100: A Milestone and 100 Inspiring Quotes for Your Aging Journey

It's amazing how the number "100" carries weight.

And it should.

It's a music industry benchmark: the "Billboard Hot 100."

It's the percentage every athlete, business, or individual longs to give: 100%.

It's how we measure 10 decades of time: a century.

It's become an increasingly achievable aging milestone for some: 100 years old ("centurions").

And it's a publishing milestone I'm recognizing: our 100th PGL issue.

As I like to say within these milestone-themed, issues:

"Thanks!"

• For being part of our Personal Growth and Longevity (PGL) tribe.
• For taking time to read, reflect on, and share our content.
• For embracing your aging journey with the renewal and fresh energy I hope you gain from each week's issue.

To mark this milestone issue,...

Reflect on "100" quotes from our PGL archives and find some compelling inspiration for your personal growth, longevity, and aging journey

• Use this 100th issue as a field-guide when you need some aging motivation and perspective.
• Keep it on-hand and bookmark it for some routine reflection.
• Form some new habits to overcome the age-based stereotypes.

1: "There’s an “art” to personal growth and longevity. Make it a practical, daily habit and your life could change (along with your legacy)." 02: A Better-Than-Random Approach to Personal Growth and Longevity
2: "Personal growth begins when you do. Its sustained (longevity) when you take consistent action!" 03: Action That Propels Personal Growth and Longevity
3: "Being resilient is a core ingredient of personal growth and longevity. Realistically, nothing you pursue can be achieved without it." 04: Resilience: Your Leverage to Grow Through Life's Challenges
4: "Time is resource to be used. Use it to your advantage, keep it in perspective, and you’ll have less need to manage it." 05: Time - Is Managing It Really the Ultimate Goal?
5: "Your thoughts - good or bad - have the power to set the course for your life. It can help to think of your mindset as the thermostat that can shift the environment of your thoughts for or against you." 06: How to Re-Program Your Mindset for Growth and Longevity
6: "It makes sense that if you want to improve your life…you must begin at the habit-level." 07: 5 Strategies to Empower Your Habits
7: "Judgementalness has a viral effect. It can divide, diminish, destroy, and defeat growth. It also has the potential to undermine your longevity-leverage." 08: Thinking About Longevity: Are You "Locked-In" or "Leveraged?"
8: "There's not an athlete, employee, executive, creator, student, dad, mom, grandparent, retiree, maker, or anyone for that matter who has achieved success or sustained their success without being coachable."
9: "Coachable people become longevity-minded legacy-creators. It beats being stuck in mediocrity." 09: How Coachable Are You (or Willing to Be)?
10: "Aging got a bad rap as you moved out of your teens into your 20s, your 30s, and then your 40s. Perhaps now, you're staring at 50, 60, 70 or more and you think your best years are...behind you! There has to be a better way to age!!" 010: Life Expectancy: Yeah, Let's Go There...But With a Better Perspective
11: "Gain altitude with every step." 011: A 14,000 Foot Experience (and an Amazingly Simple Discovery That Can Drive Your Personal Growth as You Age)
12: "You have full permission to stop acting your age." 012: "Act-Your Age" Might Be Bad Advice If You Want to Be Longevity-Minded
13: "The face-it-you're getting-older crowd would have you slow down, dial-it-back, and settle-in. But why?" 013: "Unmask" Longevity and Discover What's Possible as You Age
14: "Retirement is a worthy goal - but unretirement could create a more compelling lifestyle." 014: Maybe It's Time to Think About What It Means to "Unretire" (But Before You Freak-Out)...
15: "There are good (and beneficial) reasons to buckle-down and put on your hustle-pants. But before you do...why not push-pause and create a more sustainable "plan-be" for your life?" 015: Is "Hustle" Not Sustainable In Your Life? You Need a "Plan-Be"
16: "Aging well and being longevity-minded requires that you watch-your-language! Give attention to the words you speak regarding your life, your health, and your future." 016: Watch-Your-Language! It Could Put Your Longevity at Risk
17: "Overthinking undermines essential thinking. Processing a particular decision isn't the problem. Being stuck in the processing-loop is!" 017: Is Overthinking Misunderstood?
18: "Get in touch with your inner-"hippie" and be intentional about aging well." 018: 11 Hippie-Dippie Habits for Aging Well
19: "The aging and longevity journey isn't always smooth but self-awareness can help reduce the occasional friction." 019: Want Less Friction in Your Life? Develop Self-Awareness!
20: "Longevity favors resourcefulness." 020: What Are Your Options?
