cover. I know, because I’m the perfect example. I’ve faced one devastating obstacle after another in my life. Did you know my father walked out on my mom and me when I was a little kid? That I’ve been involved in four serious car accidents? That I was drugged and kidnapped? I’ve nearly drowned twice, I was electrocuted once, and my twin sons were born so premature that doctors weren’t sure they’d even survive. I’m sure you’ve seen somebody doing a parody of me screaming

at the TV, running on one of my Gazelles. At first, it hurt to be made fun of. It hurt a lot, and I wasn’t sure how to take it. But then I realized something. I was the most parodied fitness expert in the world! And maybe that’s not a bad thing. Maybe that means I’ve been able to rise above the rest of the pack, and my message is sticking in people’s minds. Maybe it means my work is making a difference. There’s one thing we all have in common: We all go through some serious stuff in a lifetime. But my life story is not about the ridicule I’ve endured or the obstacles I’ve faced. It’s about the strength and determination to overcome them. Use whatever obstacles you face as motivation to become the best you can be. You can do it! 

“But then I realized something. I was the most parodied fitness expert in the world! And maybe that’s not a bad thing.”

Tony Little, known as “America’s Personal Trainer,” is a television personality and entrepreneur widley recognized for his over-the-top presentation style and his high-energy infomercials, which have generated about $4 billion in sales worldwide. It’s estimated that Little can be seen on television about 6,000 hours per year.

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