Rebecca Solnit on the Butterfly

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting writer Rebecca Solnit on a couple of occasions in San Francisco and love her

Chip Conley

September 6, 2024

Rebecca Solnit on the Butterfly

What’s Your Favorite Time of the Year (and Where)?

It’s also, in my opinion, the best time of year to be in both Baja and Santa Fe. In Baja,

Chip Conley

September 5, 2024

What’s Your Favorite Time of the Year (and Where)?

Why We All Need “Moral Beauty.”

Beauty isn’t skin deep. It’s soul deep. And, often that soul beauty has been forged through experiences that have tested

Chip Conley

September 4, 2024

Why We All Need “Moral Beauty.”

It’s Time to Start or Accelerate Your Business

This seems like an odd quote for the day after Labor Day, but it’s one I’ve always believed in. Work

Chip Conley

September 3, 2024

It’s Time to Start or Accelerate Your Business

Your Extraordinary Why.

Much of the work of the second half of life is to discover why we are here. Who am I?

Denny Meadows

September 2, 2024

Your Extraordinary Why.

The Mindset and Math of “Enough”

A journalist in 1916 asked John D. Rockefeller, the world’s first billionaire: “How much is enough?” JDR answered: “Just a

Spencer Sherman

September 1, 2024

The Mindset and Math of “Enough”

Age is Just a Number (& an Encumber).

So, I danced with joy when I was recently introduced to an NIH study on the Awareness of Aging.  Because

Chip Conley

August 30, 2024

Age is Just a Number (& an Encumber).

How Old is Your Heart?

According to the Wall Street Journal, there are a few online calculators, including ones from health organizations such as the

Chip Conley

August 29, 2024

How Old is Your Heart?

An Anthem for Midlife Beginners

Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmTVWupTnTM. It’s a little hokey, but full of wisdom so I’ve included the lyrics below. I could

Chip Conley

August 28, 2024

An Anthem for Midlife Beginners

How Do We Move From Timelines to Timeless?

Here’s a timely thought from my friend Rebecca in Baja, “Time is one of the great illusions: we think we’re

Chip Conley

August 27, 2024

How Do We Move From Timelines to Timeless?

Which is Better: Either/Or or Both/And?

I recently wrote a blog post about my history with San Francisco politicians, so I felt some fatherly pride seeing

Chip Conley

August 26, 2024

Which is Better: Either/Or or Both/And?

Why Innovators Need Editors (and Vice Versa)

Stories are powerful. So now that my new company, OpenWater has opened to the public, and my next career chapter

Paul Walborsky

August 25, 2024

Why Innovators Need Editors (and Vice Versa)