21: "Your influence and legacy are defined by what you set in motion." 021: Be the Lead Domino
22: "Intentionally doing hard things can increase your tolerance for uninvited challenges and produce the growth that's essential to aging well." 022: What If You Were Okay with Doing-Hard-Things?
23: "Inc. yourself - because if you don't someone else's agenda about growth and aging will (if you allow it)." 023: Inc. Yourself
24: "Stop thinking and living like everyone else - make this your "renaissance era" and develop a range of compelling interests." 024: Could This Be Your Renaissance Era?
25: "A gratitude practice resets your perspective without having to deny the reality of your current circumstances (good or bad)." 026: Reset Your Perspective with a Gratitude Practice
26: "Anything of lasting value that you experience likely happens because you have an insatiable sense of curiosity." 027: Let Your Insatiable Curiosity Get-the-Best-of-You
27: "Whatever season of aging you're in, mental longevity demands that you keep your thoughts in a consistent state of repair and renewal..." 028: Fix Your Thoughts for Mental Longevity
28: "Adaptability expands your capacity to welcome the changes and challenges of aging." 029: Can You Adapt When Necessary?
29: "The most meaningful result of your disciplined, dedicated determination is to keep moving forward and decide that you will finish strong." 030: Observations About Personal Growth and Longevity as a Half-Marathon Spectator
30: "Weaknesses reveal themselves in the moment or they become a monument that stands in contrast to the life you want to live as you age." 031: Ignore at Your Own Risk (Your Weaknesses, That Is)
31: "Your generational legacy is too valuable to be cursed with conflict." 032: It's Time to Own Those Generational Curses and Renew Your Legacy
32: "What brings you joy, good vibes, contentment, fulfillment, and passion...? Chase that feeling!" 033: Chase That Feeling...You Might Be Amazed at How It Helps You Age Well
33: "Live carefree and become more emotionally engaged without being sucked into the drama that can easily engulf you as you age." 034: Carefree...Is That An Achievable (or Worthwhile) Way to Live?
34: "Start NOW to set yourself up for aging well or you potentially risk falling into unhealthy generational patterns." 035: Why I'm Nothing Less Than Passionate About Personal Growth, Longevity, and Aging Well
35: "Your life is colorful tapestry of meaningful experiences that give you a cumulative advantage as you age." 036: Let Your Accumulated Experiences Give You An Aging Advantage
36: "I believe there aren't many emotional or physical calamities that a moment (or ten) outdoors can't help." 037: The Wonder and Essential Reset Value of Nature and Time Outdoors
37: "A literal road trip or simple departures from your daily routine could add life to your years." 038: What a Road Trip Can Teach You About Keeping Things in Perspective
38: "It's essential to your growth and longevity that you pursue compelling things - while you still have the capacity to do so." 039: A Type of Still-ness You'll Want to Deal With as You Age
39: "Friendship is a long-game and the meaningful f.e.w. stick around for the long-haul...if you balance the necessary give-and-take." 040: A F.E.W. Essentials to Add Longevity to Your Friendships
40: "There are two revealing questions every class reunion causes you to ask...1-'What's changed?' 2-'What hasn't changed?'" 041: Two Questions That Class Reunions Compel You to Ask (and What They Reveal About Aging Well)
41: "What defines your life as you age is not merely your number of birthdays...it's your attitude about your number!" 042: Someone Who Reached 100 Should Know Something About Attitude
42: "Drama is ageless (no one is immune) but you can decide to engage-less with the drama you encounter." 043: Are You Setting the Stage for Drama as You Age?
43: "Time is unrelenting but so is your resolve if you mark your time according to your accomplishments, improving your physical health, and your priorities." 044: The "Sands of Time…" What Does That Even Mean as You Age?
44: "Pack lighter as you age - there’s more than enough you’ll need to add to your baggage along the way." 046: Baggage Weighs You Down as You Age - Travel Lighter!
45: "Useful wisdom is always in high-demand and how you dispense yours relies on good old-fashioned common sense." 047: How to Share Your Accumulated Wisdom in a Soundbite Generation
46: "Reality-Regret-Resolve form the basics of a resilient life." 048: The 3 Rs of a Resilient Life
47: "Think of your well-being as a thriving physical, mental, and emotional eco-system that produces growth and longevity as you age." 049: Focus on Your Well-Being When You Feel Out-of-Balance as You Age
