Purpose

Finding and pursuing your purpose adds depth and meaning to your life.

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Purpose

What Is the Simple Path to Happiness?

Many people assume happiness comes from success, comfort, or financial security. Yet even in prosperous societies, levels of anxie…

Aug 5, 2026

Purpose

What If Your Best Work Happens After 60?

For decades, society has told a familiar story about aging. Study hard. Build a career. Retire around 65. Then slow down. But a gr…

Aug 2, 2026

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What Do Aging Experts Learn?

For decades, geriatricians, psychologists, and social workers have studied what helps people age well. Their advice has often cent…

Jul 31, 2026

Careers

What Comes After Retirement?

For generations, retirement has been framed as a finish line. Work hard for four decades, save diligently, reach your mid sixties,…

Jul 27, 2026

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What Can a 101 Year Old Teach Us About Longevity?

When someone reaches 101 years old, people naturally want to know the secret. Was it diet? Exercise? Genetics? Pure luck? Many peo…

Jul 25, 2026

Careers

The Word “Retirement” May Be Holding Us Back

For decades, society has treated retirement as a finish line. Work hard for forty years, save diligently, reach your mid sixties, …

Jul 21, 2026

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The Trips That Change Us

Most people remember certain trips long after the details of others fade. These journeys often share something in common: they cha…

Jul 19, 2026

Careers

The Secret to Loving Your Work Longer

Many people begin their careers with excitement and ambition. Over time that energy can fade. Yet some individuals remain passiona…

Jul 17, 2026

Passion

Stop Limiting Yourself to One Identity

Many people grow up believing they must choose one primary path and focus exclusively on it. Students are often told to prioritize…

Jul 11, 2026

Purpose

Stop Chasing the Perfect Life

Many people grow up with an idea of what a “perfect life” should look like. A successful career. Financial stability. Good health.…

Jul 9, 2026

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Mitchell Davis: Don’t Let Retirement be the End of Your Story

At some point, many of us start believing there are things we’re simply too old to do. Maybe it’s starting a business, changing ca…

Jul 9, 2026

Purpose

Stay Engaged at Any Age

What does it look like to stay engaged with life at 95? For some people, it means slowing down. For others, it means continuing to…

Jul 7, 2026

Purpose

Retirement Is Not the End

For decades the word retirement has been treated as if it describes a permanent stage of life. Work hard for forty years, reach yo…

Jun 29, 2026

Purpose

Rethinking the Word “Retirement”

For generations, the word retirement has carried a simple message. Work hard for forty years, reach your mid sixties, and then ste…

Jun 27, 2026

Careers

The Rise of Second and Third Careers

A growing number of people are discovering that their most meaningful work begins later in life. Second and third careers are beco…

Jun 21, 2026

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Purpose and the 100 Year Life

Sometimes purpose does not appear in calm moments. It shows up when life becomes difficult. Jordie Poncy experienced that firsthan…

Jun 21, 2026

Purpose

Protect Your Brain Before It’s Too Late

Few diagnoses frighten people more than Alzheimer’s disease. The fear is understandable. Alzheimer’s has long been associated with…

Jun 19, 2026

Purpose

Plan Early for the Life You Want Later

When most people hear conversations about longevity or aging, they assume the topic is meant for people approaching retirement. Fi…

Jun 15, 2026

Finance

Make a 100 Year Life More Affordable

Living longer is one of the greatest achievements of modern society, but it also raises an important question. How do we make a lo…

Jun 11, 2026

Purpose

Live With Your Future Self in Mind

Many people make decisions based on what feels urgent right now. Pay the bills. Solve the problem in front of you. Respond to what…

Jun 9, 2026

Purpose

Life Is a Series of Transitions

When people think about major changes in life, they often focus on a few obvious milestones. Graduating from school. Getting marri…

Jun 5, 2026

Purpose

Life Is a Series of Choices

At first glance, life may appear to follow a predictable path. School leads to a career, careers lead to retirement, and life unfo…

Jun 3, 2026

Purpose

Life Changes as We Grow

When we are young, most of us begin life in what could be called a fixed mode. We follow the structures that already exist around …

Jun 1, 2026

Passion

Is “Follow Your Passion” the Wrong Advice?

Graduation speeches often include a familiar message. Follow your passion and success will follow. Steve Jobs famously told the St…

May 24, 2026