Go Make a Mistake and Be a Disappointment

Let’s flip the script.When I left the hotel business to become a “modern elder,” I was terrified. First of all,

Chip Conley

June 11, 2025

Go Make a Mistake and Be a Disappointment

Do You Fear That You Can’t Change?

I continue this week’s exploration of made-up works in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows that deserve to be popularized.ALAZIA: the

Chip Conley

May 13, 2025

Do You Fear That You Can’t Change?

Lost in Transition? Why the Right Retreat Can Change Everything

In our fast-paced, always-on lives, it’s easy to lose touch with that quiet inner knowing—the part of us that nudges

Carlos Saba

May 4, 2025

Lost in Transition? Why the Right Retreat Can Change Everything

Navigating Transitions for a Wealthy, Smart, Young Tech Bro

I am rich and have no idea what to do with my lifeLife has been a haze this last year.

Chip Conley

May 2, 2025

Navigating Transitions for a Wealthy, Smart, Young Tech Bro

3 Questions to Ask at Each of the 3 Stages of Transition

As we write about in our Anatomy of a Transition free ebook, most personal or professional transitions can be mapped

Chip Conley

April 17, 2025

3 Questions to Ask at Each of the 3 Stages of Transition

Relish and Release

Rather than feeling befuddled or stuck, maybe it’s time to relish and release. Both of these words come from the

Chip Conley

April 16, 2025

Relish and Release

From Fired to Fulfilled: A Midlife Turning Point

Turning 50 last year felt like a significant milestone. The Christmas previous, my family and I were discussing New Year’s

Emma Cuthbertson

March 29, 2025

From Fired to Fulfilled: A Midlife Turning Point

Break Up With Everything You Don’t Need

Michael Franti is an exception to this ageist rule. Last week, his new hit “Break Up With Everything” was the

Chip Conley

March 21, 2025

Break Up With Everything You Don’t Need

Is it Time to “Give It a Pivot”?

I had a plan, it was set in stone,A steady job, a mortgage loan.But life just laughed and shook its

Chip Conley

March 18, 2025

Is it Time to “Give It a Pivot”?

“Breaking Things” in Government has Consequences

I was part of the Reboot MEA workshop you hosted with Jerry Colonna this past fall (the Magic Makers).  One

Steve Schmida

February 23, 2025

“Breaking Things” in Government has Consequences

Writing Your Own Hero’s Journey

This topic is so meaningful to me that chapter 7 of my book “Learning to Love Midlife” is dedicated to

Chip Conley

January 21, 2025

Writing Your Own Hero’s Journey

“This Too Shall Pass”

“This too shall pass” is a profound reminder of life’s transient nature. It’s a perfect reminder that, if 2024 was

Chip Conley

January 1, 2025

“This Too Shall Pass”