The Preferment™ course
The Preferment™ course is Rarified Life's live 8-week program for life after career: eight weekly sessions with founder Anne van Leynseele, the Preferment book, and homework built into it, organized into six modules.
Last updated: November 2026 · Published by Rarified Life
You meet live with Anne once a week for eight weeks and work through her book Preferment chapter by chapter. Between sessions you complete the exercises built into the book. Rarified Life calls these real exercises, not busywork, and says each week builds on the last so the course becomes a structured path rather than a pep talk.
You do not need a five-year plan to start. The course description puts it simply: you just need a room to start figuring it out in.
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As listed on rarifiedlife.com, as of November 2026. Confirm the current price before enrolling.
Where you are right now, and why the old model of retirement was never built for someone like you.
Separating who you are from what you did for a living.
Finding what actually moves you, now that a paycheck is not the reason.
Matching your values and strengths to how you will actually spend your days.
Building the structure that turns intention into a lived routine.
Naming your mission for this next chapter, and stepping into it.
Anne 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, and she wrote the book the course is built on.
Rarified Life sums it up this way: she is not teaching a theory; she has lived four reinventions and shows you how to run your own. Full details and enrollment are on the Preferment course page at rarifiedlife.com.
The modules are Introduction (where you are now and why the old retirement model may not fit), Identity (who you are apart from your work), Motivation (what moves you without a paycheck), Alignment (values and strengths in your days), Accountability (structure that turns intention into routine), and Launch (naming your mission).
The course includes eight weekly live sessions with Anne van Leynseele, her book Preferment as your companion text and workbook, and homework built into the book that you complete between sessions. Each week builds on the last, moving through six modules from Introduction to Launch, so you finish with a named mission for your next chapter.
Yes. Homework is built into the Preferment book and done between the weekly sessions. Rarified Life describes these as real exercises rather than busywork, designed so that each week’s reading turns into decisions and a plan. Expect to set aside time each week beyond the live session itself.
Yes. The course is described as live, with eight weekly live sessions led by Anne van Leynseele. The free presentation is offered as a training you watch after registering. Session times and how you join are not listed on this site, so check the course page on rarifiedlife.com for current scheduling details.
Plan for one live session per week for eight weeks, plus reading and homework from the Preferment book between sessions. Rarified Life does not publish exact homework hours, so total weekly time depends on how deeply you engage with the exercises. Ask before enrolling if you need a precise figure.
Enrollment happens on the Preferment™ course page at rarifiedlife.com, where the course is listed for purchase. This guide explains the approach but does not take enrollments. Confirm the current price and session schedule on that page before you buy, since the listing and description show different figures.
Rarified Life offers a free presentation for accomplished women in their 50s and 60s who are nearing or in retirement. It walks through the 5-step plan behind Preferment™, so you can see whether the approach fits before committing to anything.
