Do I Love or Hate the Fire Horse?

In the Chinese zodiac, the Horse represents movement, freedom, intensity, independence, passion, and volatility. Add the fire element and everything

Chip Conley

May 19, 2026

Do I Love or Hate the Fire Horse?

Guest Post: The Gifts We Don’t Plan For

My cohort at MEA chose to call themselves: The Coddiewomplers. Chip shared its definition in one of his recent posts

Hal Brody

May 11, 2026

Guest Post: The Gifts We Don’t Plan For

Guest Post: The Insignificance Trap

I made a series of poor choices about money through the first forty-five years of my life. In saving for

Eric Zimmer

April 11, 2026

Guest Post: The Insignificance Trap

Welcome to “Goo U”

“The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

Chip Conley

March 3, 2026

Welcome to “Goo U”

Soundtracking Life’s Transitions

Recently, I started thinking about what music could accompany each of these stages, not as background noise but as a

Chip Conley

October 8, 2025

Soundtracking Life’s Transitions

Luck and Serendipity in Transitions

Are lucky streaks more common during transitions? I believe they are. That’s very good news for those of us going

Baillie Aaron

September 7, 2025

Luck and Serendipity in Transitions

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