The 8 Qualities of a Wise Leader.

Management theorist Peter Drucker coined the term “knowledge worker” in 1959 when virtually no one understood the future value of computers and data technology. He suggested knowledge work was mostly

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Chip Conley

December 14, 2022

What’s the Difference Between Opinion and Judgment?

But when are we wise, and when are we prejudiced? Here’s my read on the difference between an opinion and a judgment. An opinion is a form of judgment, but

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Chip Conley

December 13, 2022

Become Your Own Midlife CEO: Chief Emotions Officer.

Of course, as we grow older, this purity becomes a little scattered and complicated. As we move into our teens, we begin wrestling with our emotions, especially as life introduces

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Chip Conley

December 12, 2022

Are You An Astronaut of Life?

I grew up in Turkey in a culture that reveres its elders. When I was 20 yrs old, I ran away from that culture under the guise of studying abroad

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Ayse Birsel

December 11, 2022

What Does a 1000-Day Commitment Really Mean?

Today, December 10th, marks our 1000-day milestone. We have been transformed – physically, emotionally, relationally, spiritually – a transformation rooted in the once unimaginable, now completed 1000-day commitment. Carol S.,

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Rocky Blumhagen

December 10, 2022

The Pause.

Moments of laughter, chatter, tears and joyousness – All replaced by waves, ocean, the trickle of a fountain warm, gentle air that lightly touches my skin, the banter of a

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Chip Conley

December 9, 2022

How to Find Joy and Success as a Late Bloomer.

Last year, Doree Shafrir wrote a memoir, “Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer,” as a “gentle corrective to the idea that we’re supposed to

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Chip Conley

December 8, 2022

Becoming “Age-Fluid.”

People seemed to resonate with my newfound term, which makes sense in our age of gender fluidity. After leaving the stage, I did a quick Google search. I found “age-fluid”

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Chip Conley

December 7, 2022

Where’s the Roadmap for 21st-Century Adulthood?

Of course, midlife was barely a life stage a century ago, as the average life expectancy was 47 in 1900. In 1900, there were 13 million people in the United

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Chip Conley

December 6, 2022

The Courage to ReLaunch: Recreate Your Career on Your Terms.

So, what are your options? Yep, you could keep doing what you’ve done all these years or try something entirely new. Based on what we’ve witnessed at MEA, here are

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Chip Conley

December 5, 2022

Don’t Stay Quiet.

He looked up at me and said “Honey, women don’t belong in this industry. Pick something else.” Um, excuse me? The woman I was at 25 politely demurred and thanked

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Tracey Franks

December 4, 2022

Cladoptosis Is Healthy.

However, the solution was found in a tiny book called “The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing” by Julia Plevin. Chapter by chapter and a bit over halfway through the book,

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Candiece Milford

December 3, 2022