AboutLast updated: November 2026Published by Rarified Life
This site is published by Rarified Life, the business that created the Preferment framework and runs the 8-week Preferment course.
Rarified Life publishes this site to explain Preferment in plain language: what the framework is, how the course is structured, what it costs, and who it suits. It is one of a small number of websites Rarified Life publishes, and it is not an independent review. The main business website is rarifiedlife.com.
Rarified Life publishes this site. Rarified Life offers a research-informed Preferment framework and platform that helps people, especially high achievers approaching or in retirement, redesign life after work around personal values, purpose, and meaningful activities. It presents Preferment as an active alternative to conventional retirement.
This is one of a small number of websites Rarified Life publishes. For the full business, including the course listing, the free presentation, and future offerings, visit the Rarified Life main website.
Why this site exists
Rarified Life wants people to understand the Preferment framework before deciding on the 8-week course. This site is organized in that order: the framework, then the modules, then the course format and price. Its aim is to reach more high achievers who are asking what comes after a big career, and to give them clear, factual answers.
The founder
Anne van Leynseele created Preferment and teaches the course. She 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. She co-owns an award-winning chocolate farm on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Rarified Life lists a location in Edmonds, Washington, and a mailing address in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Learn how this site is written on our approach page, or start with the retirement coaching course overview.
Anne van Leynseele created Preferment and wrote the book the course is built on. Her background includes building and selling a production company in Los Angeles film and television, advising Fortune 100 companies on digital strategy across three continents, and serving as an Attorney Advisor in the Obama Administration. She describes having lived four reinventions.
More in the FAQ: Who created the Preferment framework?Rarified Life lists a location in Edmonds, Washington, and a mailing address in Captain Cook, Hawaii, on the Big Island. Anne van Leynseele also co-owns an award-winning chocolate farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. The 8-week course is delivered as live sessions; check the listing for how they are run.
More in the FAQ: Where is Rarified Life based?The Rarified Life homepage lists 1:1 coaching as coming soon. For now, the 8-week Preferment course is the main guided offering, alongside the Preferment book and a free presentation. Check rarifiedlife.com for updates on when individual coaching becomes available.
More in the FAQ: Does Rarified Life offer one-on-one retirement coaching?Yes. Rarified Life offers a free presentation through its registration page, aimed at accomplished women in their 50s and 60s who are nearing or in retirement, which introduces a 5-step plan for replacing the what-now feeling of retirement. The pages on this site are also free and cover the framework, the modules, and the price.
More in the FAQ: Is there a free way to learn about Preferment first?Yes. Anne van Leynseele wrote a book called Preferment, and it is the companion text and workbook for the 8-week course. Course participants receive the book, and its built-in homework exercises are completed between live sessions. The Rarified Life homepage also lists further books as coming soon.
More in the FAQ: Is there a Preferment book?