by Sabrina Roblin | Feb 5, 2018 | Relationships, Retirement, Values
By Sabrina Roblin Retiring from a long time successful career is a big transition that means change on many levels. One of the most challenging of these changes is the move from being an expert with years of experience on a career track, to a learner in a new chapter...
by Caroline Hall | Jan 26, 2018 | Human Resources, Retirement, Succession Planning
By Caroline Hall As an executive coach, I recommend to my clients that they not signal their plans to retire more than a month or two in advance for fear of losing responsibility and influence when relegated to a “lame duck” role. Over time, though, I’ve come to...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jan 12, 2018 | Bucket List, Life Reinspired, Purpose, Values
By Sabrina Roblin When the leaves fall from the deciduous trees in Autumn, the tiny buds of the new leaves already exist on the tree branches, just waiting to break open in the Spring. We are like the trees. As we leave a long held career and all that it represents,...
by Caroline Hall | Jan 5, 2018 | Bucket List, Life Reinspired, Purpose, Values
By Caroline Hall As infants we expected—and usually received–immediate gratification. Hungry? We wailed and got fed. Since then, though, we’ve had to learn the self-control and strategies necessary for delayed gratification, because we can’t melt down and howl...
by Sabrina Roblin | Dec 14, 2017 | Bucket List, Life Reinspired, Purpose
By Sabrina Roblin Our dreams can get buried under years of responsibility and the many twists and turns that our lives often take. One of the advantages of moving into the second half of life is the time and resources that become available for creative pursuits, and...
by Caroline Hall | Dec 8, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Purpose, Relationships, Retirement, Values
By Caroline Hall I have jetlag. We all do, I suspect. By this I mean I often think of myself as who I used to be rather than who I am now. Who I used to be was somebody who had a lot more Big Fun. Now I’m someone who has a lot more Coziness—which is also nice, but...
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 Katherine Olivetti | Nov 21, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti I subscribe to Harvard’s medical news because I want to know the latest research about health and wellbeing. In February 2017, Harvard published an article about how some folks live into their tenth decade with… no disease or serious...
by Sabrina Roblin | Nov 15, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Relationships, Retirement
By Sabrina Roblin Due to the hours and stress of a demanding and successful career, the relationships in our lives can suffer. We’re often worn out by the end of the day and don’t have the energy to invest the time and attention that’s needed to keep our relationships...
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 Caroline Hall | Nov 1, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Caroline Hall (Spoiler alert: you do) When I drove away from a long marriage 14 years ago, I experienced an acute loss of identity. Did I still matter (or even exist) if I didn’t have a husband and children to take care of? I spent too much time at work because I...
by Katherine Olivetti | Oct 26, 2017 | Eudaemonia, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti In a discussion of the history of vacations, host, Robert Siegel of NPR interviewed author Cindy Aron, author of Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States. Siegel said, “Until the middle of the 19th century, Americans used the...
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 Sabrina Roblin | Oct 12, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Retirement
By Sabrina Roblin The series of disasters of the last month have devastated homes, neighborhoods and families. I’m finding it difficult to write a blog about a Reinspired Life today while close friends are in shock and suffering the loss of their home and...
by Katherine Olivetti | Sep 28, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti Try answering this multiple choice question… What are the top 2 factors that predict longevity: a. getting exercise b. eating a healthy diet c. quitting smoking d. having 3 close friendships e. being financially secure f. greeting...
