There are several blocks to open retirement/transition planning including legal HR issues which can limit open conversation, and a predominant business culture which is bottom line numbers focused rather than people focused. For most companies, if you can’t show it...
Your relationship with freedom is key to planning your next frontier. Last Wednesday we celebrated America’s independence, that most fireworks-worthy of attributes. Right? Well yes, in the sense that we’re not beholden to a sovereign power. And yes, in that the...
By Caroline Hall It’s never too early to dream about how to reinspire your life. Last month, Sabrina Roblin and I gave a Life Reinspired presentation at Georgetown University Business School to a conference of MBA Career Management Professionals. Our focus, as usual,...
By Sabrina Roblin Purpose lives in our hearts and is the guiding reason for which we exist. It gives our lives vitality and direction and is essential to our well-being, especially in the second half of life when meaning becomes more important than achievement and...
By Sabrina Roblin What are the ingredients that make up your most delicious life? Your ideal life recipe is as unique as you are. And just like in the kitchen, sometimes it takes experimentation with different ingredients to get the recipe just right. Here at Life...
Many colleges and universities sponsor trips, lectures, and other learning experiences to serve and maintain ties to their alumni. As an alum of a certain generation, perhaps it’s time to look to your alma mater for something a little different—like taking a trip to...
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 Sabrina Roblin I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the country and as I was driving down the road the other day, I realized I was rushing from one thing to the next, not seeing the incredible beauty of the mountains around me. I expanded my vision beyond...
By Caroline Hall Don’t wait until you retire to figure it all out–Proactive planning creates a powerful compass for your next chapter of life I had dinner last evening with Mary Spilde, President Emeritus of Lane Community College in Oregon, and a member of the...
By Sabrina Roblin As I was looking for a topic for today’s blog, on the board above my desk I saw the motto we adopted during our first Life Reinspired program development meeting – Dream Big! I’ve kept it on my board for continued inspiration. It made me smile...
By Caroline Hall Last night I didn’t sleep well, Do List items flashing through my brain, including an as-yet unfinished Tuesday keynote. It’s now 5:45 Sunday morning, the day we’re all supposed to sleep in. On vacation, I sleep 9-10 hours a night (or so reports the...
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 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 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 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...
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