What if your best days were ahead of you not behind you? What if aging was something to look forward to, not resist?
Nathan's guest today is Chip Conley, "Modern Elder" and founder of the first Midlife Wisdom School.
Chip is a hospitality maverick and visionary who founded America’s second-largest boutique hotel company before selling it to Hyatt Hotels and becoming the Strategic Advisor and Global Head of Hospitality for Airbnb. He was instrumental in guiding the founders of this start-up into the unicorn, global hospitality brand it is today. Chip is also the founder of Modern Elder Academy, the first midlife wisdom school dedicated to transforming aging and a New York Times bestselling author. He has another brand new project called Generations over Dinner.
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Links from the episode:
- Bruce Feiler's Book: Life in the Transitions
- Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey
- Phillip Pizzo, MD: Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute
- Harvard Longitudinal Study: George Vaillant
- Richard Rohr
- Arthur Aron's 36 Questions
- Lynne Twist Book: The Soul of Money
- Becca Levy: Yale School of Aging
Chip Links:
- Wisdom Well Blog
- Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder
- Modern Elder Academy
- Generations Over Dinner
Show Notes:
- The Happiness U-Curve [8:38]
- What leads to a low point in happiness around mid-life [10:32]
- Chip's hotel background and building an empire [13:38]
- Becoming a modern elder and the mid-life chrysalis [15:41]
- The factors that prompt mid-life "crisis" or "lifequake" and middleessence [18:15]
- 3 stages of transition [21:52]
- Long-life learning and a rich and meaningful life [25:00]
- Obstacles to fulfillment in life [29:50]
- #1 Factor in long-term life satisfaction [34:26]
- Chip's beliefs on creating financial wealth and what it can offer [34:26]
- Reconning with identity [42:45]
- 4 Pillars of the Modern Elder Academy [47:15]
- Generations Over Dinner [49:29]
www.richlifeguy.com
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