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EARLY LESSONS IN 
CHARITY
For Mark, who grew up “very 
poor” and shared a small home 
in Detroit with 13 family mem-
bers, including several who were 
sick and without health insur-
ance, her bubbie, Rachel, still 
made it a mission to give back.
Though the family had little 
money to spare, and sometimes 
no food, Mark recalls a tzedakah 
box in her home at all times.
On Sundays, Mark would 
stand in front of a bakery on 
Elmhurst and Linwood with her 
grandmother, who was crippled 
with osteoporosis, collecting 
money for Jewish charities.
“I grew up knowing that part 
of life is giving back,
” Mark 
recalls. “I don’t just give money 
[now]. I give my time because I 
feel that’s really what’s import-
ant.
”
Mark is also no stranger to 
hardship. While she now holds 
several honorary degrees, she 
was never able to attend college. 
She had her first baby at 17 and 
found herself a widow at 36, but 
her Weight Watchers business 
allowed her to extend opportu-
nities to thousands of women, 
giving many the education that 
she couldn’t pursue herself.

FINDING INSPIRATION 
INSIDE
Still, Mark has never been 
deterred by life’s challenges. 
Instead, she uses her experi-
ence to motivate others and 
starts every day by saying good 
morning to herself in the mir-
ror. “I’ll say, ‘Good morning, 
Florine!’” she explains. “‘You’re 
so lucky.’”
It’s one of many messages 
shared among others through-
out her podcast, “Today’s 
Takeaway with Florine Mark,” 
which is celebrating three years 
of operation and some 160 
episodes released thus far. Each 
week, Mark interviews celebrity 
guests and everyday individu-
als about physical and mental 

health, relationships and more.
The podcast is sponsored by 
Gardner White and has heard 
speakers from longevity expert 
Dr. Joel Kahn to award-win-
ning journalist and news 
anchor Sandra Ali.
Through the “Remarkable 
YOU” motivational tour, 
Mark shares with others how 
to motivate yourself to have a 
better life every single day. “Not 
yesterday, you can’t do anything 
about that,” she says. “Not 
tomorrow, it’s not here. You 
have today.”
Mark also spends much of 
the talks discussing gratitude 
and encouraging others not to 
be so hard on themselves. 
“What I do is I take a piece 
of paper,” she says, and write 
down “these are the things I 
like about myself, and these 
are the things I don’t like about 
myself.” Chances are, people 
like much more about them-
selves than dislike.
As her signature trademark, 
Mark signs every note with 
“love, love, love.” She hopes that 
the small gesture will bring a 
smile to someone’s day. 
“There’s so much hate going 
on in the world,” she says. “We 
have to have peace, and I just 
like to remind people how 
important love, love, loving 
yourself and loving other peo-
ple is.” 

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