Act 3

This quarter, I wanted to share some simple rules we all should consider incorporating into our lives from people who have lived to 100 or older.  I hope you are already following these: 1. Be social.  Relationships are vital.  In fact, social relationships are the #1 key to living longer and happier, according to the […]

Below is a wonderful blog from Farnam Street summarizing Henry Miller’s book, On Turning Eighty. Published in 1972, only 200 copies were printed, but the book contains a lot of wisdom around aging.  I found the summary to be excellent.  See all my highlights below in orange.   My takeaways include: •    Success makes you

I found an inspiring story that I just want to share with my Act 3 Chimera group.  As you may know, I am a huge backpacker, spending 30 nights a year minimum on the ground (here is my outdoor website on these hikes).  When I saw that an 83-year-old man hiked the entire Appalachian Trail,

Most of the members of this Chimera group have figured out their lives already…which is why I met with you :).   However, I like to have a fairly regular check-in with myself to see if I am on track for what I want to do (I think you all know how big a goal-setter I

This quarter’s Act 3 Chimera comes from a lesson I learned the hard way at age 53 and have relearned as friends pass without being organized.  When I was diagnosed with Cancer, I had to go through all kinds of chemo and radiation AND at the same time get my financials organized.  I THOUGHT I

For this quarter’s email, I want to share an article from the WSJ written at the end of 2023.  The article profiles the lives of a select few people who continued working into their 80s and beyond.  Charlie Munger, the former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, passed a month before the article was published.  He

My goal in sending you these articles is to make you think (as they all make me think) —  hopefully, they make you think enough to reply to me with some additional lessons you’ve learned in your lifetime.  Remember, for the vast majority of you, I am 10+ years behind you in this Chimera journey,

I had the pleasure of having an Act 3 Chimera meeting with Harvey Mackay a year or two ago.  He’s still kicking ass, traveling the world, AND continuing to write.  Below is an article he wrote about a great Japanese concept called ikigai. There are 10 concepts detailed below, and all are great. Here are

In my late 20s through my 30s, I became a pretty competitive long-distance runner.  During that time, I ran over 60 marathons and ultramarathons.  Then I retired from running. But I didn’t stop moving.  I ramped up my backpacking, completing some cool ultra-distance hikes in pretty fast times (John Muir Trail, Haute Route, Tour de Mont

Over the past few years sending this quarterly email to my Chimera group, I have sent some articles about older people doing amazing things (Life Lessons from a 97 Year Old Lobsterman) but today I wanted to share a great article that is simply questioned. Now that I have been having my Chimera meetings for