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About Rarified Life and Anne van Leynseele

Rarified Life is the home of Preferment, a research-backed framework that helps high achievers redesign life after 50 as an active, purpose-driven alternative to traditional retirement.

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Who publishes this website?

This website is published by Rarified Life LLC, the business it describes. It is one of a small number of websites Rarified Life publishes, and it exists to explain the Preferment framework, introduce the free webinar and the 8-week course, and answer common retirement coaching questions plainly. The main business site is rarifiedlife.com.

The business

What Rarified Life does

Rarified Life in brief

Rarified Life offers the Preferment framework for high achievers redesigning life after 50. It helps people align future plans with personal values and cultivate meaningful pursuits beyond their careers. The offerings today are a free webinar for accomplished women in their 50s and 60s, a live 8-week Preferment course with Anne, and a 40-minute Breakthrough Session. Books beyond Preferment and 1:1 coaching are listed as coming soon.

Founder

Meet the founder, Anne van Leynseele

Anne van Leynseele 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.

She wrote Preferment, the book the course is built on, after living four reinventions herself. Her view is that growth is a journey inward as much as forward, and that the years after a career can be the best ones, if you design them on purpose.

“Growth is a journey inward as much as forward, where every step reveals a part of you that was always meant to shine.”
Anne van Leynseele, from the founder’s note on rarifiedlife.com

Purpose

Why this site exists

People searching for a retirement coach often find either financial advice or generic encouragement. Rarified Life built this site to explain a specific alternative, in plain language, with sourced numbers and honest comparisons. Read how we write and choose sources.

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Questions about Rarified Life

Who is Anne van Leynseele?
Anne van Leynseele is the founder of Rarified Life and author of Preferment. She built and sold a Los Angeles film and television production company, advised Fortune 100 companies on digital strategy across three continents, served as an Attorney Advisor in the Obama Administration, helped write Washington State’s recreational cannabis legal framework, and co-owns an award-winning Big Island chocolate farm.
Where is Rarified Life based?
Rarified Life lists Edmonds, Washington, and a mailing address at PO Box 1174, Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704. Anne van Leynseele co-owns an award-winning chocolate farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. The free webinar is delivered online, so you can watch it from wherever you live.
How can I contact Rarified Life?
Use the contact page at rarifiedlife.com, call 808-765-2330, or email Hello@rarifiedlife.com. You can also reach Anne directly at Anne@rarifiedlife.com. Rarified Life lists Edmonds, Washington, and a mailing address in Captain Cook, Hawaii, and responds to webinar, course, speaking, and coaching questions.
What is Preferment?
Preferment is the Rarified Life framework for redesigning life after 50 as an active, purpose-driven alternative to traditional retirement. It is described as research-backed and helps high achievers align future plans with personal values and build meaningful pursuits beyond their careers. The word itself means advancement, which is the point: the next chapter as a step up.
How do I get started with Rarified Life?
Register for the free webinar first. It presents the 5-step plan and helps you decide whether the 8-week Preferment course fits. If it does, enroll in the course. If you have questions before deciding, use the Rarified Life contact page or book a 40-minute Breakthrough Session on the calendar.

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Start with the free webinar. Go deeper in eight weeks.

The free presentation lays out the 5-step plan. If it fits, the live Preferment course turns it into your own plan with Anne van Leynseele. Questions, speaking requests, or coaching inquiries go straight to Rarified Life.