thank you taking control
taking control
taking control of an aging process
of an aging process
of an aging process the Victoria’s Secrets and on Victoria I
want to start with asking you a question
want to start with asking you a question and meditate on it for a couple of
and meditate on it for a couple of
and meditate on it for a couple of seconds and then I’ll tell you what the
seconds and then I’ll tell you what the
seconds and then I’ll tell you what the answer is and though there are several
answer is and though there are several
answer is and though there are several people here I think that know what the
people here I think that know what the
people here I think that know what the answer is okay how young do you think I
answer is okay how young do you think I
answer is okay how young do you think I am ninety-six years young when I was in
am ninety-six years young when I was in
am ninety-six years young when I was in my 80s people and friends and colleagues
my 80s people and friends and colleagues
my 80s people and friends and colleagues and even young people 20 to 30 years of
and even young people 20 to 30 years of
and even young people 20 to 30 years of age ask me Victoria how do you do it
age ask me Victoria how do you do it
age ask me Victoria how do you do it what is your secret
what is your secret
what is your secret well I contemplated it for a while and
well I contemplated it for a while and
well I contemplated it for a while and then I thought I would answer it in two
then I thought I would answer it in two
then I thought I would answer it in two ways
ways
ways the first is my mantra which is make
the first is my mantra which is make
the first is my mantra which is make sure you want to live a long life and
sure you want to live a long life and
sure you want to live a long life and feel living with grace and acceptance
feel living with grace and acceptance
feel living with grace and acceptance the acceptance is very very important no
the acceptance is very very important no
the acceptance is very very important no matter what happens with you
matter what happens with you
matter what happens with you make sure you accept it and move on the
make sure you accept it and move on the
make sure you accept it and move on the next was that I decided I would write a
next was that I decided I would write a
next was that I decided I would write a book and it’s Victoria’s 95 secrets on
book and it’s Victoria’s 95 secrets on
book and it’s Victoria’s 95 secrets on how to live a wonderful happy healthy
how to live a wonderful happy healthy
how to live a wonderful happy healthy long life now what is a perception
long life now what is a perception
long life now what is a perception perception of aging the consideration of
perception of aging the consideration of
perception of aging the consideration of how you can you accept living a long
how you can you accept living a long
how you can you accept living a long life or aging and most of it is negative
life or aging and most of it is negative
life or aging and most of it is negative it’s too bad because most people feel
it’s too bad because most people feel
it’s too bad because most people feel that it’s your pardon me that you’re
that it’s your pardon me that you’re
that it’s your pardon me that you’re leaving that your your your trailing and
leaving that your your your trailing and
leaving that your your your trailing and you have to live with a long with a
you have to live with a long with a
you have to live with a long with a partner it’s sort of interesting to me
partner it’s sort of interesting to me
partner it’s sort of interesting to me that you have to do these certain things
that you have to do these certain things
that you have to do these certain things and that sure that there are so many
and that sure that there are so many
and that sure that there are so many things that are negative you’re you were
things that are negative you’re you were
things that are negative you’re you were afraid of losing losing you
afraid of losing losing you
afraid of losing losing you memory and then there you fear many
memory and then there you fear many
memory and then there you fear many things and the it’s a stereotypical that
things and the it’s a stereotypical that
things and the it’s a stereotypical that these things are happening with you you
these things are happening with you you
these things are happening with you you don’t have to feel that way now
don’t have to feel that way now
don’t have to feel that way now there are ways that you can overcome
there are ways that you can overcome
there are ways that you can overcome them the leaders of the the researchers
them the leaders of the the researchers
them the leaders of the the researchers of living a long life revealed that you
of living a long life revealed that you
of living a long life revealed that you don’t have to be negative you can enjoy
don’t have to be negative you can enjoy
don’t have to be negative you can enjoy the golden leaders because there are so
the golden leaders because there are so
the golden leaders because there are so many ways and so many products out there
many ways and so many products out there
many ways and so many products out there that will help you can take control of
that will help you can take control of
that will help you can take control of the the aging of the aging process and
the the aging of the aging process and
the the aging of the aging process and as you see many people feel that they