48: "Remember...you've been there and what you've carried forward has the potential to create positive outcomes on the generations to follow (especially those in your circle of influence)." 051: Bring Forward What You’ve Put Behind You - the Next Generation Could Use Your Wisdom
49: "Goals are useful but evolve as you age: they prompt regrets or resolve." 052: Have You Aged Out of Setting Goals?
50: "The issue isn’t the setbacks you experience it’s what you do next to prevent it from being a setup for more of the same." 053: Why Setbacks Aren't Necessarily Setups as You Age
51: "The "storm" WILL pass so remain calm in your "power" because nothing can harsh-your-mellow that you don't give permission to do so." 054: How's Your Calm These Days (Or Dare I Ask)?
52: "However you slice it, I'm convinced "why" is a good place to start any action towards real, substantial answers, solutions, decisions, recovery, or motivation." 055: Find Your “Why” and Keep Going
53: "You have the freedom to fly above it all and the perspective is quite refreshing for a change." 056: Why Not Fly Above It All?
54: "No doubt, the holidays are a joyful and nostalgic time but the holiday season is also a potential mine-field of disaster - unless you're aware and know where to tread lightly." 057: Bring Your Age and Experience to the Holiday Table
55: "Gratitude is a mindset that compels you to keep things in perspective as you age." 058: The Power of a Simple Thanks
56: "Sameness could create a false sense of security as you age - making it vital to get unstuck from the same-ole-same-ole you've possibly grown comfortable with." 059: Get Unstuck from Sameness
57: "Estrangement is a vast relational gap that while painful can be bridged with understanding and proper release." 060: Estrangement Feels Strange Because, Well, It Is
58: "Peace in your life is directly connected to your willingness and ability to give up control." 061: Control or Peace: It's Your Choice as You Age
59: "I tapped-out on the whole new years resolution deal a few years ago. Aging has heightened my awareness that a renewed focus is a far more productive annual ritual." 062: Frustrated by the Resolution Ritual? Fix Your Focus Instead
60: "You can allow your grey mood to drive you further into a seasonal funk or you can embrace the cold, grey suck and make some lifestyle changes to weather the season." 063: Seasonal Blahs Got You Down?
61: "It's essential to recognize the signs and symptoms of motivational drift and what you can do to sustain your motivation as you age." 064: What to Do When You Lose Motivation as You Age
62: "It's far better to map out how you age and follow it than it is to wander around aimlessly...or worse believing that there's nothing left to explore." 065: My Word for the Year and How It Could Positively Impact Your Aging Journey
63: "Choose to be ageless and your age will become less of a liability and more of an opportunity to increase your longevity and with it - your legacy." 066: What Does It (Really) Mean to Be Ageless?
64: "When aging heightens irritation in your life, transform those irritations into pearls." 067: There Are Pearls in Those Irritations You Face
65: "Keep trying but not so hard if you want to be free and easy as you age." 068: Keep Trying (but Not So Hard)
66: "When aging lures you into lethargy its essential that you tap into a compelling purpose or you'll risk wasting what could be the best years of your life." 069: Living on Purpose or Merely Living?
67: "You can age effortlessly when you maximize your available energy instead of being marginalized by status quo expectations around aging." 070: Habits for Effortless Aging
68: "Before you take on more hurt or pass yours onto someone, it's essential that you analyze the hurt you carry and determine to let it go." 071: Your Hurt Doesn't Have to Keep Hurting
69: "Experience is its own award and the recognition of a life well-lived is what gives your life and legacy its rewarding impact." 072: There's More to a Rewarding Life than Recognition and Awards
70: "Whatever your life consistently revolves around either empowers you or limits you for successful aging." 073: Make Sure You Cover Your Axis
71: "Hope can give you relentless energy to power through a bout with the blues when you take responsibility for your emotional well-being." 074: What to Do When You Just Aren't Feeling Up to It
72: "There's not a one-size-fits-most (OSFM) for aging - how you age and how you feel about aging is all on you!" 075: Why Not Defy the Expectations of Aging?
73: "Being longevity minded shifts your thinking away from miles logged to a mindset of how to live your life in more meaningful ways." 076: Longevity Adds More Than Years to Your Life
74: "Preparedness is your essential counter-attack against the stress of present or unforeseen circumstances." 078: Prepare for a Period of Unrest (But Before You Panic...)
75: "Aging, like an endurance event, challenges you to discover how prepared you are for the journey ahead." 079: My Turn (One Year Later): Half-Marathon Reflections and Finishing Strong in the Aging Journey
