Recently, I heard the line that is today’s blog post title, and I realized I’d heard a lot of people saying that lately. Makes me wonder why we have such a fraught relationship with retirement.

The older you are, the more expensive a 6-pack.

"A what?" "A Cultural Architect. I help remote-first companies define their values (and if they are actually alive and well), behaviors, rituals, shared language, stories to create a desired working ecosystem (without an office) aligned with company strategy."

Like the sun coming up over the ocean, the Longevity Revolution is on the horizon. It is coming toward you, beckoning you to envision an expansion of possibilities for your future. What, exactly, is the Longevity Revolution?

there are no time machines there is no way to grab a clock by the hand

“If you had to choose a moment in history to be born, and you did not know ahead of time who you would be - you didn’t know whether you were going to be born into a wealthy family or a poor family, what country you’d be born in, whether you were going to be a man or a woman - if you had to choose blindly what moment you’d want to be born, you’d choose now.” - Barack Obama, 2016

As I learned at Airbnb at age 52, where I was twice the average employee's age, you can become an elder at virtually any age. A pro athlete, a software engineer, a digital marketing whiz kid, and a fashion model all might be an elder in their 30s. Of course, a "modern elder" is a special kind of elder who is as curious as they are wise, and requires a whole new range of skillsets.

Recently, I was listening to Michael Meade’s “Living Myth” podcast called "The Pearl Within the Soul," during which he said the seven words that make up the title of today’s post.

Tomorrow’s my birthday (62) so a good time to ponder how wise humans before me have contemplated adding a year to their age. Prolific writer Henry Miller penned a book by the name of today’s post and only printed 200 copies, all numbered and signed by the author. The last time I checked on Amazon, this limited edition was priced at $1,500 per copy.