
When should you take a break from work? Learn the power of having a midlife gap year. Lisette Smith from The Advisory Group of San Francisco is a pioneer of the Midlife Gap year concept as part of the financial planning process. Learn the secrets of creating more energy and fulfillment with planned breaks to give you and your future more choices.

Lisette Smith is the Chief Operating Officer and senior advisor to personal wealth clients at The Advisory Group of San Fransico. Having first-hand experience of taking a break from work Lisette is well qualified to talk about the power of having a midlife gap year.
With the dynamics of longevity working against early retirement, the retirement age currently sitting at 67 is now being revised upwards. The maths of work for 35 years and then being retired for 40 plus years may no longer add up. Do you think you have the energy to keep working past the age of 70?
The secret to creating more energy in your working life could be taking a planned midlife gap year. It could give you that time out to rejuvenate without derailing from your retirement plans.
The tradeoffs include:
- spending time with the family;
- travel;
- a change of pace of life;
- just slowing down;
- or getting some education
can be enough to give you the power to continue on with your career.
Lissette has created a 16-page educational guide “The Midlife Gap Year: How to take a break and still feel financially secure” to inspire business owners and leaders to take a long-term view of their career and life fulfillment.
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