Chip Conley's daily blog:
Thoughts on the art of living
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I’d been highly-recruited in high school, mostly because my best friend Alan was destined to be an Olympian so we went to Stanford together. But, what the coaches hadn’t noticed
December 25, 2021
Add in a healthy dose of spiritually curious books from Ram Dass, Oprah Winfrey, and Deepak Chopra, and you had the early forming of a spiritual narcissist. You know the
December 24, 2021
And, yet, for as alone as we may sometimes feel (and want to be), it’s also the moment when we often start comparing and contrasting ourselves with others, as if
December 23, 2021
In this fascinating interview between Brené Brown and Esther Perel (especially minutes 38-52), Esther suggests, “The opposite of paradox is polarization.” They tangentially refer to this idea politically, which is
December 22, 2021
There are no simple answers here. We need to examine ourselves to see if our silence and stillness grows from fear or apathy or if it is the holy silence
December 21, 2021
I’ll never forget when my friend Vanda corrected me, “No, Chip, I’m asking how YOU are doing?” Arthur Brooks is one of my favorite thought leaders, and this recent essay
December 20, 2021
Fast-growing and successful on the outside, inside battling our limiting beliefs. Negative emotions generated by our Judge, Controller, High-Achiever, Pleaser and Perfectionist saboteurs were wreaking havoc. What value did we
December 19, 2021
Since we opened in 2018, we’ve welcomed nearly 2,000 compadres (what we call our students), all of them eager to keep learning. We’ve even had some surprise compadres. In December
December 18, 2021
This was true before the pandemic, but “The Great Resignation” has created a collective reflection like never before. Based upon the number of U.S. workers who quit their jobs in
December 17, 2021
“I realized life is short at age 57! My wake-up call was a near-death health crisis. A week at MEA was the launch pad I needed on my new quest
December 16, 2021
A chronic disease diagnosis, an unexpected job and career change, losing my best friend to cancer. These unforeseen shifts made this one of the most challenging years of my life.
December 15, 2021
1. “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. This book saved my life. It was in my backpack when I had an NDE (Near Death Experience) at age 47 and
December 14, 2021
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