Phyllis May

When Phyllis May retired, she moved to Key West and had no intention of becoming an author, speaker or any of the other jobs she’s had. However, she has now written what was, at one time, the best-selling book for tourists coming to Key West….”Keys to Paradise…a fun guide to Key West.” That was followed by “Refired not Retired….reignite your zest for life”. Both books were chosen as Finalists in the USA Book News selections the year they were published.

After being in education for 34 years as a teacher, administrator and Supt. of Schools, she retired to Key West only knowing one person....who was gone for a year. Her 20-year marriage had ended, their daughter was in college, her dog died and her Mother had recently gone to an Assisted Living facility in Detroit. She woke up one day and said out loud, “You don’t have to live here anymore!”

When the move actually occurred, she then needed to figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Since that time, she has worked in many part-time jobs that she never could have imagined but ultimately, after watching so many retirees appear to be totally lost, she became passionate about spreading the word to become reFIRED and to stop using that word ‘retired’. She is now a professional speaker and retirement coach as well as author….with a few little fun jobs on the side. She has been interviewed on numerous TV programs in various cities, many radio shows throughout the US and Canada and had a weekly, 30-minute radio show on VoiceAmerica which went to all English speaking countries. She also had her own local 30-minute weekly TV program in Key West.

Be sure to ‘friend’ Phyllis on Facebook and join the “Fiery Retiree” page for fun to start your day.