Guest Post: Do NOT Negotiate Your Non-Negotiables! How to Stay True to Your Commitments in Life and Leadership

The other day, my car’s audio system flashed a stern message: Watching video while driving is strictly prohibited! No ambiguity,

Moshe Engelberg

November 8, 2025

Guest Post: Do NOT Negotiate Your Non-Negotiables! How to Stay True to Your Commitments in Life and Leadership

I Believe in “Karmic Capitalism”

If so, you probably believe that profit is the byproduct of purpose, every business action has ethical consequences — “corporate

Chip Conley

November 7, 2025

I Believe in “Karmic Capitalism”

Purpose Can Be a Simple Happiness Hack

The Washington Post recently reported the results from a six-year study out of Cornell that adds compelling evidence to the

Chip Conley

November 6, 2025

Purpose Can Be a Simple Happiness Hack

The Value of Loyalty in Business and Life

I’ve decided to reprint it here because he and his whole family (wife, four adult kids and a grandchild) came

Chip Conley

November 5, 2025

The Value of Loyalty in Business and Life

Gerrymandering or JerryMathering?

Let’s face it: the word “gerrymander” sounds like a cartoon villain anyway. And if Ward Cleaver were around today, he’d

Chip Conley

November 4, 2025

Gerrymandering or JerryMathering?

How Will You Spend Your Dash?

It’s small, but it’s everything. The laughter, the love, the screwups, the comebacks. That night, I realized my dash is

Chip Conley

November 3, 2025

How Will You Spend Your Dash?

Guest Post: silence is a letter

What a joy it was to be part of the teaching team for our first MEA Silent Retreat with Teddi

Teddi Dean

November 2, 2025

Guest Post: silence is a letter

Guest Post: “Grace Entrepreneurship”

I was in New Mexico recently and got to have lunch with Chip at the great farm-to-table restaurant Los Poblanos.

Douglas Tsoi

November 1, 2025

Guest Post: “Grace Entrepreneurship”

I Turn 65 Today. I’m Not Retiring

But don’t cue the farewell music just yet. I’m not done. I’m simply changing costumes. The truth is, I’ve never

Chip Conley

October 31, 2025

I Turn 65 Today. I’m Not Retiring

 Why You Deserve More Philosophy in Your Life

A Philosopher is a lover of wisdom, a medicine for the soul. I took a Philosophy course my first quarter

Chip Conley

October 29, 2025

 Why You Deserve More Philosophy in Your Life

Experiment vs. Exploration

There were those calf-nursing bottles full of booze that I sold at college football games. My college mates were cheap

Chip Conley

October 28, 2025

Experiment vs. Exploration

When Colleges Close, Midlife Wisdom Schools Should Rise

In a recent article, the New York Times writes, “In many places across the country, ‘the nearby college is …

Chip Conley

October 27, 2025

When Colleges Close, Midlife Wisdom Schools Should Rise