What Makes Someone Wise?
Across different cultures and countries, people perceive the wisest people to be logical and reflective, first and foremost, as well as able to consider other people’s feelings and perceptions. The
What Are You Doing for Thanksgiving and Pre-Christmas?
First of all, we’ve cut the prices for three of our workshops to encourage you to visit during the holidays (a 25% discount to $3,600 shared and $4,500 single with
Is Health the new Wealth?
For the past year, I’ve been giving speeches about “longevity travel” and the emergence of “longevity resorts” dedicated to helping Boomers and GenXers have a transformational travel experience that extends
The Origins of Your Wisdom
I enjoyed seeing this list of 46 reflections on a life half-over from someone on their 46th birthday. You get extra credit if you can summon-up a piece of wisdom
Passing the Torch…to the 60-Somethings!
Never have the signals of what’s appropriate ‘at our age’ been more mixed. Consider the current discourse in American politics. First it was all about the 80-year-olds vying for political
Stuff vs. Stories – What Do You Value More?
I’m currently watering the seeds of an idea around memory preservation and collective remembrance. It’s something I’ve been pondering for a while now, after it occurred to me that as
Why I Love the Hospitality Business
Hospitality is one of the world’s noblest professions as it allows us to become fully acquainted with both our own and our guests’ humanity . When we are a host,
From Testosterone to Philosopher’s Stone
The philosopher’s stone is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. Alchemists believed that it could be used to make an
What is Your Calling?
If we’re fortunate and diligent enough, we might just find that our relationship with work progresses from having a job to pursuing a career to living one’s calling over the
Stressed or Blessed?
So, I spent an hour meditating Thursday morning and came out of that experience in a bit of an altered state. It’s amazing how many of us are frightened by
Emulating Richard Branson
I asked Richard if he would write the Foreword for my first book “The Rebel Rules” and he said yes. I was shocked at how open he was to my
Rebel or Rejoice?
What I do know is that involuntary retirement hit me like a ton of bricks. All of a sudden it felt like I was invisible. Was it the gray hair?