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 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 Caroline Hall | Sep 13, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Caroline MacNeill Hall Repurpose Your Mastery for a Rich Next Chapter The older I get, the more scattered I am. But when I’m leading a workshop (which is what I do for a living), I’m better than ever. This is why it’s so imp0rtant to always have an arena where you...
by Caroline Hall | Aug 16, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter
By Caroline Hall Let me get to the point first–Baby Boomers have redefined every stage of life by envisioning new possibilities. And now I’ll tell you a story: This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Summer of Love, a brief shining...
by Caroline Hall | Jul 19, 2017 | Embrace Your Dream, Eudaemonia, Next Life Chapter
By Caroline Hall Learning for its own sake (unfettered by talent) In last week’s blog post, Michael McNeill wrote about the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain workshop we took together—and how it helped us discover a new way of looking at the world. I’ve had a few...
by Caroline Hall | Jun 23, 2017 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement
By Caroline MacNeill Hall I went to the touring show matinee “A Night with Janis Joplin” last Saturday. The show was celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Summer of Love in San Francisco that launched the hippie movement in 1967. The whole audience was 16-28 then...
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 Caroline Hall | Nov 30, 2016 | Life Reinspired, Next Life Chapter, Retirement, Workplace
By Caroline MacNeill Hall How to Support Your Baby Boomer Executives Looking Toward Their Next Chapter Maybe your company is restructuring and offering early retirement options. Or your senior-most executives are preparing to retire within the next few years. Whatever...
by Caroline Hall | Nov 16, 2016 | Bucket List, Purpose, Retirement
By Caroline Hall Once we’ve attained mastery in our work–usually in our 40s or so–we can either settle for doing what we’re already good at or choose to take some risks, try something different. In her recent article on the eight keys to happiness, Barb...
by Caroline Hall | Oct 19, 2016 | Bucket List, Purpose, Retirement
By Caroline Hall As an executive coach and trainer of coaches, purpose, values, and challenges are the waters I swim in. Coaches know that using ourselves well in service of what we care about most leads to fulfillment throughout life, and “retirement” is no...
by Caroline Hall | Aug 30, 2016 | Purpose, Retirement, Succession Planning
By Caroline Hall Every time I visit my 87-year-old father, he expresses regret that he stopped working at 62. The truth is, though, that he had a high-stress career in the financial markets that demanded long hours. What he really needed was a way to continue to make...
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