Foreword xi
Introduction: Century-Old Questions . . . Century-Old Answers xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
CHAPTER 1 1
TODAYS CENTENARIANSCELEBRITIES AND NATIONAL TREASURES: A CENTURY OF WISDOM
The Celebrities of Aging: Centenarians in the Spotlight 4
The Age of Centenarians: A Million or More by 2050? 8
The Wisdom of Centenarians: AuthenticExperience, Not Theory 9
National Treasures: UniqueIndividually and Collectively 11
Cameos of Todays Centenarians 14
A Century of Progress: Th eir Century 23
CHAPTER 2 31
THE SCIENCE AND ART OF LIVING LONGER AND LIVING BETTER: EVERYBODYS DOING IT
On Being 100 32
Increasing Longevity 34
Lifestyle Improvements through Technology 40
Using Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones 41
Lifestyle Choices 42
The Big Three 42
Healthy Diet 43
The Benefits of Exercise 46
Socialization and Quality of Life 53
The Importance of Family 62
Interests and Avocations 67
CHAPTER 3 75
MONEY WISE AND TIME TESTED
How They Think We Are Doing 78
Simple Saving Wisdom: Battle of Needs versus Wants 81
Debt Is a Four-Letter Word 83
Time-ly Advice 85
Investing TodayAfter a Century of Perspective 90
Defining Rich 97
CHAPTER 4 101
WORK WISDOM
Take This Job and Love It 102
From Success to Significance 106
Teachers Extraordinaire 112
Keeping Up and Keeping On 118
Wise Work Advice 119
CHAPTER 5 131
THE TOP SECRETS FROM OUR CENTENARIANS
Secret 1: Attitude 134
Secret 2: Healthy Eating 137
Secret 3: Faith 139
Secret 4: Exercise and Activity 142
Secret 5: Clean Living 144
Secret 6: Family 147
Secret 7: Genetics 150
Advice to Centenarian Wannabes 151
Why 100? 155
CHAPTER 6 159
THE CENTENARIAN SPIRIT: YOUVE GOTTA HAVE HEART
The Centenarian Spirit 161
The Centenarian Spirit in Action 162
Renegotiating Life 167
Sparks of the Spirit 168
Centenarians on the Go 172
Keeping Life InterestingCommon Interests, Not Common Age 179
Contemporary CentenariansThinking and Feeling Young 183
Catch the Spirit: Forget Aging GracefullyAge Excellently! 192
A Formula for Longevity 195
A Toast to Future Centenarians 195
Appendix: Sharing the Wisdom 197
100 Questions to Capture the Secrets to a Long and Fulfilling Life 198
Notes and Further Reading 203
About the Authors 207
Based on video recorded interviews and extensive surveys of more than 500 Centenarians, this unforgettable book brings you into a world few human beings have ever known. What must it be like to have lived an entire centuryand not just any century, but one of the most fertile, productive, cataclysmic, revolutionary hundred-year periods in the history of the human race?
Imagine having navigated all of life's personal milestones against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Space Age, the Digital Age, and 9/11; what stories you would have to tell! In their own words, and with no small measure of good humor, these remarkable men and women tell their stories and share their insights on life, business, making it and losing it, great sorrow and joyand having lived to tell the tale.
Steve Franklin is an author, educator, speaker, businessman and centenarian wannabe. He is passionate about capturing the wisdom, wit, and advice of centenarians across America and energetically sharing it with the younger generation. He co-authored two major business textbooks that were adopted in hundreds of colleges and universities across America, educating thousands of college students about principles of business success. His articles have been published in over 40 publications, and his research has been reported in numerous periodicals throughout the nation including The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune and many more. He has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs, including the Gannett Broadcasting Million Dollar Dreams series aired throughout the country and watched by millions of viewers.
Dr. Franklin was a tenured professor and associate dean, and received the number one teaching evaluation by students three times at Emory Universitys Goizueta Business School. He has consulted with and delivered hundreds of keynote speeches to major organizations throughout North America, Europe, South Africa, and Dubai including Coca-Cola, General Electric, Federal Express, Northwestern Mutual, UPS, AT&T, Johnson and Johnson, IBM, Chick-fil-A. While at Emory, he cofounded the Emory Center for Healthcare Leadership and now serves on the Board of Regents at Oxford Universitys Harris Manchester College in England and is the Chairman of the Board of Governors for The American University in Dubai. For the past several years he has visited, videotaped, interviewed, dined, danced, laughed a lot, cried a little, and even exercised with centenarians all across America to capture and share their secrets and love for long and abundant life. Steves goal is to live 120 years healthy, wealthy, and wise with his incredible wife, Elaine. He is over halfway there!
Lynn Peters Adler is founder and director of the nonprofit National Centenarian Awareness Project, and is an expert on the lifestyles of active centenarians. For over 20 years she has been an advocate of positive aging. Lynn conducted the first nationwide survey of centenarian lifestyles and is the author of the award-winning bookCentenarians: The Bonus Years. She co-produced the first centenarian documentary,Centenarians Tell It Like It Is, which aired regionally on PBS, and authored an inspirational calendar featuring active centenarians,Age with Grace: The Centenarian Spirit, published by Cedco Publishing.
Lynn has been featured in major media, including a CNN special,Newsweek andPeople magazines, theNew York Times and theWall Street Journal, and numerous local and regional media formats. She has appeared on all national television networks as well as various cable stations and radio programs. In 2008 she assisted the production and appeared in a Barbara Walters special, Living to 150: Can You Do It?, with four of her centenarian friends. She was a two-term member of the Governors Advisory Council on Aging in Arizona, past chairman of the Phoenix Mayors Aging Services Commission, and member of the Arizona Attorney Generals Task Force on Elder Abuse. She founded Arizonas Centenarian Program in 19851986, and was instrumental in helping other states and entities establish similar programs. Lynn is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and holds a law degree. She now lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is a writer, speaker, and consultant on centenarians and aging excellently. Her web site,adlercentenarians.org, includes the blogLive to 100 and Beyond and is the home of the National Centenarian Awareness Project. All proceeds she receives from the sale ofCelebrate 100 will go to furthering the work of NCAP.
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