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I saw a new study showing 70% of adults reject midlife stereotypes—and I thought, “Only 70%?” Because from where I sit, midlife looks less like a breakdown and more like a breakthrough with better taste. Even more telling: 71% say their best years are now or ahead. That tracks. Most people I know in their ...
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So, if that’s the case, maybe MEA is a prep school for modern elderhood (defining elderhood as a life stage that can last 30 or 40 years), another normal life
May 30, 2024
Black Bird Saloon in Cerrillos, Legal Tender in Lamy, and NOSA in Ojo Caliente. Beyond the fabulous food at each place, what’s notable is these restaurants are only open either
May 30, 2024
So, I wondered which corporate exec could teach me about culture and I thought about which company I most admired for their culture. Southwest Airlines was at the top of
May 29, 2024
I’ve been running hospitality businesses for nearly forty years, so I’ve had my share of unhappy customers. Ironically, two of the two-dozen compadres in last week’s MEA workshop in Santa
May 28, 2024
Happy Memorial Day in the U.S.! The wise human recognizes that death isn’t your own end-of-life ritual, but it’s something we can experience over and over again: the end of
May 27, 2024
Next step: At the brow of the hill, take the path to the left until you reach the gate… The instructions seem obvious until I notice several paths and realize
May 26, 2024
I did all the things they said to do. I went to Harvard for college because it was a world-renowned institution. I studied economics because they said it gave me
May 25, 2024
An early morning start would help me and 298 other swimmers avoid strong winds and currents. I also had plenty of experience, weather data, and support boats working in my
May 24, 2024
One of the activities in the workshop was helping people find their voice and rhythm in midlife and beyond and we even wrote and then sang an original song that
May 23, 2024
Over the course of my life, I’ve had many experiences like this, but sometimes they’re combined with raw personal circumstances to put an exclamation point at the end of that
May 22, 2024
I recently read this article from the Greater Good Science Center (our faculty member Dacher Keltner’s UC Berkeley institute) focused on why middle-aged Americans are so lonely. The researcher cites
May 21, 2024
Artificial Intelligence is a smart computer giving you answers. Appreciative Inquiry is a wise human offering your questions. Two forms of AI, both valuable, but offering very different perspectives. David
May 20, 2024
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