Supporting You in Your Desire to Change
by Michael Feeley
These are lines, mantras, and declarations worth exploring and keeping — words from my daily blog on Ageing, Sagerism, and The Vintage Way. Read and enjoy. Something here belongs to you. 1. How you think about ageing determines how you age. The choices you make — daily, deliberately, without waiting for anyone’s permission — are […]
by Michael Feeley
I discovered the Vintage Way late in life. However, it was in me from birth. Not with privilege or ease. With adversity. An unhappy home that a child should never have to navigate alone. But somewhere in that difficulty — early, without anyone to guide me — I made a decision. I would live my […]
by Michael Feeley
Have you ever looked back at your younger self and thought – I wish I knew then what I know now? That thought is not regret, anxiety, or shame. It’s recognition. It’s your older, wiser self, acknowledging that something real and valuable has happened to you over time. You’ve grown. You’ve learned. You’ve lived deeply […]
by Michael Feeley
Joyfully and scientifically — Yes. A landmark 21-year study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, examined eleven different physical activities and their effect on cognitive decline. Only one of the eleven significantly reduced the risk of dementia. Dancing — by 76%. The highest […]
by Michael Feeley
There is something in us that refuses to stop. Not stubbornness. Not vanity. Something deeper and more beautiful — the desire to keep growing, keep learning, keep challenging ourselves to become everything we are capable of being. It does not weaken with age. This is Vintage Will and Desire — the accumulated force of everything […]
by Michael Feeley
This is worth knowing. Something is considered vintage when it is between 20 and 99 years old. That is the window — two decades to a century — where depth builds, where character forms, where what was made becomes something more than it started as. At 100 years and beyond, the classification changes. It becomes […]
by Michael Feeley
You may wonder why I write about ageing so frequently. Why I built a philosophy — a vocabulary, a movement — around growing older. Why I coined words like Vintageness and Sagerism. Here’s the answer. I’m 74 years old. I’ve lived on a Caribbean island for fourteen years. I became a certified career and life […]
by Michael Feeley
Vintage chooses not to. A life fully lived means a life fully felt and expressed—the sorrow as well as the joy, the loss as well as the love, the headline that breaks your heart over morning coffee, alongside the sunrise that restores it. Notre Dame burning. A genocide. A despot’s cruelty. A terrorist’s senseless violence. […]
by Michael Feeley
Some gifts are a complete surprise. This is one of them. Ann Sheybani — master editor, author, and owner of Summit Press Publishers – helped me discover the book I didn’t yet know I had inside me — wrote this tribute and shared it publicly. I am moved and profoundly grateful for her generous care. […]
by Michael Feeley
We treat archaeology as one of the most respected professions in the world. It is patient work. Precise work. Work done with reverence for what is being uncovered. No rushing. No bulldozers. No damage to the tiniest particle that might complete the picture. What if you brought that same discipline to yourself? Self-archaeology is The […]
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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