1. C r e a t i v i t y Late in Life Excerpted from The Creative Age (Gene Cohen) Slide Show: www.ideachampions.com Painting: Sven Rabe

2. Old DogsCanLearn New Tricks

Do you ever think that you are over the hill? Have missed the boat?Are too old to start something new?Do not fret! As the following examples will attest,it is never too late to create.Never! All you need is some imagination, commitment, and the willingness to begin.

3. 4. Theres No Place Like Dome

Michelangelo designed the dome in St. Peters Basilica between the ages of...

72 & 88 5.

Stradivarius fashioned his two most famous violins when he was in his...

Violins in the City early 90s 6. A New Wrinkle Late in Life

Grandma Moses starting painting when she was...

64 7. A Know Brainer

New research into the capacity for learning and creative development in the second half of life has shown that when themind is challenged , the brain biologically responds in positive ways, regardless of age.

8. Two Pops Under the Big Top

P.T. Barnum joined forces with his arch rival, James Bailey, at the age of

71 9. Making News When Old

Mary Baker Eddy established the Christian Science Monitor at the age of

87 10. Design of the Times

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York City at the age of

91 11. Your Brain is Branching Out

From an individuals early 50s through the late 70s, there is an increase in the length and extent of the dendritic branches of thebrain, which compensatesfor brain cell loss that can occur over time.

12. Nobodys Dependent

Mahatma Ghandi successfully completed negotiations for Britain to grant Indias independence at the age of...

77 13. The Prime of Life

Golda Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from the ages of...

70 to 76 14. Managing Just Fine

Peter Drucker wrote Management Challenges for Turbulent Times at the age of...

89 15. Shake It Up Baby

Science has shown that astimulating environmentresults in individual brain cells sprouting new dendritic branches and an increased production of acetycholine within the brain the chemical messenger most involved in memory and thinking functions.

16. The Real Golden Rule

Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as President of South Africa at the age of...

75 17. Noahs Arc

Noah Webster published An American Dictionary of the English Language at the age of...

70 18. Composing (not decomposing)

Giuseppe Verdi composed his operatic masterpiece Falstaff at the age of...

80 19. Etching(not kvetching)

Pablo Picasso produced a remarkable series of 347 etchings at the age of..

86 20.

What is it thatYOUwant to do...create...invent...design... paintpublish...etchwrite... establish... compose or launch?

And when will you begin? The Age Old Question 21.

If notyou , who?If notnow , when?

22. Now is the time. There is never any other time than now.Now is the time to begin. 23. Idea Champions helps people become more creative no matter how oldthey are 24.

Idea Champions, 2011

[email_address]

845-679-1066

Gene Cohens fabulous book: THE CREATIVE AGE: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life is available on Amazonhttp://tinyurl.com/3eegghj Cover art: Sven Rabe www.3dbasemesh.com