Valuing The Rainbow After the Storm

After years of gazing at the Pacific in Baja for years, I’ve learned that the sky is the ocean in

Chip Conley

August 19, 2025

Valuing The Rainbow After the Storm

….and….ACTION!

It took me three weeks to write this post.  The first 20 days were spent ruminating. This morning, I knocked

David Weaver

August 1, 2025

….and….ACTION!

The Placeholder: How to Navigate the “Tween” Stage into Midlife

As my daughter entered her tween stage (ages 9 to 12), I realized I didn’t know how to treat her,

Miroo Kim

June 21, 2025

The Placeholder: How to Navigate the “Tween” Stage into Midlife

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

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:

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 life Life has been a haze this last

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”?