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Preferment Course Guide

The Preferment course

Preferment course curriculum: eight weeks, six modules

Preferment is an 8-week live course in which Anne van Leynseele leads eight weekly sessions through her book, organized into six modules from Introduction to Launch.

Last updated: November 2026

What do you learn in the Preferment course?

In Rarified Life’s Preferment course you learn to separate who you are from your career, find what motivates you now, match your days to your values, and build the routine that makes it stick. The course ends with you naming your mission for the next chapter of your life and stepping into it.

The course page describes Preferment as a structured path, not a self-help pep talk: each week builds on the last. It is written for driven people who are done treating retirement like an ending and ready to treat it like an ascension. In Rarified Life’s words, you do not need a five-year plan; you just need a room to start figuring it out in.

The six Preferment modules

  1. Module 1

    Introduction

    Where you are right now, and why the old model of retirement was never built for someone like you.

    Question it helps you answer: Where am I, honestly, at this moment?

  2. Module 2

    Identity

    Separating who you are from what you did for a living.

    Question it helps you answer: Who am I without my job title?

  3. Module 3

    Motivation

    Finding what actually moves you, now that a paycheck is not the reason.

    Question it helps you answer: What gets me up in the morning now?

  4. Module 4

    Alignment

    Matching your values and strengths to how you will actually spend your days.

    Question it helps you answer: Does my calendar reflect what I care about?

  5. Module 5

    Accountability

    Building the structure that turns intention into a lived routine.

    Question it helps you answer: What will keep me doing it in week twelve?

  6. Module 6

    Launch

    Naming your mission for this next chapter, and stepping into it.

    Question it helps you answer: What is my mission, in one sentence?

Module names and descriptions come from the Preferment course page. The guiding questions are this site’s plain-language summary of each module.

What is included in the Preferment course?

Included with enrollment

  • Eight weekly live sessions with Anne, working through the book chapter by chapter
  • The book Preferment, your companion text and workbook
  • Homework built into the book: real exercises done between sessions
  • A structured path where each week builds on the last

The course in figures

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How a week in Preferment works

  1. Read the week’s chapter of Preferment.
  2. Join the live session with Anne, where the group works through that chapter.
  3. Complete the homework exercises built into the book before the next session.
  4. Bring what you learned into the next week, which builds on it.

The course page does not publish a week-by-week mapping of modules to sessions, start dates, or the platform used. Ask Rarified Life through the contact page if you want those details before you enroll.

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Common questions

How long is the Preferment course?
The Preferment course runs for eight weeks, with one live session with Anne van Leynseele each week. The sessions work through her book Preferment chapter by chapter, and each week builds on the one before, so the course follows a structured path rather than a collection of separate talks.
What are the six modules of the Preferment course?
The six modules are: Introduction, on where you are now; Identity, separating who you are from what you did; Motivation, finding what moves you without a paycheck; Alignment, matching values and strengths to your days; Accountability, building structure that turns intention into routine; and Launch, naming your mission for the next chapter.
How do six modules fit into eight weeks?
The course page lists six modules delivered across eight weekly live sessions, but it does not publish a week-by-week mapping of modules to sessions. If you want to see the exact schedule before enrolling, ask Rarified Life directly through the contact page at rarifiedlife.com, or raise it during a free Breakthrough Session call.
Are the Preferment sessions live or recorded?
The sessions are live. Rarified Life describes Preferment as a live course with eight weekly live sessions led by Anne van Leynseele. The course page does not say whether recordings are provided afterward, so if replay access matters to you, confirm it through the contact page before you enroll.
Is the Preferment book included in the course?
Yes. The book Preferment is included with the course and acts as both the companion text and the workbook. Each live session works through the book chapter by chapter, and the homework is built into its pages. Separately, Rarified Life lists its books as coming soon in its shop.
Is there homework in the Preferment course?
Yes. Homework is built into the book and done between sessions. Rarified Life describes it as real exercises, not busywork, and the course page calls it the guided homework that turns reading into a plan. Because each week builds on the last, completing the exercises keeps you ready for the next live session.
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