Supporting You in Your Desire to Change
by Michael Feeley
Ageing is in your DNA. It arrived with you — written into your biology before you drew your first breath. Your family history lives there too—tendencies, vulnerabilities, the long record of those who came before you. Some people stop there. They treat DNA as destiny. This is who I am. This is how I will […]
by Michael Feeley
We know vintage when we see it. A watch. A car. A bottle of wine. A jacket that fits in a way nothing new ever quite does. Silver that has been passed down. Plates that have fed three generations. We don’t dismiss these things because of their age. We seek them. We pay more for […]
by Michael Feeley
There is a term for what the world wants to make of you at a certain age. Generic geriatric. A category. A condition. A blur. All your particular years averaged out and filed away. You become interchangeable. One of many. Managed rather than met. You are not old in the way they mean it. You […]
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
We are all in the ageing system. It has always been in place. Built into time, reinforced by language, habit, by the agreement of people who accepted what they were handed. Retirement is seen as a word for the finish line, and if left unexamined, can extinguish your sense of worth before you have fully […]
by Michael Feeley
Mine started with my doctor. I went for my annual physical — early sixties, feeling vital, curious, fully alive — and I had a few questions. The answers I got back were all the same. Three words. Delivered with a kind of cheerful finality, as if the case were closed. “You’re getting old.” Fine. I […]
by Michael Feeley
Kaput. Done. Finished. Gone to ruin. You’ve seen it happen and perhaps felt it pull at you. The slow letting go and decline. The garden not tended. The home not maintained as once. The body not as active. The mind not stretched frequently. The spirit not fed. Not a dramatic collapse — just a gradual […]
by Michael Feeley
There is a moment that comes for most of us. You pass a mirror in strong light. You stop. You look. And the face looking back is not quite the face you were expecting. The one you carry inside. The one that still feels curious and alive and young. That gap — between the self […]
by Michael Feeley
The world has plenty of voices and set steps telling you how to age. How to retire. How to wind down. How to maintain, accept, prepare, and step aside. How to shrink quietly and wipe out your wisdom. This is not that voice. Sagerism is a philosophy of becoming. Not decoming. There is a word […]
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 […]
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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