Evolving Fixed Mindsets: The 4-Minute Mile and the 100-Year Life.

Before his achievement, for nearly a century, sports enthusiasts suggested no human could break a four-minute mile. There was almost a collective mindset that this was an impossible feat. Bannister

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Chip Conley

October 25, 2022

The Great Generational Potluck.

In this recent Fortune magazine interview, I was asked how companies can better promote intergenerational collaboration now that we have five generations in the workplace for the first time. It

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Chip Conley

October 24, 2022

Coming Out as Ageless.

“How old are you?” for many, is a simple throw away response; one that they don’t have to think about because they have always known the answer to that question.

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Mhaire Fraser

October 23, 2022

Writing Raw. Capturing Awe.

I appreciate how everyones’ heads are bent forward in attention, listening carefully, as tender stories of awe are shared in a circle. Awe experiences can happen in a myriad of

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Mollie McNeil

October 22, 2022

Hate School Reunions? Grow Up.

Before turning 50, I felt a reunion represented one of those distorted circus mirrors. Because my aging process has been incremental, I didn’t notice how much I’d aged. So, it

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Chip Conley

October 21, 2022

“I Am Because We Are.”

Wow, what a week-long experience! As the only white person amongst 25 people in the workshop classroom (the “5 Sistahs” who organized the program, one Sage, one MEA Experience Guide,

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Chip Conley

October 20, 2022

The “I AM” That Will Help You Thrive After 50.

But, then, there are the mantras (or mindsets) that we subconsciously repeat frequently, often purely through habit. These mantras can potentially be anything but liberating. They can confine how we

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Chip Conley

October 19, 2022

What’s Up With Modern Masculinity?

That said, I occasionally do wish for some divine intervention to help men realize that MEA offers a threshold to a more vulnerable, empowered, and nourishing life. And, given some

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Chip Conley

October 18, 2022

A Mentor is a Librarian and a Confidante.

When I’m overwhelmed with inputs, I tend to categorize things. With this firehose of mentorship opportunities cascading my way, I stumbled upon a convenient way to understand the two broad

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Chip Conley

October 17, 2022

Energize your Life.

Whether you’re interested in finding the secrets to the universe or just having a bit more energy to get through your day – think Qi. Let’s talk Qi (also sometimes

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Dr. Lisa Wilson

October 16, 2022

About Bees and Wasps.

While folding the umbrella, I didn’t notice a regular-sized wasp honeycomb that was under it, right behind my head; suddenly I felt a strong bite on my left hand which

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Saul Kuperstein

October 15, 2022

Swedish, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Shiatsu, Thai, Lymphatic.

Okay, I knew you were going to ask. Here’s mine: Como Shambhala (Bali), Rishikesh (India), Kabuki Springs & Spa (San Francisco), Salish Lodge (outside Seattle), and my backyard cottage. (Of

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Chip Conley

October 14, 2022