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Take Helene Neville, a grandmother, survivor of multiple bouts of potentially deadly cancer, turned hard-core elite marathoner. Not just any kind of runner. She is one of the first to have run the total perimeter of the United States, followed by all the states within the lower 48 – at 58 years old.

Bonnie was born missing a growth sensor in her right femur, which meant it didn’t grow like the other one. When she was five, she had the bottom part of her foot and some of the leg amputated so that she could wear a prosthesis. In spite of these challenges, or because of them, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, became a multi-medal winner in the Paralympic games, a celebrated motivational speaker, and a bestselling author of inspirational books including How Strong Women Pray, Micro-Resilience, How Great Women Lead, and Live Your Joy.

Abagnale was living out a picturesque fantasy as a teenager. The movie Catch Me If You Can, where he was played by a dashing Leonardo DiCaprio, chronicled his glamorous, felonious exploits. The world was his oyster, and he gobbled it up. He guzzled century-old red wine and snacked on the finest caviar at soirees around the globe. Beautiful women would flock to his side, hoping to accompany him on his next grand adventure.

Dolph Lundgren is an imposing physical presence. A towering, white-blonde Swede, Lundgren played the menacing Soviet superstar opponent of fictional Rocky Balboa on screen in Rocky IV. Lundgren has built his buff body with martial arts, but he also cultivated and nurtured his presence with therapy and meditation.