Chip Conley

Steve Lopez is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. His new book about considering retirement is "Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement From Some Who've Done It And Some Who Never Will" and is featured in this NPR "Fresh Air" episode.

A Mexican cardon cactus can live 300 years, which is about 50% longer than a saguaro which is more likely found in the U.S. The patina of an old cactus is so unique.

The Tibetan bowl is a marvel. You ring it, and you instantly feel its vibration throughout your body.

Years ago after one of my every-five-year big birthday extravaganzas, my friend Ben gifted me with the title “Social Alchemist.” He’s right. I’ve spent my life as a mixologist of people as a boutique hotelier, restaurateur and bar owner, as the head of all the global hosts for Airbnb, and as the founder of MEA, a midlife wisdom school dedicated to life-changing conversations.

President Joe Biden has an odd language of aphorisms that’s both old-fashioned and unsettling. In his recent State of the Union address, he issued a challenge to new House Majority Republicans by saying, “As my football coach used to say: ‘Lots of luck in your senior year.’”

Okay, after yesterday’s post, I decided to lighten it up a little today. Why did The White Lotus have to kill Jennifer Coolidge off? She was the primary reason I watched that dishy soap opera.

Last week was a rough one for me. I was a human pin cushion for a few days in San Francisco while I got updates on my prostate cancer.

Young people are smarter, more creative, and more successful as entrepreneurs, right?

“I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are the experience of being alive.” -Joseph Campbell

Well-known positive psychologist Martin Seligman has found that there are 3 P’s that can help us to see the light at the end of a dark tunnel of setbacks. For any of you navigating transitions in your life, you might consider these as your seeds of resilience.