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I recently came across a word I wish I’d known 30 years ago (thanks Rand Stagen): Coddiwomple — to travel in a purposeful manner toward a vague destination. In other words, my entire career. We’re taught to have a plan. A five-year vision. A clear destination with bullet points and a backup plan. But if ...
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I believe this is even more true the older we get. Midlife is the time when our primary operating system moves from our ego to our soul (assuming we’re agile,
July 1, 2021
Why is it that so many of us, in the midst of all the information about human potential, remain either at rest or in constant motion in the wrong direction?
June 29, 2021
Here are some of the insights I took from this: Stanford researchers discovered that 31 percent of adults between the ages of 50 and 92—some 34 million people—”identify, prioritize, adopt
June 28, 2021
This led to a rollicking intellectual joust on this topic. No matter what demographic we’re talking about, I don’t know many folks who say their Age/Gender/Race/Ethnicity/Religion/Sexual Orientation defines them. However,
June 27, 2021
As a practicing psychiatrist for more than forty years focused on psychotherapy and the author of “Just Listen:” Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, I have a
June 26, 2021
As a Burning Man board member for nearly a decade, I’ve ingrained the ten principles of Burning Man in various ways in my life. Burning Man didn’t create the concept
June 25, 2021
So, given that the oldest Millennials have just entered their forties, what advice can I give them to moderate their midlife crisis? Well, first off, let’s recognize that in the
June 24, 2021
This particular study—close to my heart—shows the growing need for “modern elders” in the workplace, along with all the experience and wisdom they bring. Between 1960 and 2018, the number
June 23, 2021
Let me explain what brought about the Future Funeral idea. I have engaged in social innovation for the past twenty years. I do not think we could innovate death as
June 22, 2021
By all accounts, it is pretty unusual to have an ocean, farmland, tropical forests, desert, and mountains weaving a miraculous natural tapestry. Something immediately feels different, and it’s hard to
June 21, 2021
In fact, I think where we put our attention is one of the great challenges of our modern times—how well we focus, lean in, and listen. How much we can
June 20, 2021
I encourage you to watch the powerful 3-minute project video here. Monumental Reckoning shines a light on the delusion of white supremacy. Representing the first Africans stolen from their homeland
June 19, 2021
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