Wisdom is the Residue of Pain
And, then, I had a Near Death Experience (NDE). I died multiple times after giving a speech in St. Louis due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic (oh yes,
RB60: Regenerate by 60
At 34 years old, I became a partner in a strategy consulting firm that we sold to a fast growing venture capital-funded company. If everything went to plan I could
Why We Need a New Retirement Ritual: The Rejuvenation Year (Retirement “Gap Year”)
Retirement is profoundly transitional. It’s a major life event and can be complex, confusing and unsettling. It’s equivalent in life disruption to the teenage journey to adulthood, except on that
What Pair Of Glasses Will You Wear Today?
I’ve long been enamored with the quote attributed to Gandhi, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” It suggests throwing caution
The Term “Midlife Crisis” is as Ubiquitous as Taylor Swift
So, I marched on up to the TED stage last year and gave this talk on an alternative term, the “midlife chrysalis,” a time of metamorphosis and rebirth. It’s only
What’s All This I Hear about Democratic Bedwetters?
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2023 was “Authentic” and I think the dark horse candidate for winning their “word of the year” in 2024 might be “Bedwetters.” The Biden
Wise Humans Gave Us Warnings of This Time.
Dear Joe, There comes a time when you have to disrobe your identity and realize the folly of clinging to power and what you know. Who might you be if
The 12 Perfect Places For Each Month of the Year
Who am I to write a travel blog post today when the famed travel writer and philosopher (and my hero) Pico Iyer starts teaching at MEA Santa Fe tonight? But,
Madelyn’s Story: Part 3: The Making of a 69-Year-Old Sex Goddess
Chip’s Note: I highly recommend you read Parts 1 and 2 before reading today’s guest post.“You look seventeen, what are you doing?!,” my close friend Katherine said the first time
Madelyn’s Story Part 2: Fireworks
Chip's note: If you didn't read Part 1 yesterday, I suggest you read it.I booked two two-hour sessions with Michael on consecutive afternoons. I knew that one day one would
My Sexual Awakening with a Male Escort for Older Women
Chip’s Note: I’ve known “Madelyn” for more than a quarter-century and have always appreciated her authenticity. But, with this three-part series of her sexual awakening, she’s taken candor to a
The Fountain of Youth.
Arriving in Baja with lots of baggage (not the Samsonite kind, the emotional kind), I found myself surrounded by my ilk, two-dozen 60ish professionals with their share of rollaboards (and