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It says, “What you already know doesn’t matter anymore.” That experience is a liability. That the people who’ve been around longest are the most in danger. I’ve watched this story repeat across decades. And I’ve spent the better part of 8+ years at MEA arguing the opposite — that the wisdom you only earn by ...
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It says, “What you already know doesn’t matter anymore.” That experience is a liability. That the people who’ve been around longest are the most in danger. I’ve watched this story
March 25, 2026
When I became CEO of Modern Elder Academy, roughly two-thirds of the people in our workshops were women, and lots of the men who were showing up kept saying some
March 24, 2026
Doing 65 is a calendar.Being 65 is a consciousness. Doing 65 asks, What’s next?Being 65 asks, What matters? Doing 65 counts accomplishments.Being 65 savors meaning. Doing 65 fills the day.Being
March 23, 2026
The idea of We-sdom was born during a recent reunion call Leslie facilitated for the “7 Faces of We” cohort from the Discovering Wholeness workshop led by MEA faculty member Ben
March 22, 2026
We occupy a unique, fleeting position in history. If you are old enough to remember the distinctive screech of a dial-up modem, the weight of a physical encyclopedia, or the
March 21, 2026
Judgment is the human capacity to arbitrate among competing values, to weigh things that all matter but can’t all be satisfied at once. It’s what we use when there’s no
March 20, 2026
PAPR is that curious period when the ambition engine that powered your 30s and 40s starts making a different sound. It’s not broken. It just isn’t revving the same way.
March 19, 2026
Many of you know, as part of the new MEA Homes initiative, we’ve purchased two homes near our Santa Fe ranch campus to create two types of rental homes for
March 18, 2026
When people talk about balance, they often imagine something like a gymnast on a beam. But unless you’re Olga Korbut performing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, balancing perfectly on a
March 17, 2026
Image by Jonas Peterson Next February, I’m going to die. Not permanently, I hope. But convincingly enough that the world—and maybe even my own ego—will think I’ve disappeared (you might
March 16, 2026
Valerie was a valuable cohort member of our first Golden Girls workshop, The Betty’s, and she continues to amaze me with her insights about co-living and community-rooted housing. If you’re
March 15, 2026
Anyone who has been to MEA will recognize that as one of Chip Conley’s favorite questions. The first part of the question was unsettling to me. Ten years from now,
March 14, 2026
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