Success can look impressive on a résumé and still leave you wondering who you really are.

At 76, Harvard Business School professor and former Morgan Stanley executive Thomas DeLong is rethinking some of the biggest lessons he has learned about leadership, courage, relationships, and success.

In this conversation with Chip Conley, he reflects on:

Why letting go of control can deepen relationships
How to move from image management to essence
Why vulnerability is a powerful form of courage
How inherited success scripts can define the path we follow
Why later life is about investing wisdom, not just retiring

From family and leadership to identity and aging, DeLong shares the hard-earned lessons that have changed how he sees himself and the people around him.

Watch now for a deeply personal conversation about letting go, finding courage, and defining success on your own terms.

Timestamps:

(02:40) Letting Go of Control

(04:31) Building Closer Relationships

(07:20) Vulnerability With His Daughters

(09:35) Courage and Self-Doubt

(13:00) Courageous Life Decisions

(16:45) From Image to Essence

(20:44) Changing Leadership at Morgan Stanley

(23:38) The Parable of the Sadhu

(26:04) Measuring a Meaningful Life

(30:58) Investing Wisdom in the Next Decade

(34:00) Sing Loudly and in Harmony

(36:10) Breaking Free From the Success Script

(38:36) A New Definition of Success

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