CELEBRATE
100: Centenarian Secrets
to Success
in Business and Life
Dr. Steve Franklin, a former tenured professor and
associate Dean at Emory University's Goizueta Business School has been on a
mission since 2007 - to capture the wit and wisdom of the world's oldest people
and share it with the world's younger generation. Franklin has interviewed,
videotaped and surveyed over 500 centenarians across America. His newly released
book, Celebrate 100: Centenarian Secrets to Success in
Business and Life is an incredible treasure chest of wisdom and advice
on how to live a full, productive and joyful life no matter how long you live -
and greatly enhance your chances of making it to Centenarian Club
status.
Franklin financed research on
centenarians across the United States, capturing their wisdom about money, work
and life, and sharing it with the younger generation in keynote speeches,
lectures and now this book, Celebrate 100. "It is the distilled essence of
over 5,000 combined years of wisdom, insight, perspective and advice about life
from over 500 centenarians who have lived life with determination, resolve and
excellence. They ranged in age from 100 to 116+, were born in 30 different
states and 13 countries, and included the world's oldest person (woman), man,
water skier, attorney, Girl Scout, table tennis champion, doctor, and many more
intriguing individuals," says Franklin.
In Celebrate 100, Franklin
shares the top 7 "secrets" that the centenarians themselves believe are the
reasons they have lived so long and so well. He gleans their advice on handling
money and finances by investigating their best and worst financial decisions
over a century, where they believe is the safest place to invest today from a
100+ year perspective of economic cycles, and how to buy cars and homes and
manage credit cards. Being a former business school professor, he asked them to
share perspective and advice on looking for and enjoying work "since we spend
more than half our waking hours in this endeavor." And there are many
entertaining and informative "mini-bios" of the gracious and generous
centenarians who shared their stories and advice about every aspect of life.
Franklin says, "If you will dig
deep into these beautiful lives, you will emerge richer, wiser, more joyful,
more enthusiastic about life, and dramatically increase your personal chances
for celebrating 100 years of life lived with gusto. Listen to them. Laugh with
them. Learn from them. And you will live life - and love life -
longer."
New York Times bestselling
author and national syndicated radio show host, Dave Ramsey, writes, "If you
want to know how to win over the long haul, you need to talk to people who have
a lot of life experience and who've still come out ahead. That's exactly what
you'll get in Celebrate 100."
About the
Author: Steve Franklin, PhD is an educator, researcher,
author, and business executive. He also is a centenarian wannabe on a mission to
"capture their wisdom" (and wit) and share it with the younger generation.
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