I found Laura Vikmanis interesting and wanted to share her story. She is a 42 year old woman that loves to dance, loves sports and physical fitness. I know she sounds like alot of women in this country but she is a bit unusual. At 42 Laura Vikmanis is the oldest cheer leader in the NFL. During the regular season home games Laura can be seen dancing with the other Cincinnati Bengal Cheerleaders and cheering them on to victory.
At age 39 Ms. Vikmanis found her life wanting and after going to a Bengal game she knew what she wanted. she tried out for the next seasons cheer leading squad and did not make it. According to Vikmanis this make her work harder and by age 41 she became a Cincinnati Bengal cheer leader and the oldest one in the NFL.
Ever hear of Joe Moglia? If you are an online stock trader or follow the industry the odds are you know who is. For those that don't, Joe is the former CEO of TD Ameritrade. He served as a their corporate Big Dawg for 8 years. In 2008 Ameritrade turned in its 6th consecutive record breaking year. While the rest of our country was in fiscal chaos Mr Moglia was making Ameritrade and online trading giant. Then at age 59 he decided that year was the year for him to pass the torch and help pick his successor. After leaving Ameritrade, based in Omaha, Nebraska, he pursued his next career opportunity.
He decided he wanted to be a football coach and arranged and interview with Nebraska Cornhusker Coach Bo Pelini. Naturally Pelini was skeptical, was this another rich guy that was bored and wanted to be part of the sports world? After meeting with Maglia, Pelini has given him an unpaid coaching position with the Cornhuskers.
I found these two stories fascinating, the reasons for what they did intriguing as well as inspiring for myself. So I wanted to share them with you the readers.
These two stories came from a website named the Second Act. There are many more interesting stories there by inspiring people. Below is a link that will get you to the site. I hope you will check it out watch their short videos and enjoy.
Second Act: Laura Vikmanis
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