Shirley Mitchell's timeless grace endears her to audiences across the nation. Her million-dollar smile warms her face as her enthusiasm fills the room. Her passion to encourage women to live life to the fullest and share secrets of longevity make her a sought-after speaker.
      Awarded the 1997 Woman of Achievement award by Albertville's Business and Professional Women, Shirley is a Dale Carnegie graduate, and Competent Toastmaster. Between three children and six grandchildren, community involvement, and writing and speaking, this vital woman laughs at the word “retirement.” She is ready to “re-fire” not retire. Retirement to Shirley is a new set of tires.
      Shirley's book, Fabulous After 50 speaks volumes to the 76 million baby boomers who are not taking aging sitting down, but living better, longer. The boomers have dominated the social trends over the years, and now are changing the way we think about aging. We are becoming an ageless society. Since baby boomers are looking at a possible life span of 100 years, Shirley excites her listeners as she gives hope of managing our aging lives to achieve maximum health, vitality, power and style throughout life. She attended Dr. Ken Dychtwald's Age Wave Conference in 1993, in New York. this author advocates a holistic, balanced approach to life. Dr. Dychtwald gave her a vision of the new image of aging in America.
      Shirley and co-author, Jane Rubietta, attended the Age Wave Conference 2001, in Toronto, sponsored by Focus On The Family.

Shirley is a regular contributing columnist for — Senior Lifestyle On-line — ... the Web Magizine for making the most of the second half.