Wake Up Excited. Go to Bed Exhausted!
A clear understanding of your purpose will allow you to live longer. According to a 2009 study of 73,000 Japanese men and women, people who have a strong purpose live longer than those who do not have a strong purpose (Sone, et al., 2008). Centenarians (people who are 100 years old or older) listed a strong sense of purpose as being the main factor in living to be that old. Another study found that people who retire earlier die earlier. People who retired at the age of 55