as you see many people feel that they
as you see many people feel that they have to be confined to a wheelchair or
have to be confined to a wheelchair or
have to be confined to a wheelchair or they have to live the rest of their
they have to live the rest of their
they have to live the rest of their lives an assisted living facility or in
lives an assisted living facility or in
lives an assisted living facility or in the nursing home and that’s all very
the nursing home and that’s all very
the nursing home and that’s all very negative but you don’t have to do that
negative but you don’t have to do that
negative but you don’t have to do that the leaders of longevity research
the leaders of longevity research
the leaders of longevity research revealed that you can live a long life
revealed that you can live a long life
revealed that you can live a long life and have all these benefits of the
and have all these benefits of the
and have all these benefits of the products that are out there I’ve had a
products that are out there I’ve had a
products that are out there I’ve had a happy wonderful great life I’ve had my
happy wonderful great life I’ve had my
happy wonderful great life I’ve had my disappointments I’ve had my failings and
disappointments I’ve had my failings and
disappointments I’ve had my failings and I’ve had many negative things that have
I’ve had many negative things that have
I’ve had many negative things that have happened to me
happened to me
happened to me that everyone has experienced and I’m
that everyone has experienced and I’m
that everyone has experienced and I’m not alone in it I’ve had an exciting
not alone in it I’ve had an exciting
not alone in it I’ve had an exciting career in fashion journalism I had a
career in fashion journalism I had a
career in fashion journalism I had a business of my own and I’ve worked for
business of my own and I’ve worked for
business of my own and I’ve worked for government I’ve had a wonderful personal
government I’ve had a wonderful personal
government I’ve had a wonderful personal life and a most loving marriage that has
life and a most loving marriage that has
life and a most loving marriage that has lasted 58 years but I lost my husband
lasted 58 years but I lost my husband
lasted 58 years but I lost my husband when we were 82 Parkinson disease that
when we were 82 Parkinson disease that
when we were 82 Parkinson disease that was the most difficult experience that
was the most difficult experience that
was the most difficult experience that I’ve ever had but I feel grateful I feel
I’ve ever had but I feel grateful I feel
I’ve ever had but I feel grateful I feel honored and gifted to live this long
honored and gifted to live this long
honored and gifted to live this long life now I’m an author I’ve written four
life now I’m an author I’ve written four
life now I’m an author I’ve written four books I’m on my fifth book and I’m on my
books I’m on my fifth book and I’m on my
books I’m on my fifth book and I’m on my sixth book as well
sixth book as well
sixth book as well and I am a career life coach and I’m a
and I am a career life coach and I’m a
and I am a career life coach and I’m a speaker and I have a mission which I
speaker and I have a mission which I
speaker and I have a mission which I happened to turn into when I was 90
happened to turn into when I was 90
happened to turn into when I was 90 years old it’s to help others
years old it’s to help others
years old it’s to help others centenarians by country are growing all
centenarians by country are growing all
centenarians by country are growing all over the world and we’re lucky in the
over the world and we’re lucky in the
over the world and we’re lucky in the United States we have 72,000
United States we have 72,000
United States we have 72,000 centenarians Japan has 61 thousand China
centenarians Japan has 61 thousand China
centenarians Japan has 61 thousand China has 49,000 Brazil has 24 thousand and
has 49,000 Brazil has 24 thousand and
has 49,000 Brazil has 24 thousand and the state that has it’s a very small
the state that has it’s a very small
the state that has it’s a very small state Connecticut has the most
state Connecticut has the most
state Connecticut has the most centenarians throughout the country
centenarians throughout the country
centenarians throughout the country however recent reports from the Society
however recent reports from the Society
however recent reports from the Society of Actuaries says that the district has
of Actuaries says that the district has
of Actuaries says that the district has increased
increased
increased people are dying younger and the rate of
people are dying younger and the rate of
people are dying younger and the rate of life expectancy has dropped however with
life expectancy has dropped however with
life expectancy has dropped however with all the products and the ways to handle
all the products and the ways to handle
all the products and the ways to handle the declining years have changed so we
the declining years have changed so we
the declining years have changed so we hope that people will be living longer
hope that people will be living longer
hope that people will be living longer in the future
in the future
in the future now there’s another statistic that was
now there’s another statistic that was
now there’s another statistic that was just reported by the AARP a few months
just reported by the AARP a few months
just reported by the AARP a few months ago and it’s the percentage of genetics
