Your life does not have a best-before date.

You built a career. You built a life around it. Now something needs to change, but you’re nervous and a little stuck. That’s where I come in.

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Vicki Meltzer – Certified Retirement Coach · Certified Career Coach · ICF ACC (in progress)

Vicki Meltzer, certified career and retirement coach, smiling in a warm portrait.

If you've found yourself thinking any of these things, you're in the right place:

I feel like I have lost pieces of myself and I hardly recognize myself anymore.

I want more out of the next part of life, but I can't even decide what that means, let alone figure out how to get it.

What if I'm running out of time to be who I want to be and do what I want to do?

It's not too late. Here's the heart of our work together.

Passion

Over time, you may have fallen into a routine of being who you're expected to be, only to reach a stage where you feel like you've lost touch with who you are beyond obligations and job titles. Together, we'll reconnect with the strengths, values, and desires you may have left behind and explore what makes you feel most alive now.

Purpose

Like many people, you may feel paralyzed by the often unspoken fear of losing or never truly finding purpose. Purpose can be found or rekindled at any time in life. Our work together will be focused on creating a next chapter where meaning is the core, not a by-product.

Path

It's not unusual to feel the pull toward something more, yet have no idea how to get there. The path that led you to this point wasn't generic and straightforward. Neither is the one that will lead you forward. Together, we'll start where you are now and find the path that's right for you.

I’ve been where you are, clinging to a career because there’s comfort in the familiar. I’m Vicki, a certified career and retirement coach, and for years I struggled to move on from a career that no longer felt like a good fit. Staying in that space was painful, but the thought of moving on was scary. Who would I be if I left my career behind? What would I do? Would I still matter? The questions swirled and held me in place until continuing to cling felt scarier than letting go.

So, I devoted myself to answering the questions that had paralyzed me and so many people like me. I hired a coach to guide me and help me think things through in a way I couldn’t on my own. I studied, experimented and all along the way, I grew, guided by the unshakable knowledge that the second half of life is a beginning, not an end. That unshakable knowledge has become my passion, purpose and path.

The second half of life is a beginning, not an end.

Whether my clients are contemplating a career change or preparing for retirement, one of my greatest joys is seeing the light in their eyes when they realize that the next chapter isn’t about leaving the best of themselves behind. The next chapter is about finding it.

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Career Coaching Services

You're not done. You're just not sure what comes next.

Here are some of the things we'll work on:

Gaining clarity on what matters to you now

Experimenting with new career directions

Building a concrete action plan

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Retirement Coaching Services

You worked hard and planned your finances. Now what?

Here are some of the things we'll cover:

Defining identity and purpose beyond work

Designing a flexible and fulfilling post-career life

Navigating the emotional retirement transition

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Vicki has been a tremendous support during this journey. I particularly appreciate her insight, compassion and boldness to ask the difficult questions that need to be addressed. She often hears what I am and am not saying and is helping me expand awareness about myself to an extent that I likely would not be gaining without her support. My coaching experience with Vicki is amazing and I look forward to each session.

I had a couple of career "pain points" that I was trying to work through by myself, without much result, but that all changed while talking with Vicki. She listened and asked questions and guided me in getting to the bottom of why I was getting stuck, and helped me reframe it in such a way that it seemed like something that could be figured out. I followed up on our conversation and it was amazing how much progress I was able to make in a short time. Vicki is patient, non-judgmental, creative, and very insightful, and I could not recommend her services more.

Working with Vicki as my retirement coach challenged me to reflect on what truly matters to me and how I want to pursue it, not at work, but in life. She helped me think about what my days, months, and years in retirement could look like and gave me the confidence to create a meaningful plan for the future. Retirement takes intention, planning, and action. This process helped me build the plan; now the next chapter is mine to live.

When my position was eliminated as part of a reduction in force (RIF), Vicki was able to help me keep my head up and take things one day at a time in what felt like a pretty dire situation. I have since landed in a completely new individual contributor role with tremendous opportunity for growth and mobility and leadership positions down the road. I don't know what I would have done without Vicki's coaching through this period. Her coaching style really guides self-discovery, and I'd recommend her to anyone looking for that 'next step' professionally.

Vicki is supportive and knowledgeable. She gently encourages me to ponder new perspectives on my behaviour, which is leading to a better understanding of my own motivations and values. This process of self-awareness is helping me to select new challenges that will stimulate personal growth, meet my changing needs, and let me thrive during retirement.

I was referred to Vicki by a highly regarded professional in the field. I had recently retired from a very busy 40-year career in marketing and public relations, and needed to build a structure for myself. Vicki helped me capture the essence of activities that are rewarding to me and to build a structure around those things. I'm faring quite well a year later, and grateful for Vicki's perspective and thoughtfulness.

Ready to talk about what's keeping you up at night?

No pressure or pitch. Just two humans having a chat about where you are now and where you want to go.

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