Your Extraordinary Why.

Much of the work of the second half of life is to discover why we are here. Who am I?

Denny Meadows

September 2, 2024

Your Extraordinary Why.

Perpetual Purpose

At nearly-87, Dad decided to take one of our “Cultivating Purpose” workshops with our MEA co-founder Jeff Hamaoui and master

Chip Conley

August 12, 2024

Perpetual Purpose

Breathing in Your Purpose.

I did all the things they said to do. I went to Harvard for college because it was a world-renowned

Zee Clarke

May 25, 2024

Breathing in Your Purpose.

Purpose Serves Us.

Our life’s purpose is hard to craft, We’re told it’s our gift to the world, to give. The quest to

Ray Kennedy

May 19, 2024

Purpose Serves Us.

I am a “Butterfly Whisperer.”

This principle came to life for me through the insight of my friend and MEA alum Ben Davis, who, many

Chip Conley

March 18, 2024

I am a “Butterfly Whisperer.”

4 Paths to Midlife Purpose.

If I were to distill the fastest path to feeling a sense of purpose, it would be based on this

Chip Conley

February 19, 2024

4 Paths to Midlife Purpose.

The Tale of Two Book Launches.

My book, “Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder,” came out in September 2018 and one day later, I found

Chip Conley

January 30, 2024

The Tale of Two Book Launches.

Your Scavenger Hunt for Purpose.

I’m going to focus on that last path in today’s post in commemoration that my seventh book comes out this

Chip Conley

January 16, 2024

Your Scavenger Hunt for Purpose.

The 3 Things that Keep Us from Finding Purpose.

A definition of “come into one’s own” is “to become fulfilled.” When we come into our own, we’re expressing a

Christine Carter

January 6, 2024

The 3 Things that Keep Us from Finding Purpose.

Purpose.

I learned so much from the group and gained some wisdom nuggets I will never forget; gems like “you make

Jeff Hamaoui

December 17, 2023

Purpose.

“Little P’s for a Big Life”

And part of my exploration has included a caution about how big and impactful purpose “should” be. It seems to

Michael Martin

November 25, 2023

“Little P’s for a Big Life”

What’s Your Most Prized Possession?

The societal tendency in answering this question is to think of physical things (with the exception of men inexplicably adding

Chip Conley

October 19, 2023

What’s Your Most Prized Possession?