ago and it’s the percentage of genetics
ago and it’s the percentage of genetics that plays in the role that you live and
that plays in the role that you live and
that plays in the role that you live and how long you live I felt it was rather
how long you live I felt it was rather
how long you live I felt it was rather what it is and I was surprised with real
what it is and I was surprised with real
what it is and I was surprised with real realize that it was what I was expecting
realize that it was what I was expecting
realize that it was what I was expecting it’s only 20% many people feel it’s lots
it’s only 20% many people feel it’s lots
it’s only 20% many people feel it’s lots more and 20% is due to your health sixty
more and 20% is due to your health sixty
more and 20% is due to your health sixty percent is due to how you live your life
percent is due to how you live your life
percent is due to how you live your life and this is how my secrets come into
and this is how my secrets come into
and this is how my secrets come into being and my family my family is an
being and my family my family is an
being and my family my family is an example of how little genetics play in
example of how little genetics play in
example of how little genetics play in your life my sister who was three years
your life my sister who was three years
your life my sister who was three years older than I at 48 was diagnosed with
older than I at 48 was diagnosed with
older than I at 48 was diagnosed with lung cancer
lung cancer
lung cancer she lived 12 years to 60 Here I am I’ve
she lived 12 years to 60 Here I am I’ve
she lived 12 years to 60 Here I am I’ve had no serious in Indian is’s or
had no serious in Indian is’s or
had no serious in Indian is’s or diseases and I’m here talking to you as
diseases and I’m here talking to you as
diseases and I’m here talking to you as son 90
son 90
son 90 about how you two can live a long life
now before I go on to my 10 10 secrets
now before I go on to my 10 10 secrets that I’m going to talk to you about I
that I’m going to talk to you about I
that I’m going to talk to you about I want you to lead with the common sense
want you to lead with the common sense
want you to lead with the common sense basics visit your doctor as often as he
basics visit your doctor as often as he
basics visit your doctor as often as he or she suggests eat nutritious foods
or she suggests eat nutritious foods
or she suggests eat nutritious foods define your self-image that’s very
define your self-image that’s very
define your self-image that’s very important and I find out who you are and
important and I find out who you are and
important and I find out who you are and that you can and you want to live a long
that you can and you want to live a long
that you can and you want to live a long life
life
life watch your weight an important thing get
watch your weight an important thing get
watch your weight an important thing get plenty of sleep and I put this on last
plenty of sleep and I put this on last
plenty of sleep and I put this on last item exercise because III walk a mile
item exercise because III walk a mile
item exercise because III walk a mile and a half every morning and at night
and a half every morning and at night
and a half every morning and at night before dinner
before dinner
before dinner I exercise for half an hour then twice a
I exercise for half an hour then twice a
I exercise for half an hour then twice a week I meet with Jen who is my trainer
week I meet with Jen who is my trainer
week I meet with Jen who is my trainer and she told me that I was accomplishing
and she told me that I was accomplishing
and she told me that I was accomplishing something that was really unusual so I
something that was really unusual so I
something that was really unusual so I wondered what it is and I hope it’s a
wondered what it is and I hope it’s a
wondered what it is and I hope it’s a plank position
plank position
plank position and a couple of well about three or four
and a couple of well about three or four
and a couple of well about three or four months ago I reach two minutes and she
months ago I reach two minutes and she
months ago I reach two minutes and she said you know you’re going to be
said you know you’re going to be
said you know you’re going to be speaking and I’d like you to tell your
speaking and I’d like you to tell your
speaking and I’d like you to tell your audience what you have achieved well I
audience what you have achieved well I
audience what you have achieved well I got to two minutes but just recently I
got to two minutes but just recently I
got to two minutes but just recently I made three minutes and 11 seconds
now let’s get to my secrets and I’ll go
now let’s get to my secrets and I’ll go through them rather quickly and give you
through them rather quickly and give you
through them rather quickly and give you a little explanation but you can find
a little explanation but you can find
a little explanation but you can find them in a brochure that I have and in
them in a brochure that I have and in
them in a brochure that I have and in much detail and in my book first to me
much detail and in my book first to me
much detail and in my book first to me the most important thing and this is how
the most important thing and this is how
the most important thing and this is how I’ve lived my life I hadn’t realized it
I’ve lived my life I hadn’t realized it
I’ve lived my life I hadn’t realized it until fairly recently practice the power
