We hold George Floyd in heartfelt memory, and send love to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. May
When One Community Carries So Much
Chip Conley
January 27, 2026
Retirement Isn’t Just Financial — It’s Existential
But as the Wall Street Journal recently highlighted, most of us never plan for how we will continue to matter
Chip Conley
January 26, 2026
Guest Post: When Wanderlust Turns into Belonging
When I was in my 50’s and traveling on a group tour in India, I met a woman on the
Drew Hyman
January 25, 2026
Guest Post: Retirement!?! So how is that going to work out? Pretty well, actually
That, however, was not at all how I felt when I first approached this vast unknown. Rather I was filled
Harry Agress
January 24, 2026
When Longevity Meets Learning: Why Midlife Education Matters Now
Longevity has quietly shattered that model. As MEA alum Avivah Wittenberg-Cox notes in this Forbes article, we’re now living multi-chapter
Chip Conley
January 23, 2026
What I Learned From Spending a Weekend with 20 Potential Golden Girls
Life is one big noble experiment. When you experiment, you don’t fail…you learn and, boy, did I learn in our
Chip Conley
January 22, 2026
Celebrating 88 Years of Life, Love, and Connection
A recent Wall Street Journal essay about longevity highlighted something profound: the people who live healthiest and longest aren’t those
Chip Conley
January 21, 2026
My First Mentee, Gavin Newsom
When we first crossed paths in the mid-1990s, he was 28 and I was 35—both of us ambitious, caffeinated, and
Chip Conley
January 20, 2026
What Does It Take To Change Your Mind?
Here are a couple of ways MLK’s views developed and deepened over his career: from Southern civil rights to systemic
Chip Conley
January 19, 2026
Guest Post: When Midlife Asks for Wisdom, Not Optimization
As I’ve continued reflecting on my time at MEA Santa Fe in September 2025, one realization keeps surfacing: midlife wisdom
Jeff Singal
January 18, 2026
Guest Post: Seven Lessons of Presence and Patience in New Mexico: Place as Mentor
D.H. Lawrence’s views survive. Charles R. Wolfe photo I think that New Mexico was the greatest experience from the outside
Chuck R. Wolfe
January 17, 2026
MEA Faculty Pico Iyer Shares His Story in the NY Times
As I mentioned last week, I was astonished to find our guest faculty member Pico Iyer as an essential supporting
Chip Conley
January 16, 2026
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