Reinventing yourself after retirement
How to reinvent yourself at 70, or at any age
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How do you reinvent yourself at 70?
You reinvent yourself at 70 the same way as at any age: clarify who you are beyond past roles, find what moves you now, build structure around it, and name a mission you can step into.
Reinvention is not reserved for the young. Rarified Life's Preferment framework treats life after a career as an ascension, and its creator has lived several reinventions of her own.
You do not need a five-year plan
A common reason people delay reinvention is the belief that they must know the destination first. The Preferment course description says plainly that you do not need a five-year plan. You need a room to start figuring it out in, and a structure that moves you forward each week.
Reinventing yourself after retirement in four moves
Let go of the old label
Separate your sense of self from your former title. This is the Identity work.
Find your current motivation
Ask what moves you now that income is not the reason.
Design your days
Align values and strengths with a weekly routine, and hold yourself to it.
Launch
Name your mission for this chapter and take the first public step into it.
A creator who has reinvented four times
Anne van Leynseele, who created Preferment, built and sold a production company in Los Angeles film and television, advised Fortune 100 companies on digital strategy across three continents, served as an Attorney Advisor in the Obama Administration, and helped write the legal framework for recreational cannabis in Washington State. Today she co-owns an award-winning chocolate farm on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Preferment is built from that experience of running reinvention more than once. Read more on the about page.
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Common questions
- How do I reinvent myself at 70?
- Reinvention at 70 starts the same way at any age: get clear on who you are beyond past roles, find what motivates you, and build a routine around it. Preferment's six modules end with Launch, where you name your mission for the next chapter and step into it.
- How do I reinvent myself after retirement?
- Reinventing yourself after retirement works best with a structured path rather than waiting for inspiration. Anne van Leynseele, who created Preferment, has lived four reinventions across film, technology strategy, law, and farming, and built the program to show others how to run their own.
- Is it too late if I already retired?
- No. Preferment is for people navigating life after a career as well as those approaching it. The webinar specifically addresses the stall many capable people hit several months into retirement, and how to turn it around. You can start from wherever you are today.
- Do I need a five-year plan before joining?
- No. The Preferment course description says plainly that you do not need a five-year plan. You only need a room to start figuring it out in. The structure of the program is designed to help you build the plan as you go.
- What if I have tried other programs that did not work?
- Preferment differs from many programs by pairing a structured six-module path with live sessions and practical tools like the 30 day planner. Clients report higher certainty about life satisfaction prior to retiring than other programs. The free webinar lets you judge the approach before committing.