The Enneagram doesn’t box you in; it reveals the box you’ve already put yourself in—and shows you the way out. Unlike other systems that focus on surface traits or behavior,

July 17, 2025

Recently, MEA guest faculty member Karen Skerrett sent some excerpts from a fascinating white paper called “The Science of Wisdom in a Polarized World” that explores how character and wisdom

July 16, 2025

One of my favorite reads of this year, written 30 years ago, was Kathleen Brehony’s “Awakening at Midlife: A Guide to Reviving Your Spirit, Recreating Your Life and Returning to

July 15, 2025

My recent post, Why Retirement Confuses Knowledge Workers, generated a lot of emails and texts to me, almost all of them giving me a high-five. One person said, “To me

July 14, 2025

I am so honored to share my new book with MEA alums, faculty, and friends, many of whom are featured in the book. But before I do, a huge shout

July 13, 2025

For 15 years, I had a front-row seat to leadership at the highest level. I worked side-by-side with Jeff Bezos during Amazon’s most explosive growth years in the early 2000s.

July 12, 2025

Is biohacking the Botox of the soul? It’s easy to make fun of all these wealthy tech dudes who’ve propelled the biohacking craze. Isn’t it interesting that Bryan Johnson, Peter

July 11, 2025

For most of my life, I thought I had a soul—like a treasured possession I carried around inside me, tucked somewhere between my heart and my gut. But what if

July 10, 2025

A recent David Brooks New York Times Op-Ed entitled “Are We Really Willing to Become Dumber?” reminded me about how human wisdom needs to be the balance to our burgeoning

July 9, 2025

Some of you love the beach which is why you may be enjoying our Summer Immersion Series in Baja, a vacation with benefits: immersions in health & fitness, writing, and

July 8, 2025

I guess I should feel guilty—but I don’t.   I’m in Paradise, and loving every breeze-blessed moment of it. MEA is a kind of magical organization, and they’ve managed to create

July 7, 2025

Remember the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz? Nervous, fearful, tail-between-his-legs… until he realized he had courage all along. That scene has stayed with me—not just because it’s charming,

July 6, 2025