Gifts No Longer Matter. It’s Time to Focus on Our Presence.

As we move through the seasons of life, a quiet revelation unfolds: the things we once chased, collected, and gifted

Chip Conley

December 17, 2024

Gifts No Longer Matter. It’s Time to Focus on Our Presence.

The Shaman in the Closet

I have the honor of being the Resident Shaman at MEA (Modern Elder Academy) in Baja. I feel proud of

Saul Kuperstein

December 15, 2024

The Shaman in the Closet

Paradoxical Reflections

Know yourself, but not too much. Always make way for mystery. It is when you surprise yourself with a reaction

Jennifer Friedman

December 7, 2024

Paradoxical Reflections

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 4)

Love is essentially self-communicative. Those who do not have it catch it from those who have it. True love is

Chip Conley

November 28, 2024

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 4)

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 3)

Each time the large meditation gong rang, I would find myself back in a sit in the main meditation hall.

Chip Conley

November 27, 2024

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 3)

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 2)

And, then there’s my response to the word “mindful.” I guess “mindless” isn’t any better, although it’s more precise. We

Chip Conley

November 26, 2024

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness (Part 2)

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness: My Week on Meditation

Sitting across from me at dinner on the first night of my meditation retreat, I am confronted by the vision

Chip Conley

November 25, 2024

Mind Your Own Busy-Ness: My Week on Meditation

Fall from Grace or Fall with Grace

Thanks to Pamela Adams for this exquisite, seasonal quote from author Sophie Strand. It reminds me that everything is cyclical,

Chip Conley

November 11, 2024

Fall from Grace or Fall with Grace

The Middle of the Night in Bottom of the Bathtub

I get up and meditate, pondering the weighty question of whether I sneak back into the other side of the

Chip Conley

October 14, 2024

The Middle of the Night in Bottom of the Bathtub

Teddi in Paris

He’s helped me to focus on my growth edge: how to slow down and feel more. He’s earned himself a

Chip Conley

September 12, 2024

Teddi in Paris

The Mindset and Math of “Enough”

A journalist in 1916 asked John D. Rockefeller, the world’s first billionaire: “How much is enough?” JDR answered: “Just a

Spencer Shermanas

September 1, 2024

The Mindset and Math of “Enough”

How Do We Move From Timelines to Timeless?

Here’s a timely thought from my friend Rebecca in Baja, “Time is one of the great illusions: we think we’re

Chip Conley

August 27, 2024

How Do We Move From Timelines to Timeless?