100th Birthday Club
Living with Intention to 100 and Beyond
Welcome to a community inspired by Sherrie Rose's book Happy 100th Birthday to You (Forget the Eulogy). Here, we celebrate the art of living fully, intentionally, and joyfully toward our centennial celebrations.
Discover 12 powerful insights that will help you design a life worth celebrating for 100+ years.
Forget The Eulogy, Drop the Fear
Well-meaning coaches who ask you to write your eulogy or obituary missed the point. The book Happy 100th Birthday To You: (Forget the Eulogy), flips the focus: your 100th Birthday is about vitality and vision. It asks, "What would I love to be celebrating when I turn 100?" That positive shift—envisioning your fullest life and who you are sharing it with—moves you from fear and anxiety about death to excitement about possibility and living fully with longevity. Living forward with intention is very powerful!
In 1888, Alfred Nobel read his own obituary when a newspaper confused him with his late brother. It called him "the merchant of death" for inventing dynamite and profiting from war. Shocked by how the world viewed him, Nobel feared being remembered that way. This external shock motivated him to change his legacy, and he left most of his fortune to create the Nobel Prizes, honoring achievements that benefit humanity.
But you don't need fear or a shocking obituary to set the course of your legacy.
Instead of waiting for a crisis to define how you'll be remembered, you can focus on a positive future. Planning your 100th birthday celebration lets you design the life you want to live and the person you want to become—not out of fear, but out of excitement, intention, and love for what's possible.
Your 100th Birthday Starts Today
What if you could design a life so rich, meaningful, and joy-filled that your 100th birthday becomes the ultimate celebration? These 12 insights from Happy 100th Birthday to You will change how you think about aging, relationships, and living with purpose.
12 Powerful Insights for Living to 100+
Focus on Living with Intention
Every day is an opportunity to move closer to the person you want to be at 100. Stop drifting and start living deliberately. By making conscious choices about how you spend your time, who you spend it with, and what you prioritize, you create a life that reflects who you truly are.
Use Your 100th Birthday as a Visioning Tool
Imagine your 100th birthday celebration in vivid detail. Think about who is there, what they are celebrating, and what stories they are sharing about your life. This exercise helps you understand what truly matters to you today and gain powerful insight into the choices that will bring you closer to that vision.
Design a Life of Substance, Connection, and Joy
Design a life that is not only long but deeply fulfilling. True joy comes from a balance of purpose, meaningful relationships, curiosity, and play. Emphasize daily habits that nurture both your mind and your spirit so that each decade becomes richer than the last.
Plan Your Celebration While You're Here
Rather than waiting for others to celebrate your life after you are gone, plan the kind of celebration you would want now. This helps you define your values, clarify what kind of person you want to be remembered as, and strengthen the relationships that matter most.
Surround Yourself with Friends Who Elevate You
Your relationships define much of your happiness and resilience. Surround yourself with people who lift you up, inspire you, and encourage you to grow. These are the friends who speak kind words while you can hear them and celebrate your journey with you.
Incorporate Real-Life Inspirations
Learning from those who have lived long, vibrant lives helps you see what is possible. Discover examples of real centenarians who remained curious, kind, and engaged with life well into old age. Their stories demonstrate that the goal is not simply to reach 100, but to live fully and joyfully every step of the way.
Transform Your Perspective on Aging
Aging is often seen as decline, but this perspective reframes it as a celebration of growth, wisdom, and experience. Each stage of life holds beauty, purpose, and lessons worth sharing. By envisioning your 100th birthday, you shift from fearing time to embracing it.
Use Celebration as a Reflection of Your Values
Your 100th birthday celebration becomes a reflection of who you are and what you stand for. It represents the love, creativity, generosity, and curiosity that define your character. The planning process reveals what truly matters and helps you align your daily choices with those core values.
Blend Philosophy with Creative Life Design
Combine timeless philosophical wisdom with modern self-design principles to help you shape your life with purpose. Think deeply about how you spend your time and what kind of legacy you are building. Through reflection and creativity, learn to live more consciously and adapt gracefully to change.
Create a Legacy Worthy of Celebration
Your legacy is built through the choices you make every day. Each act of kindness, curiosity, and courage becomes part of the story that others will one day celebrate. Legacy is not just what you leave behind, but what you create while you are here.
Decide What You'll Still Be Doing at 100
Forget rocking chairs. What do you want to be actively doing the week of your 100th birthday? Teaching? Creating? Building something? Traveling? This isn't about generic "staying active"—it's about defining specific activities worth maintaining for a lifetime.
Laugh and Laugh More
The centenarians who thrive have humor about aging, death, and life's ridiculousness. Taking yourself too seriously kills longevity faster than bad habits. Plan a party so fun that people can't believe you're planning it for yourself. Make it fun and laugh while you are planning. Memories are connected to laughter.
Ready to Begin Your Next Chapter?
Get your copy of Happy 100th Birthday to You (Forget the Eulogy) and start designing a life worth celebrating for 100 years. Transform your perspective on aging and live with intention, joy, and purpose.
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About the Book
With Happy 100th Birthday To You: (Forget the Eulogy), the focus is flipped: your 100th Birthday is about vitality and vision. It asks, "What would I love to be celebrating when I turn 100?" That shift—envisioning your fullest life and who you are sharing it with—moves people from anxiety about death to excitement about possibility and living fully with longevity.
Planning your 100th birthday party becomes a creative tool for intentional living. This celebration book blends philosophy with creative life design to clarify your priorities and live a life worth celebrating for 100 years.
Stop writing your obituary. Imagine the celebration. Make the big plan.
Gratitude is Relationship Riches
Gratitude is the foundation of Relationship Riches, turning connection into genuine appreciation. It reminds us to value the people who invest their time, insight, and care in our lives. Special thanks for those who offered their energy and feedback for the book manuscript, helping make it stronger and more valuable to readers.