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VOL. 30 NO. 1
The backbone of success
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JANUARY 2016
INSIDE.... LET’S LOOK AT NFL HALL OF FAME Page 10A
BY JUDITH BERGER
usan Marshall, of Oconomowoc, is an author, consultant, entrepreneur and the founder of Backbone Institute; but mostly, she’s an observer. Marshall sees how people struggle, where they fail and what strategies work to rebound from failure and achieve success. She recognizes the signs. Her backbone was forged from personal experience. She’s a student of life and believes everyone should be a lifelong learner. “If we want to build a successful future – whether personally or professionally, it’s not about journaling or repeating a mantra,” she said. “We have to do stuff.” Marshall was referring to the Backbone Boot Camps she develops and conducts. Born in Milwaukee and raised in West Bend, Marshall is the second born of six children. By 8th grade she knew what she wanted for her future. “I wanted to go to Marquette University and be an attorney,” she recalled. “I was a child who grew up watching the TV show Perry Mason.” Her dad laughed at her dream; her mother was more pragmatic. “She told me there was no money for me to go to college and that it was more important for my brothers to go because they would have to support families someday.” Marshall was hopeful she would earn a scholarship to Marquette. In high school, her grades were good; she was involved in school activities and played by the rules, but no scholarship was
Susan Marshall
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WE SAW YOU AT The Holiday Folk Fair. The Fair’s program proclaimed, “Travel Around the World Without Ever Leaving Home,” which sort of said it all.
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24th Annual
HEALTHCARE DIRECTORY Page 1B
JANUARY RECIPES Swap Salt for Herbs and Spices
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HAPPY NEW (VOTING) YEAR! AGING ISSUES
By Tom Frazier
Recently, I received an interesting email from an Aging Unit Director from northern Wisconsin who had the city clerk talk to a group of 18 seniors about the photo ID requirements for voting which are in effect for 2016. Of the 18 older adults, three (17%) did not have a valid photo ID. Fortunately, the next election is not until April 5, 2016, so
there is time for them to obtain a “Wisconsin Identification Card” from the Division of Motor Vehicles’ service center. While this was just a random meeting of older people and not a scientific sample, I think the 17% figure could be FRAZIER continued on page 5A