Boomermale: The Podcast For Men 50+

March 2, 1962 was the night Wilt Chamberlin scored 100 points in one NBA game--a record that has not been equaled in over 50 years! Wilt had help from his Philadelphia 76er teammates as they pounded score after score over the NY Knicks to an astounding game-ending score of 169-147. But Wilt believed in hard work, too. He said, "I believe good things come to those who work." What good things are going to result from your work? Get more stories at www.BoomerMale.com

Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969, and the whole world stopped to watch. BoomerMale.com describes this singular moment in history and ponders how in the end we only regret those chances we didn't take.

With six simple words, stated as a command, President Ronald Reagan gave emphasis and purpose to the efforts of the people trapped behind the Berlin Wall. Every Boomer Male remembers the words and their effect when the wall crumbled 29 months later. But these words were not uttered without debate within the President's inner circle of advisers, many felt it was not the right time for the speech and especially not these words. President Reagan went with his gut and left the words in. As we believe here at BoomerMale.com, nothing is impossible, even in our third acts. Something for you to think about the next time you find your inner voice saying to you, "you can't do this." Or, "you're too old for that." Take the leap and the rest is history. www.BoomeMale.com

The first two SuperBowls featured the NFC Green Bay Packers thrashing their AFC opponents in lopsided victories. The plan joining the NFL and AFL into two conferences of the NFL was in danger of failure. In walked Joe Namath and the Jets. With the Baltimore Colts as overwhelming favorites, Namath guaranteed a win while speaking at the pre-game Miami Touchdown Club dinner. The game was a complete rout, with the Jets winning 16-7 in an overwhelming offensive and defensive victory. The lesson: Any time you think something is impossible to accomplish, think again. Boomer males have the experience, the mindset, and the motivation that ca make all the difference in whatever mission you want to fulfill.

"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech. "Everybody fails. It's how you respond to those failures that make all the difference." So go out there and do what calls to you, it's not too late. But you need to act, the sooner the better.

Woodstock. No matter what your feelings about the social aspects, that one word flashes memories of a single music festival that featured that top musicians of the era. Thirty-two acts headlined the festival, opening with Richie Havens and closing with Jimi Hendrix. In between were The Who, Ten Years After, Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, to name a few. At told, over 400,000 people coexisted peacefully simply appreciating creativity and musical genius. What was possible then is possible now. It can all start with you, without a single musical note.