Change Your Mind, Change Your Body: World #1 Marc Middleton, Episode 152
Marc Middleton, best selling author, world record setting masters swimmer and founder of Growing Bolder media, believes that how we age is most affected by our mindset. If we don't buy into the negative image around aging we can achieve anything we set our minds to. Marc is on a mission to change the way society views the aging process through his media company, Growing Bolder. Marc joins Kelly and Maria to talk about his passion for changing conversations about aging in America and how he became such a champion himself.
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MORE ABOUT MARC MIDDLETON
Marc Middleton is the Founder and CEO of Growing Bolder, a multimedia platform redefining aging by sharing inspirational stories of those aging in a revolutionary way. He’s a speaker, educator and author of the book, Growing Bolder: Defy the Cult of Youth, Live with Passion and Purpose.
In 2021, Marc earned 4 All-American honors in one year in the men’s 70-74 age group. But over his career Mark has earned World records, and had a #1 time in 7 different seasons since he began his Masters Swimming Career in 2009 (almost 40 year break). He is also a nationally ranked high-hurdler!
Episode Mentions and Topics
Growing Bolder: Defy the Cult of Youth, Live with Passion and Purpose by Marc Middleton
Rowdy Gaines
Florida State University
College track/high hurdling
Masters swimming
Gordy Shields
Compressed morbidity
Quilting
Takeaways
Kelly
- There are difficulties at every age - aging is not inherently “worse” than younger phases of life.
- Eliminate “no” from your vocabulary so you do not deal with decision fatigue. Just assume everything will be a “yes.”
Maria
- People who age well try new things and are not afraid of trying new things.
- Remember that your primary care physician is yourself.
Quote of the Week
“No matter how old you are, you never lose the ability to extract moments of
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