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When you name it, you can claim it.
ContinueWhen you name it, you can claim it.
Chip’s Thought: This is a perfect guest post for a Sunday, a time for grace and breathing.
Chip’s Editorial Comment: Jeff Hamaoui, one of my co-founders, is a poet and deep thinker. I always feel blessed when he channels something like this and WhatsApp’s it to me.
Chip's Editorial Comment: As many of you know, we’ve offered anyone from 48-54 the ability to win a free 3-night private birthday celebration and workshop at our new Santa Fe ranch campus based upon their approximately 500-word essay on why life begins at 50. We had over 150 entries with some (including the winner) offering persuasive social media reasons about why they should be selected. Congratulations to Gabrielle Pelecci who turns 50 on August 1 and will be celebrating with 7 of her friends in Santa Fe, NM. Here’s her essay and Instagram reel below. We’ll be sharing some of the other essays over the next few weeks. Keep MEA in mind when you’re considering a landmark birthday as it’s a great way to bond with friends and have life-changing conversations.
Have you ever met an impressive young leader and said, “You’re such an inspiration. You give me hope for the future!”
In the past year as we evaluated MEA’s midlife curriculum, we could see that there were three key pillars under the umbrella of helping people to reframe their relationship with aging. The first two were obvious: navigating transitions and cultivating purpose. As for the third one, it was a little more abstract and we weren’t quite sure about the language for “owning wisdom,” but it might be the most profound of the three as it’s something that gets more valuable with age.
After 65 years of the “knowledge economy” (Peter Drucker coined the term “knowledge workers” 65 years ago), we’re about to be ushered into the “wisdom economy” in which artificial intelligence is the commodity and human wisdom is the valued resource.
I’ve said before that our longevity literacy sucks. When we underestimate how much life we have on the planet, we’re not as smart about saving money, courageous about trying new things, or healthy enough to keep our rental vehicle (our body) well-maintained. So, here are five questions meant to improve your understanding of midlife so you can live a longer, happier life.
Chip's Editorial Comment: I can’t wait to have Ben teach at MEA as his new book is my favorite of 2024 so far.
Chip's Editorial Comment: I think you’ll enjoy this spirited post (in English and Spanish) from the MEA alum who gave us the incentive to create our first public Spanish-speaking MEA program that happens in Baja in a month.
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