until fairly recently practice the power
until fairly recently practice the power of positive thinking it’s amazing how
of positive thinking it’s amazing how
of positive thinking it’s amazing how you put take care of your health just by
you put take care of your health just by
you put take care of your health just by thinking positively
thinking positively
thinking positively don’t fret the mistakes you make learn
don’t fret the mistakes you make learn
don’t fret the mistakes you make learn from them analyze them know they are
from them analyze them know they are
from them analyze them know they are mistakes and then correct them 3 and
mistakes and then correct them 3 and
mistakes and then correct them 3 and this to me is almost one of the
this to me is almost one of the
this to me is almost one of the important and I practice all all every
important and I practice all all every
important and I practice all all every day of my life
day of my life
day of my life smile smile a lot and see what happens
smile smile a lot and see what happens
smile smile a lot and see what happens it’s amazing how lifting it is and it’s
it’s amazing how lifting it is and it’s
it’s amazing how lifting it is and it’s contagious people aren’t drawn to you
contagious people aren’t drawn to you
contagious people aren’t drawn to you when you smile just try it and keep
when you smile just try it and keep
when you smile just try it and keep doing it every day I do it all the time
doing it every day I do it all the time
doing it every day I do it all the time now number four you can indulge in
now number four you can indulge in
now number four you can indulge in things that are good for you that are
things that are good for you that are
things that are good for you that are good and good for you
good and good for you
good and good for you like I’m chocoholic and chocolate is
like I’m chocoholic and chocolate is
like I’m chocoholic and chocolate is good for you but make sure that you have
good for you but make sure that you have
good for you but make sure that you have the largest the best chocolate you can
the largest the best chocolate you can
the largest the best chocolate you can get and also wine indulge in wine but
get and also wine indulge in wine but
get and also wine indulge in wine but one glass of wine a night except men can
one glass of wine a night except men can
one glass of wine a night except men can have two women should have just one and
have two women should have just one and
have two women should have just one and either either red or white they both
either either red or white they both
either either red or white they both have benefits to help you now this is
have benefits to help you now this is
have benefits to help you now this is critical today don’t take growing old
critical today don’t take growing old
critical today don’t take growing old sitting down it’s the new smoking
sitting down it’s the new smoking
sitting down it’s the new smoking there are many things out there that you
there are many things out there that you
there are many things out there that you can do to overcome the sitting-down
can do to overcome the sitting-down
can do to overcome the sitting-down concept and what I’m going to do because
concept and what I’m going to do because
concept and what I’m going to do because you’ve been sitting here for a little
you’ve been sitting here for a little
you’ve been sitting here for a little while just get up and stand
and stretch in that good and there are
and stretch in that good and there are loads of ways I don’t go into them but
loads of ways I don’t go into them but
loads of ways I don’t go into them but there are loads of ways to overcome the
there are loads of ways to overcome the
there are loads of ways to overcome the sitting disease so you may sit
and now curiosity I’m most curious about
and now curiosity I’m most curious about everything in the world that’s why I’m
everything in the world that’s why I’m
everything in the world that’s why I’m here I want to learn I take courses I
here I want to learn I take courses I
here I want to learn I take courses I take courses and several things
take courses and several things
take courses and several things constantly in fact it’s 24/7 curiosity
constantly in fact it’s 24/7 curiosity
constantly in fact it’s 24/7 curiosity assures a happy healthy life and make
assures a happy healthy life and make
assures a happy healthy life and make sure you keep current with technology
sure you keep current with technology
sure you keep current with technology now another one and people tell me oh
now another one and people tell me oh
now another one and people tell me oh you’re interested sure why not
face your sexuality head-on there are
face your sexuality head-on there are more benefits than just this joy of sex
more benefits than just this joy of sex
more benefits than just this joy of sex there’s you strengthen your muscles and
there’s you strengthen your muscles and
there’s you strengthen your muscles and you and you’re gonna help eliminate pain
you and you’re gonna help eliminate pain
you and you’re gonna help eliminate pain so make face your sexuality head-on now
so make face your sexuality head-on now
so make face your sexuality head-on now this is what I love unconditional love a
this is what I love unconditional love a
this is what I love unconditional love a pet I have a pet and it’s a dominate by
pet I have a pet and it’s a dominate by
