How do we articulate our values as we age in the workplace? Do we cite our history or outline a future that takes advantage of our career lineage? While both answers play central roles in today’s typical resume, I have to believe that our current language doesn’t quite capture what we truly have to offer. The problem starts with the word “resume” itself.

What makes the Sabbatical Sessions so supportive for sabbatical-takers? As I wrote in my recent previous post, it comes down to four ingredients—structure, space, community, and distance. Before I get to SabSesh’s secret sauce, let me take a step back and tell you how I got here to Baja:

I recently ran across this BBC article: “Can You Delay Aging By Refusing To Act Your Age?” Need I tell you how much I hated the title? What does it mean to act one’s age, anyway?! That said, I loved the content of the piece, which offered two more studies that reinforce Yale’s Becca Levy’s research which shows that changing your mindset on aging can provide you with a longer and better life.

Anyone who’s spent ample time with me in the past dozen years has heard me proselytize about sociologist Emile Durkheim’s term “collective effervescence,” based upon what he observed at religious pilgrimages more than a century ago. As a Board member of Burning Man, I often spoke about the magic that occurs when people’s sense of ego separation dissolves and is replaced by a communal sense of joy.

I learned about Type 2 Fun from Christine Sperber. These are the activities we only recognize as fun afterwards. They can be physically challenging such as mountain climbing or where there is a fear, perhaps of being laughed at.

I loved my recent Canadian Rockies and Pacific Northwest vacation, especially amidst a scorching heat wave. Hiking an average of 15-20,000 steps a day in the lush tree canopy woke me up in all kinds of ways, with nature as my inspiring teacher.

A new study has been released under the title of this blog post that should remind society why elderhood is an important life stage, not just to those of us entering it, but to society as a whole.

The late author Mary Catherine Bateson suggested that our extra longevity doesn’t mean we’ll be older longer. Instead, it means our midlife is extended.

“Ready to Connect” The proclamation makes me smile.

One of the core MEA tenets I hold so dearly is developing a growth mindset. This is in comparison to having a fixed mindset. Sounds obvious right? Not so easy. At the most fundamental level, a fixed mindset comes down to how often we say “no” vs. “yes” in life.