Decades after most Americans retire, 102-year-old Deborah Szekely is still on the job — a habit shared by some of the longest-living people around the world. Szekely works three days a week at Rancho La Puerta, the resort she started with her late husband in 1940 in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. After previously working as chief cook, general manager and activities director, she’s still helping to ensure the ranch and its organic farm run smoothly, CNBC reported.
Szekely’s motto is, “Always be curious about what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, next decade.” Here are some of her longevity secrets: Walking Her routine includes walking every day, staying positive and structuring her life to be healthy. “You don’t get to be 102, like, ‘Oh, well, I’ll make an exception here, an exception there.’ I don’t do exceptions. I enjoy my healthy life,” Szekely told CNBC. “I meditate in action, in walking, in doing things. … My life is a meditation.