by Caroline Hall | May 18, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Caroline Hall Up until the day I graduated from college, my life path was pretty linear. Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade….and so on, right through college. And yes, I had to choose where to go to college, but my mom had strong opinions about...
by Katherine Olivetti | May 10, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter
By Katherine Olivetti In a previous blog post I wrote about how important it is to find the right philanthropic activity—and by that I mean the one that suits you the best. I want to elaborate on that...
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 Sabrina Roblin | Apr 12, 2017 | Eudaemonia, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Sabrina Roblin In life we make our plans, we map our course, and we never know what’s around the bend. Unexpected losses, a new friend or lover, a new job opportunity, a set back….it’s all part of the journey. The transition from a long-time career to...
by Katherine Olivetti | Apr 7, 2017 | Eudaemonia, Life Reinspired, Resistance
By Katherine Olivetti Humans are habitual creatures organized by the familiar. It’s amazing how many things we do with out thinking. I hit the first step on the stairs with my right foot. I brush my teeth top left down. I button my shirts bottom up. I stir my coffee...
by Sabrina Roblin | Mar 29, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter
To live a life with purpose and meaning we must find that sweet spot where our unique package of gifts, skills and experience meet a need in the world that we are passionate about. In the second half of life as we let go of a long-time career and the structure it...
by Katherine Olivetti | Mar 10, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Resistance, Retirement
At the end of a big project—it’s not actually depression. At the point of retirement, or even the successful completion of a major chunk of life—finishing a book, winning a big case, seeing your partner through a major ordeal—any endeavor that you threw yourself into...
by Sabrina Roblin | Mar 1, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Sabrina Roblin Living a Life Reinspired post career can look a lot of different ways. Be creative and step out of the box when thinking about how to design your next chapter. A friend of mine I’ll call Jack, who has been very successful in money management, was...
by Katherine Olivetti | Feb 15, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti “The brain doesn’t distinguish between an experience that is intensely imagined and an experience that is real…[and] it will always choose what is familiar over what is unfamiliar.” James Doty Into the Magic Shop I remember two objects from my...
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 Katherine Olivetti | Jan 25, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Eudaemonia, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki At the point of retirement you might wonder why you need a beginner’s mind. Shoshin, a concept that...
by Sabrina Roblin | Jan 18, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Eudaemonia, Next Life Chapter
By Sabrina Roblin Dare to Risk the Dream Last Spring I was called to follow a dream of being on The Voice, and I answered that call. After six months of preparation, I auditioned for the television reality show last week in Nashville, TN. This was a courageous act, as...
by Katherine Olivetti | Jan 11, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Katherine Olivetti “I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” ― Kahlil Gibran Whether the support you offer is money or volunteer participation, it’s important to find the right...
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...
