Can changing your mindset increase your lifespan?

To kick off season two of How We Future, Lisa sits down with Chip Conley, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Modern Elder Academy. Chip has spent decades helping people rethink aging, midlife, and what it really means to live life to the fullest.

In their conversation, Chip and Lisa explore the idea of the “midlife chrysalis” and why the years around 45 to 55 can be a powerful period of transformation rather than decline. Drawing from his own near-death experience, his work in hospitality, and his time at Airbnb, Chip offers a hopeful and grounded reframing of aging.

You’ll hear about:

• How wisdom is distilled from experience and why it matters now more than ever
• How curiosity and energy can counter ageism at work
• What hospitality, community, and belonging have to teach us about the future

From emotional equations to regenerative communities, this episode is a reflection on learning, leadership, and designing a life with intention. If you are navigating change or wondering how to grow older with more joy and agency, Chip offers language, frameworks, and perspective to help you maximize your life.

Links from the episode:

• Modern Elder Academy
• Chip’s podcast, The Midlife Chrysalis
• Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons why Life gets better with Age by Chip Conley
• Emotional Equations: Simple Steps for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + Life by Chip Conley
• Chip Conley on Lenny Rashinsky’s podcast
• Chip’s post on LinkedIn celebrating his 65th birthday!
• 10 Commandments or Commitments, by Chip Conley