How to Adopt a Consciousness-First Mindset. Part 1 of 2.

This is the first of a two-part exploration of consciousness. What it is, what we’ve lost in how we define

Jeff Karp

September 20, 2025

How to Adopt a Consciousness-First Mindset. Part 1 of 2.

Why Fall is My Favorite Season in Baja and Santa Fe

I’m a Halloween baby and will have a 65th b’day retirement party for my first hotel, The Phoenix, on that

Chip Conley

September 19, 2025

Why Fall is My Favorite Season in Baja and Santa Fe

It’s Time That Advertisers “Got Us”

When I was creating boutique hotels, one of my lessons was that people in the 1980s were moving into an

Chip Conley

September 18, 2025

It’s Time That Advertisers “Got Us”

Celebrating Wisdom: 4 Upcoming Workshops with Esteemed Black Faculty

Those experiences shaped me, taught me that growth often comes not from comfort, but from the radical generosity of listening

Chip Conley

September 17, 2025

Celebrating Wisdom: 4 Upcoming Workshops with Esteemed Black Faculty

Creativity in the Second Half of Life

He has a new book out, The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life. He believes that as

Chip Conley

September 16, 2025

Creativity in the Second Half of Life

Who Wants to Be a “Chillionaire”?

Researchers call this time affluence: the sense that you have enough time, not just money, to savor your life. And

Chip Conley

September 15, 2025

Who Wants to Be a “Chillionaire”?

Rearview Mirror Revelations

At age 80, I still ask myself “Who do I want to be when I grow old?” I have enjoyed

Richard Leider

September 14, 2025

Rearview Mirror Revelations

Trailblazing Seniors Share 12 Lessons from 12 Years of Global Travel

Thirteen years ago, our daughter Mary was visiting from France, where she lives with her young family. One evening, she

Debbie and Michael Campbell

September 13, 2025

Trailblazing Seniors Share 12 Lessons from 12 Years of Global Travel

Six Films You Ought to Watch

As I wrote in my post last week about the MEA Film Fest, I haven’t been so excited about a

Chip Conley

September 12, 2025

Six Films You Ought to Watch

Midlife’s Messy “Rumble”

That in-between stage has been nicknamed “the rumble.” Brené Brown uses that phrase to describe the messy, uncomfortable work of

Chip Conley

September 11, 2025

Midlife’s Messy “Rumble”

Is it Wise to “Forgive and Forget”?

Forgiving, though—that’s the real flex. Forgiveness is like hitting unsubscribe on resentment’s newsletter. You don’t condone the bad behavior, but

Chip Conley

September 10, 2025

Is it Wise to “Forgive and Forget”?

The Value of Indignation As We Age

Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist whose landmark book The Second Sex helped ignite modern

Chip Conley

September 9, 2025

The Value of Indignation As We Age