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We have met the enemy, and it is us. More specifically, the enemy of your desire for midlife reinvention is your self. It’s the voice in your head that says you’re already one thing, and you have no business trying to be something else. Your thoughts say you’re being ridiculous. That you’re a fraud. An …

Join us in Well + Wealthy, the new Further community aimed at midlife reinvention through credible training, sustainable habits, and supportive accountability. Get the details here. I recently hit the wall at work. By that I mean I burned out … almost to a crisp. There were definite warning signs: Dr. Jessi Gold, a psychiatrist …

Well + Wealthy is now open and off to great start! Join us here, or watch the replay of Krista Stryker’s fitness presentation first. When we’re young, we set off to conquer the world. That involves education and employment. Then career, cars, houses, children. There’s always the next achievement and the next milestone to pursue. …

Hey there, Trudi here. Since we’re kicking off our Further fitness challenge today with an exclusive presentation by Krista Stryker of 12-Minute Athlete, I thought I’d share a bit about the topic of short-term challenges and whether they actually work. A few days before the end of January, I asked a friend if he and …

No, the headline is not a misremembering of that famous line from The Terminator. Instead, it’s about a new study that adds to the mountains of existing research about the longevity benefits of exercise. If you want to live longer — and more importantly, better — you need to get moving, even if it’s just …

The most satisfying lives are those that involve challenge and struggle, says psychologist Paul Bloom. After all, people “willingly climb mountains, run marathons, or get punched in the face in gyms and dojos.” That’s because despite being humans who are wired to seek pleasure, we have a strong competing desire for meaningful pursuits. If this …

Being controlled by your emotions sucks. What does that even mean? After all, emotions are going to rise up in you whether you want them to our not. You can’t stop the physical sensation and resulting thoughts from happening. We’re only controlled by our emotions when we react to them in an unhelpful way. Instead …

Further’s mission is simple: To help people live longer, become who they want to be, and prosper. Those of us currently at midlife are very different from previous generations. Even in our 40s and 50s, we still feel young and think young, and there’s a good chance we’ll be around a lot longer. That means …

Can one word really exemplify what you need to succeed in 2022? I think so. Because taking action that gets you slightly out of your comfort zone has always been the key to change. So the one word is … move. Fitness is an obvious application. At this time of year, fitness and work out …

When it comes to change, getting started can be tough. And as we head into 2022, implementing a commitment to a new workout plan is on many minds. Beyond getting started, there’s the “keep going” aspect that is even more of a challenge. For example, 92% of American adults who start the process of achieving …

We’re coming up a new year, and we all know what that means. We’re all going to resolve to become better, right? We’re going to eat better and get fit. Maybe learn a new language or instrument. Invest more wisely and perhaps even change careers or start a business. Maybe we should do all of …

What a trip. Two continents, three countries, four COVID-19 tests, nine flights, and 21 days. Plus one guy named Brian who isn’t quite the same person he was when he left on November 1st — in a good way. Travel is an activity that’s practically guaranteed to change your life for the better. In fact, …