S2: EP1: From Ego to Soul & Growing Whole not Old - with Chip Conley
Chip's a New York Times best selling Author, TEDx Speaker, Boutique Hotel Entrepreneur, Airbnb Strategic Advisor (Leadership & Hospitality), Mentor to Brian Chesky and founder of the world's first Mid Life Wisdom School, located in Baja California Sur.
We kick off by asking Chip to introduce himself with "If you REALLY knew me"... You might be surprised by his answer. And that won't be the only suprise you get from this convo. Did you know mid-life starts as early as 35, yup, 35-75 according to Chip. You'll also find out why 47 is typically when we hit the dip in terms of the U curve of happiness study, and what we can do to support ourselves around that. We also cover:
Our primary operating system moving from "ego" to "soul"
Accumulating vs editing in our lives
Shaking up the societal narrative around mid-life and aging, after all life's about growing WHOLE not old!
The importance of doing a mid-life edit & bringing ritual to it
The anatomy of transitions and how to accelerate growth through the messy middle
Tips for how to move more into the Human "being" vs the Human "doing" space
Spying on the Divine
His Flatline experience
... And lots more.
Chip's midlife wisdom school teaches people how to cultivate and harvest their wisdom, get clear on their mastery and go out into the world and repurpose that mastery in new ways.
"On the other side of uncertainty is a door to a room full of wisdom, we just don't know what's in it yet!" Chip Conley. Never a truer word spoken in this day & age. Here's to cracking open the door and braving uncertainty.
You can connect with Chip via linkedin or sign up to wisdom well and learn more about MEA at www.modernelderacadamy.com