Hospitality entrepreneur & Modern Elder Academy founder Chip Conley joins Rich to talk about navigating midlife transitions, finding fulfillment and overcoming our collective fear of aging. To read more about Chip and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll681 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:54 - Reframing We What We Think About Aging 00:09:45 - Chip's Backstory and Becoming a Modern Elder for Airbnb 00:14:57 - Hubris is the Downfall for Many Tech Companies 00:18:35 - How Chip Provided Wisdom While At Airbnb 00:21:09 - Holistic Thinking and Crystallized Intelligence 00:24:25 - Metabolizing Experience, Which Distills Into Compassion 00:29:21 - Early Pioneer of Boutique Hotels 00:33:41 - AD BREAK 00:35:33 - Starting Out in Real Estate. Choosing Creativity Over Money 00:42:21 - Hiding as a Gay Man, Struggling to Measure Up to His Father's Legacy 00:47:32 - Chip's World Unravels at Mid-Life 00:53:04 - Finding Meaning in Times of Despair 00:57:39 - Deconstructing the Success Script 01:02:05 - Back to Chip's Near Death Experience 01:06:00 - Slowing Down, Moving from Ego to Soul 01:11:51 - AD BREAK 01:13:26 - Mentorship 01:19:18 - How Do You Find a Mentor or How to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor? 01:26:51 - What Does It Mean to Be a Modern Elder? 01:32:55 - The Modern Elder Academy 01:36:36 - Reframing the Narrative of Aging 01:39:32 - Four Pillars: 1. Reframing Aging 2. Mindset 3. Transitions 4. Regeneration 01:44:43 - Long Life Learning 01:46:39 - From Attaining to Attuning 01:52:16 - The Opposite of Presence is Absence 01:53:12 - From Can Do It, to Conduit 01:57:37 - I Am What Survives Me. Generativity vs Stagnation. 01:59:33 - Advice for What's Next 02:05:08 - Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast