What if You Planned a Sabbatical?

Let me cut to the chase: I’m giving you permission to plan a sabbatical. Do I have your attention?

Traditionally, we have divided our lifespans into three unequal stages: growing up, working, and retiring. Of the three, a 30- or 40-year working career usually dwarfs the other two stages. In less than a generation, however, we have seen our retirement stage catching up to our working stage. For some of us, we may live (hopefully in good health and security) another 35+ years beyond age 65. That’s a retirement as long as our working careers.