Aging Well For Life
48: Chris Rodell, the author of The Last Baby Boomer & former writer for The Inquirer, shares some of the great lengths he's gone through for of a good story.
30 Mar 2016
In episode 48, I have Chris Roddell as my guest on the essential boomer. Chris is the author of Use All the Crayons! The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness, the only self-improvement book graced with a cover endorsement by the legendary golfer & pitchman Arnold Palmer. Chris is a fellow boomer who will do just about anything for a good story. His latest work is “The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Pool,” a story with a very intriguing premise, especially for us boomers. Or as he puts it, “It’s a coming of old, old age story. Because everyone has to die. But only one of us gets to die last.” Chris talks about the following: Chris talks about The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Pool, and how you came up with the idea for it. Chris talks about his days with The Inquirer and shares stories about some of the lengths that he went through to get a good story. Chris talks about his blog Eight Days to Amish. Chris talks about how his spirituality has influenced his writings. Chris also talks about his childhood and the type of kid he was. Chris shares some of his bucket list. Chris talks about how he would like to be remembered. Chris share his advice for baby boomers who are aspiring writers. CLICK HERE to go to Chris’s website - Eight Days to Amish CLICK HERE to purchase The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Poolk CLICK HERE to purchase Use All the Crayons! The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness CLICK HERE to contact Chris Rodell I really appreciate your interest and support. Subscribing and leaving a review for my podcast is by far the best way to get it seen by more people. CLICK HERE to subscribe and/or to leave a review to THE ESSENTIAL BOOMER podcast on iTunes. Thank you so much! Jim Jensen
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