Supporting You in Your Desire to Change
by Michael Feeley
The Next Act: A Complete Guide to Career Change, Professional Reinvention, and Finding Work That Matters – was published on April 8, 2025. One year later, it is still earning honors. I am proud to announce that The Next Act has been named a Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Award — one of the […]
by Michael Feeley
Responsibility means you made a promise — to yourself, to the world, to both. That’s the heart of it. Whatever you commit to, whatever duty you take on, it doesn’t stay contained. It moves. Outward from you into the world. Inward from the world back to you. Self and World. World and Self. The order […]
by Michael Feeley
You are a caregiver. You give care to people you love — family, friends, neighbors, colleagues. You show up. You listen. You help. You stay. You are a caretaker. You take care of things entrusted to you — your home, your car, your finances, your pets, your health. These aren’t chores. They’re responsibilities you’ve chosen […]
by Michael Feeley
When someone challenges me — their attitude sharp, their behavior difficult — I remind myself of one thing: I do not know what they are carrying. I may be fiercely critical of who they are and what they do. That’s honest. But I believe we owe difficult people something even so. Not conversation. Not connection. […]
by Michael Feeley
I have three ancient keys. One opens the attic of my old French home in the country. The other two open the limestone caves on the property — deep, cool rooms carved into the earth where wine was once stored and slowly became what it was meant to be. These keys are large. Heavier than […]
by Michael Feeley
We pull them. We poison them. We curse them. But dandelions support the liver. Nettles reduce inflammation. Clover feeds the soil. What we call a weed is often a plant growing exactly where it wants to be — doing quiet, necessary work we never noticed. What about your weeds? The stubbornness others told you to […]
by Michael Feeley
Some people should wear a sign that reads “Toxic. Approach at your own risk.” Other people never need one. They radiate integrity, goodness, warmth, and genuine interest. People naturally move toward them, the way plants turn toward light. You know both kinds. The toxic ones are recognizable once you see the signs and have been […]
by Michael Feeley
How do you define your own maturing? Your becoming? The specific, personal way you age with dignity and intention? This is not a rhetorical question. It deserves a real answer — written down, made tangible, made yours. I seriously ask because your Vintage Way is not vague. It has texture and detail. It lives in […]
by Michael Feeley
Some people look at a mature person — a vintager, a sager — and see someone who is set in their ways. Stubborn. Fixed. Done learning and dismiss this human being with contempt. They have it exactly backward. What they are seeing is not rigidity. It is rootedness. The deep, earned confidence of someone who […]
by Michael Feeley
You have been ageing since the moment you were conceived. It didn’t begin at 50 or 60 or 70. It began at the very start. The years simply made it visible. One day you looked up and the number was real — and suddenly you understood that you were living inside a time limit. That […]
Michael has twenty years experience matching people with positions that allows them to reach their potential. Having worked with corporate decision makers, Michael has expertise in understanding organizational needs in multiple industries. He understands, experientially and intuitively, what gets people hired and what doesn’t. With a big heart and intellect to match, Michael Feeley is an authority on bringing the best out of business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs… he has such amazing energy, not to mention a terrific business background.
…as a trainer I watched Michael Feeley become a masterful coach, being adept at many coaching skills… he is supportive, motivational, action-oriented, open minded, authentic, confident and compassionate… such a delight to work with… fun, high-energy, intuitive, spontaneous!… I have observed him to be very inspirational, empowering, and encouraging clients to go to greater depths in their lives. He is a true ambassador of the profession… Michael has heart and soul along with the ability to deliver!
You, my friend, are the Real Deal.
Michael Feeley walks the walk and talks the talk. He is honest, authentic and incredibly generous in spirit. Michael’s deep commitment to service means his clients get his full attention and will benefit from his coaching skills, experience and wisdom.
Commitment and care are at the center of my coaching work.
Being fully present and useful to you is how I can best serve you because your desire to change and to move forward matters to me.
I care about your happiness and success. Your life – Your changes - That’s my focus and our alliance together.
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Alyssha Csük gives me such a special gift in allowing me to present 5 of her stunning and beautiful photographs on my website. Rust and slate are alive in her exceptional pictures. Alyssha celebrates something which is usually ignored, seen as ugly, corroding, deteriorating and wasting away.
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