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Launchpad to What’s Next

Get answers to the most important questions about the years ahead and learn more about the lifestyle changes that empower healthy and active aging.

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Growing Bolder’s “Launchpad to What’s Next!” LIVE at The Sharon

This once-in-a-lifetime event, filmed in front of a live audience in The Villages, Florida, was shared with the nation in a PBS special. It featured renowned thought leaders and experts in longevity and active aging like Dr. Roger Landry, Dr. Bill Thomas, Dan Buettner and Barbara Hannah Grufferman, as well as world champion masters athletes like Rowdy Gaines and Diana Nyad.

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Dream. Believe. Persist. Growing Bolder’s “Launchpad to What’s Next LIVE” in The Villages

Watch Growing Bolder’s full “Launchpad to What’s Next!” LIVE from The Villages, FL, a multimedia jolt of inspiration to make the rest of your life the best of your life!

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Dr. Vonda Wright
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Live Long and Prosper | Dr. Vonda Wright’s Keys to Active Longevity

Dr. Vonda Wright shared her keys to live longer, healthier lives with simple lifestyle modification at “Launchpad to What’s Next Live!”

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WATCH: At 73, Thomas McClary Still Shreds One of the Best All-Time Guitar Solos

Thomas McClary, founder of The Commodores , is now in his 70s and still dazzling audiences with live performances of hits like “Easy” and “High on Sunshine.”

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Amy Sweezey
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Amy Sweezey: Her Forecast for Growing Bolder

At Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next! LIVE in The Villages Florida, award-winning broadcast meteorologist and author Amy Sweezey shares how…

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Launchpad To What’s Next Live! Returns To The Stage

After a two-year pandemic pause, Growing Bolder’s Launchpad to What’s Next Live! returned to the stage recently at the beautiful Brownwood Hotel & Spa in The Villages, Florida.  

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Launchpad Extra: That’s Being Alive

Motivational speaker Dr. Jim Smith Jr. CSP says he is wired to inspire. He’s spent his life trying to live fully every minute of every day. Get his advice for not dying before you’re buried.

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Barbara Hannah Grufferman
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Successful Aging : Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Positive aging advocate Barbara Hannah Grufferman says everything she does for herself today is designed to help her reach her top goal in life — successful aging. She explains how remaining mobile and independent is her mission and reveals the steps she’s taking now to achieve that goal.

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Dealing with the ‘Umpys’ | Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Barbara Hannah Grufferman is a champion for women over 50 and a powerful advocate for positive aging. The best-selling author admits that she, too, has struggled with her self-image, particularly after turning 50. She explains how she learned to deal with what she calls the “umpys” — grumpy, lumpy and frumpy — and found a new mindset for moving forward with confidence.

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Launchpad Extra: Your Opinion Counts

Best-selling author and motivational speaker Dr. Jim Smith Jr. says far too many of us play it small because we don’t believe in ourselves. Listen to his pep talk and you’ll be inspired to stop listening to the doubters and start listening to your own opinion of yourself.

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How You Bounce Back Determines Your Future: Roger Landry

One of the secrets to active aging is resilience. Yes, we’re all going to face challenges, but it’s how you bounce back that determines your future. Author and longevity expert Dr. Roger Landry explains why we need to keep spitting into the face of the Grim Reaper.

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Launchpad Extra: Life’s Not Perfect

Life’s not perfect, says motivational speaker Dr. Jim Smith Jr. CSP, but that’s what makes life worth living.

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