76: "There's a compelling difference between living and merely existing - and it's key to effective, meaningful aging." 080: Existing or Living: What's the Difference?
77: "Those friction producing experiences in life could contain the elements of growth and longevity that sustain you as you age." 081: Friction Could Be Exactly What Your Personal Growth and Longevity Needs
78: "You'll never age out of the capacity to change as long as you're curious, compelled, and committed." 082: Who Said It's Too Late to Change?
79: "Criticism has a short-shelf life while useful feedback (if shared and received openly) can add to your longevity." 083: Set Criticism Aside but Use Feedback to Your Advantage
80: "Think about it - how many relationships, moments, or legacies could be helped and healed with more redeeming actions and less thoughtless reactions." 084: Are You Redemptive or Reactionary?
81: "Choose your take-aways wherever you are and let the discoveries renew your perspective." 085: What's On Your Horizon Could Be a Gift as You Age
82: "Being your own "wing-person" or advocate is increasingly essential in the aging journey." 086: The Power of Advocating for Yourself as You Age
83: "Life pushes your limits and tests your capacity making it essential to be aware of your energy reserves." 088: The Audacity of Your Capacity as You Age
84: "Who knows what tomorrow holds, but today...that's on you." 089: The Cost of Living in Tomorrow-land
85: "If you're still intent on thinking you're "over the hill," at least use it as momentum to empower yourself as you age - longevity demands it." 090: Why Not Think Differently About Aging?
86: "A creative act or pursuit could become a substantial piece of your legacy - now's the time to do something that outlives you." 091: Don't Bury Your Creativity
87: "Age, like life, comes at you fast and furious but sustainable pacing, habits, and outcomes gives you the essential energy your longevity requires." 092: The Case for a More Sustainable Lifestyle as You Age
88: "Journaling as you age provides essential self-awareness, contributes to mental sharpness, and chronicles your legacy." 093: Journaling Could Be What You Need to Stay Mentally Aware and Sharp
89: "Applying some wabi-sabi to your life will enable you to face the realities of aging with greater confidence, poise, courage, and creativity." 094: You Could Use Some Wabi-Sabi as You Age
90: "Aging can be a looming deadline reminding you of what has yet to be completed but it can also be a compelling timeline that gives you a reason to take action." 095: What You Start You Might Not Finish, but...Hey, You Started
91: "Your consistent capability for stillness, mindfulness, and productive action can enhance your longevity." 096: Enhance Your Longevity with Less Noise, Less Nosy Meddling, and Less Inactivity
92: "Wherever you are in the aging journey it's time to take a contrarian view of getting older." 097: "I'm at the Age Where...(I Can Choose How I Get Older)
93: "Circumstantial improvements are best achieved by focusing on your circle of influence not your circle of concern." 098: Want Sanity and Peace? It's All About What You Cultivate
94: "Longevity is achieved by living according to a restful, emotional, and routine rhythm." 099: Your Longevity Needs a Rhythm
95: "Over-the-hill should simply mean you have opportunity to gain momentum on the downward slope instead of living as though you're sliding into oblivion." 075: Why Not Defy the Expectations of Aging?
96: "It's better to age holistically than to be trapped in the downward spiral that's common with historical aging." 049: Focus on Your Well-Being When You Feel Out-of-Balance as You Age
97: "Natural (God-created) energy for health and wellness are all around you and yours to enjoy as you age." 037: The Wonder and Essential Reset Value of Nature and Time Outdoors
98: "Failing to look outward to what's possible (for you) as age can keep you stuck in someone else's agenda for growth and longevity." 024: Could This Be Your Renaissance Era?
99: "Working, training, wellness, aging, parenting, grand-parenting, marriage, relationships, (you name it) isn't without an amount of hard-stuff. A growth-mindset is your way-through." 022: What If You Were Okay with Doing-Hard-Things?
100: "Your habits improve your life and longevity or they reduce its potential." 018: 11 Hippie-Dippie Habits for Aging Well

Aging is a reality - how you age is up to you...but we're in this together

• Journal your thoughts on a particular quote.
• Create a 100-day reflection exercise (one quote per day for 100 days).
• Share this 100th issue with others to give them an aging advantage.

I'm taking a break next week.

I'll see you the following week with issue 101.

And thanks again for being part of our PGL tribe.

Press on...

Eddie