88. Chip Conley – Modern Elder Academy Part 1

Chip Conley is an award-winning hospitality entrepreneur, business and psychology thought leader and New York Times best-selling author, deemed “Most Innovative CEO” by the San Francisco Business Times. Chip is the Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership for Airbnb, and formerly served as the company’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. He is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, as well as Joie de Vivre Hospitality, where he served as CEO for 24 years.  Chip is on the Stanford Center for Longevity’s advisory board and has written five books, including Wisdom@Work, Emotional Equations, and PEAK.   Chip joins me today to share his insights on embracing elderhood, aging, and life satisfaction. He highlights the distinction between elders and the elderly, when adolescence became coined as a term and life stage, and the more recent concept of “middlescence.” He explains how our perspectives change as we age and how he defines the ‘u-curve of happiness.’ Chip also shares the strengths that different age groups bring to the table and why embracing age diversity is so effective. “The more digital we get, the more ritual we need.”  – Chip Conley This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: Characteristics of the first and second half of life and realizations people tend to have in midlifeChip’s encounters with death and the perspective he gained through his experiencesWhat the u-curve of happiness is and how life satisfaction and happiness shift over timeThe difference between attainment and attunement Chip’s love of festivals, his insight into the festival world, and trends he has noticed How our perspectives change as we get older and how our brains change and evolve as we age The power of embracing age diversity by working together across generationsWhat elderhood truly means and what prepares people for elderhoodHow society regards the elder of the past versus the modern elderThe importance of human-to-human interaction no matter what type of company you runWhat psychological safety looks and how it helps build effective teamsResources Mentioned: Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder by Chip ConleyEmotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success by Chip Conley PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow by Chip Conley The Enneagram InstituteGoogle’s Project Aristotle Connect with Chip Conley: Chip ConleyModern Elder Academy Wisdom WellChip Conley on Instagram Chip Conley on TwitterChip Conley on LinkedInChip Conley on FacebookModern Elder Academy Facebook GroupSubscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Bryan Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 88. Chip Conley – Modern Elder Academy Part 1 first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.