pet I have a pet and it’s a dominate by gentle with it and it’s on the cover of
gentle with it and it’s on the cover of
gentle with it and it’s on the cover of my book and if you don’t have a pet make
my book and if you don’t have a pet make
my book and if you don’t have a pet make sure you have one of your own if you
sure you have one of your own if you
sure you have one of your own if you have a family pet that’s okay too but
have a family pet that’s okay too but
have a family pet that’s okay too but having one of your own is something very
having one of your own is something very
having one of your own is something very precious or if you are allergic to a pet
precious or if you are allergic to a pet
precious or if you are allergic to a pet to dogs or cats of her then how about
to dogs or cats of her then how about
to dogs or cats of her then how about getting a bird or a friend of mine has a
getting a bird or a friend of mine has a
getting a bird or a friend of mine has a piglet I’d love to have a really good
piglet I’d love to have a really good
piglet I’d love to have a really good and there’s so many others and pursue
and there’s so many others and pursue
and there’s so many others and pursue the one that would be best for you
the one that would be best for you
the one that would be best for you and number nine is build a roster of
and number nine is build a roster of
and number nine is build a roster of diverse friends to me that is also a
diverse friends to me that is also a
diverse friends to me that is also a critical thing have people who are not
critical thing have people who are not
critical thing have people who are not in your own business have people or
in your own business have people or
in your own business have people or different genders ages sexes color
different genders ages sexes color
different genders ages sexes color everything I have a young girl who well
everything I have a young girl who well
everything I have a young girl who well when I first met her she’s 14 she was 14
when I first met her she’s 14 she was 14
when I first met her she’s 14 she was 14 and now she’s grown up to 17 and going
and now she’s grown up to 17 and going
and now she’s grown up to 17 and going to college she promises come back and
to college she promises come back and
to college she promises come back and visit me it’s wonderful to have her and
visit me it’s wonderful to have her and
visit me it’s wonderful to have her and then I have several men friends that
then I have several men friends that
then I have several men friends that summer of 26 summer 40 and we have fun
summer of 26 summer 40 and we have fun
summer of 26 summer 40 and we have fun together despite my youth and the last
together despite my youth and the last
together despite my youth and the last and it’s almost as important as the
and it’s almost as important as the
and it’s almost as important as the first of practicing the power of
first of practicing the power of
first of practicing the power of positive thinking develop a pursuit with
positive thinking develop a pursuit with
positive thinking develop a pursuit with a purpose that’s something I have but I
a purpose that’s something I have but I
a purpose that’s something I have but I didn’t really have it and believe in it
didn’t really have it and believe in it
didn’t really have it and believe in it until I was 90 and I’m so happy to be
until I was 90 and I’m so happy to be
until I was 90 and I’m so happy to be here talking about having you move on in
here talking about having you move on in
here talking about having you move on in your life now before I close the last
your life now before I close the last
your life now before I close the last thing I’ll talk about is a visit that I
thing I’ll talk about is a visit that I
thing I’ll talk about is a visit that I had with my doctor when I was about 92
had with my doctor when I was about 92
had with my doctor when I was about 92 or 93 as you can tell I have a lot of
or 93 as you can tell I have a lot of
or 93 as you can tell I have a lot of things that I’d like to be involved in
things that I’d like to be involved in
things that I’d like to be involved in and I felt I needed at least 15 more
and I felt I needed at least 15 more
and I felt I needed at least 15 more years he said you had 30 how they like
years he said you had 30 how they like
years he said you had 30 how they like that but he’s a doctor to centenarian so
that but he’s a doctor to centenarian so
that but he’s a doctor to centenarian so now I close by saying make sure you want
now I close by saying make sure you want
now I close by saying make sure you want to live a long life and make sure you do
to live a long life and make sure you do
to live a long life and make sure you do practice all the common-sense basics
practice all the common-sense basics
practice all the common-sense basics along with practicing positive thinking
along with practicing positive thinking
along with practicing positive thinking so I close and practice these positive
so I close and practice these positive
so I close and practice these positive things things you might make it to a
things things you might make it to a
things things you might make it to a hundred or more because that’s what I
hundred or more because that’s what I
hundred or more because that’s what I plan to do so enjoy every moment of your
plan to do so enjoy every moment of your
plan to do so enjoy every moment of your life
life
life [Applause]
”
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