Guest Post

I had the great honor of working with a group of whip-smart Millennials during the last decade. One of the key things that was extraordinary about this team is that they could learn anything fast – any topic, any industry – in about 12 weeks.

Surfing in Baja is a highly encouraged MEA rite of passage. You get up, you fall down. You get up, you fall down. You get up, you fall down. The metaphor is profound. Midlife and beyond, modern elders are learning to crawl again as we strive to stand on our boards.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Don’t think, just answer. It’s difficult to come up with something other than “about the same as I am now”.

It's not pretty! All those degrees and awards that you've worked your entire life for, get packed away. All that research, academic papers, lecture or presentation notes get tossed...or put in the attic if you're lucky.

As I was soaking up the last minutes on MEA’s Baja campus just before writing The Pause (the poem I shared last month on Wisdom Well) waiting on my shuttle for the airport to arrive, I was taking in the beauty of my surroundings-soaking it all up.

What if I told you that you could add 10 good years to your life? Chip Conley and Dan Buettner on the MEA campus

The new year is a booming time of year for preventative medicine. With everyone awash in noble resolutions and good intentions, the gyms are packed and yoga studios are tight with sweaty mats.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

At 7 a.m. yesterday, I received my first text of the day. Getting early-morning communication isn’t that unusual in my business, but I don’t usually get texts from 100-year-olds. This one was from Connie, a client of mine now turned good friend.

When I first met Peter Drucker, I had been a fan for half my life. He was the brilliant thinker who shaped modern management around the world, influencing thousands of executives and corporations, changing businesses forever.