by Life Reinspired | Feb 26, 2019 | Purpose, Retirement
By Michael McNeill Using yourself well in service of what you care about is essential to fulfillment in retirement. My first thoughts about retirement revolved around golf, beach, and more family time—especially with my 12 grandchildren. The essence of my purpose is...
by Life Reinspired | Dec 15, 2018 | Life Reinspired
It’s the holiday season, a time when spiritual values come to the fore – joy, peace, love, generosity, beauty and forgiveness. It’s a time when we are reminded of the importance of expressing our love through words and/or gifts, and giving to those who are less...
by Life Reinspired | Nov 30, 2018 | Life Reinspired, Retirement, Succession Planning
By Michael McNeill The only thing I know for sure about retirement is that I did not know anything about retirement until it happened. As a young man in the real estate business, I thought I might retire at 55 or maybe 65 at the latest. At the time, I was selling land...
by Life Reinspired | Apr 5, 2018 | Life Reinspired, Relationships, Retirement
By Michael McNeill I waited until after I retired to start thinking about what I wanted to do in the next chapter of my life. After all, I reasoned, I had no time to think this through in the thick of my career as a CEO coach–and I’d have plenty of...
by Life Reinspired | Dec 1, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Retirement, Values
By Michael McNeill The process and time for introspection accelerates as you age, particularly after 70. The prospect of certain mortality and my commitment to influence my grandchildren in positive ways, has caused me to reflect on what I’ve accomplished, where...
by Life Reinspired | Nov 9, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Retirement
By Michael McNeill Recording your gratitude for what fulfills you provides important clues for designing your future. Laurie MacCaskill is a life-long inspiration of mine. At age 55 she contracted pancreatic cancer and began an excruciating process of surgeries and...
by Life Reinspired | Oct 20, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Michael McNeill The Life Reinspired program has changed my life; it can do the same for you! I spent most of the last 25 years coaching senior executives in a wide variety of companies, industries, and countries on how to maximize their leadership skills, create...
by Life Reinspired | Sep 7, 2017 | Childhood, Life Reinspired, Retirement
By Michael MacNeill A chance breakfast with my great pal Bob Votruba and his furry friend Bogart was all it took to remind me of all those who can benefit from kindness–tender acts of service, support, or recognition. Bob used to be a captain of industry and has...
by Life Reinspired | Jul 12, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter
By Michael Karr McNeill Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain OK, so my wife and I are not planning to move to France and sketch the River Siene while admiring passers-by vie for our output. That said, Caroline has wanted to take a “Drawing from the Right Side of the...
by Life Reinspired | May 3, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Michael MacNeill Who doesn’t have an idea about a practice or venture that is needed in the world but you’ve neglected it for lack of time and attention? Maybe it has required travel or resources, hands-on participation, or more opportunity to promote it to those...
by Life Reinspired | Apr 19, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Michael Karr McNeill Want to rewrite parts of your life? Want to make amends? Want to redeem a mistake and offer an apology, even if the event is long past? Want to put your money—and effort—where your mouth is? Frank Sinatra and Willy Nelson sang: “Mistakes, I’ve...
by Life Reinspired | Feb 8, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Michael Karr MacNeill Is Retirement Like Other Transitions? Not really. Change and transition characterized my long and varied career in insurance, banking, commercial real estate, outplacement, executive coaching, and global business formation. Before each...
by Life Reinspired | Jan 4, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Michael Karr MacNeill Questions To Help You Structure a Fulfilling Retirement It’s almost impossible to imagine retirement when you are still in the thick of work. Yes, the prospect of free time and full control over one’s day sounds and can be...
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