Thriving in midlife and beyond has a lot to do with changing your relationship with aging. Part of this mindset shift comes from realizing you have a lot more adult life ahead of you than you assume.

Rather than seeing the coming decades as a process of getting inexorably older, what if you instead considered them an extension of the prime of your life? In fact, sociologists today consider midlife lasting as long as 40 years — from 35 to 75. This is a time for thriving and growing whole, not just old.

Social science shows there is a U-curve to happiness — that the lowest point of adult satisfaction is between 45 and 50, but after which people tend to get happier with each passing decade after that, all the way until death.

Certainly, midlife years can be challenging, but instead of seeing this time as crisis, what if you viewed it instead as a chrysalis? How can you begin the transformation toward a series of vibrant years ahead?

Learning to love midlife is about learning to love transitions. Take a deeper look at transitions, along with rituals and subtle mindset shifts to change your perspective on endings and beginnings.

Wisdom is one of the qualities that we associate with aging, and yet very few studies have ever shown there is a direct correlation between age and wisdom. It has more to do with how are you cultivating and harvesting your potential for wisdom. In this lesson, Chip offers ways to connect with your inner wisdom so you’re empowered to share your learnings and help make the world a little wiser.

By the year 2025, the majority of Americans will have a younger boss. What does this mean for Modern Elders? Chip explains why Modern Elders are so necessary in personal and professional communities — including tips to be an effective, empathetic mentor. 

As you age, a growth mindset will help you see the world as an opportunity as opposed to a scary place. Chip shares how to develop a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset and why it makes such a difference for middle age and beyond. 

Learn how to reframe midlife as a time for regeneration — an act of producing and creating anew. 

 We marvel at the tallest trees in an old-growth forest, but we don't tend to put old and growth in the same sentence when we talk about humans. But you can – and should – be both aging and growing at the same time. This conversation explores in more depth the concept of a modern elder — someone who is as curious as they are wise.