We are living through history’s most fascinating generational moment. Those of us navigating midlife today occupy a unique position as members of the last analogue generation, the final cohort to

August 17, 2025

Today, during my second AI writing retreat, I waited. Even as compelling ideas danced in my mind, inspired by stargazing, soaking in the hot tub, hiking through rugged terrain, and

August 16, 2025

But what if we stopped hiring for the resume and started hiring for resilience and adaptability? Resilience buys you time and adaptability buys you a future. In my experience—both leading

August 15, 2025

As I continue to focus my blog on AI this week, I want to introduce Andrew Murray Dunn, whose Substack column about the need for 10,000 Wisdom Schools for Innovators

August 14, 2025

This quote brilliantly captures the subtle distinctions between knowing, understanding, and wondering. And in the age of artificial intelligence, it’s more relevant than ever. AI, for all its brilliance, excels

August 13, 2025

As part of my mission this week to bring you some alternative thinking regarding wisdom in the era of AI, I’ve done a lot of reading (it helps to have

August 12, 2025

There was a recent NY Times article with the title of today’s blog post. I wanted to summarize it for you and give you my spin as lots of folks

August 11, 2025

Hearing that our workshop compadres keep their relationships fresh and evolving gives me such joy so this post from Angie brought a smile to my face and a tear to

August 10, 2025

What We Learn When We Travel Together—Across Generations We just returned from a family trip to New York. My Italian mother-in-law (MIL) recently turned 80, and it had always been

August 9, 2025

I told him about my story with Joie de Vivre, the boutique hotel company that I started at 26 and sold just before my 50th birthday. I started it for

August 8, 2025

In a recent NY Times article “Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of Mankeeping,” the journalist quotes a Stanford postdoctoral fellow who says, “What I have been seeing

August 7, 2025

Let me explain. When the pandemic left everyone sheltering in place for a year or more, we knew MEA needed to open a second campus, in the U.S., beyond our

August 6, 2025