110. The Career, the House, the Family…and Still Unfulfilled? You’re Not Alone (And Here’s What to Do)

Air Date: April 8, 2025
Host: Laurie Reynoldson

Episode Summary:
In this powerful episode of the School of Midlife Podcast, Laurie shares the behind-the-scenes story of how The Gap Year was born — and why it's exactly what high-achieving midlife women need right now. If you’re waking up at 2 a.m. wondering, “Is this all there is?” this episode is your wake-up call, your roadmap, and your permission slip to make a bold change without blowing up your life.

You’ll hear:

• How Laurie went from partnership-track attorney to burning it down (in the best way) to build the School of Midlife
• Why traditional “success” leaves so many women feeling empty — and how the Gap Year helps you redefine it
• Why you can’t keep waiting for “someday” and why the time to start is right now
• What makes The Gap Year unlike any other personal development program
• Exactly what’s included in the Gap Year (including the 6-week Midlife Best Life Accelerator and monthly Masterclasses)

If you’ve ever thought, “I should be grateful for my life, so why do I feel so damn stuck?” — this one’s for you.

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Transcript

Gap Year - Podcast Episode

[00:00:00] In this week's episode of The School of Midlife Podcast, we're talking about an opportunity that you have to start right now and make midlife your best life. We talk a lot about making midlife your best life on the School of Midlife podcast, but if you are ready, if it's time for you, if you're ready to say yes to yourself, you're gonna wanna listen to this episode.

Welcome to the School of Midlife podcast. I'm your host, Laurie Reynoldson. This is the podcast for the midlife woman who starting to ask herself big life questions. Like, what do I want? Is it too late for me? And what's my legacy beyond my family and my work. Each week we're answering these questions and more. At the School of Midlife, we're learning all of the life lessons they didn't teach us in school and we're figuring out finally what it is we want to be when we grow up. Let's make midlife your best life.

[00:01:00] Hey friends. Welcome back to another episode of The School of Midlife podcast. Hope you have had an incredible week since I last saw you, uh, the white Lotus. Finale was last night, and I'm still kinda reeling about that. If you are a White Lotus fan, let me know. I'd love to hear what you thought about the finale.

Uh, we, we, a lot of times don't talk about what's going on in the TV here. I don't want to even dip into what's going on in a political standpoint and the free fall of the stock markets, but. Suffice it to say, um, I've got plenty of opinions about what happened on White Lotus. So if you want to talk about that, you let me know.

In this week's episode of the School of Midlife podcast, I wanna talk to you about the Gap Year. In last week's episode I shared with you day one of a three day masterclass [00:02:00] that I was putting on how midlife women are making their best life in midlife and skipping the midlife crisis. That Masterclass was a lead into the Gap Year, which is the school of Mid Life's signature group coaching program.

The doors are open right now. And I wanna just talk to you a little bit about how the Gap Year started, what the impetus was behind that, and give you a little bit more information about it, because I know that there are several of you out there who are ready to take a little toe dip into coaching, and I'll tell you, group coaching is the easiest way to do that.

The. So why the Gap Year? I would love to say that all of us have enough time that we can just take a year off and go travel the world or go to cooking school somewhere, or go work in, [00:03:00] you know, do an internship somewhere that. Is completely unrelated to what we do in our everyday life. When we think about Gap Years, that's what we think about.

You know, that kind of let's go away for a year and just have some new experiences. Well, for most of us, we don't have the luxury of taking in an entire year off, right? I mean, most gap years happen between high school and college. Maybe take a year off to figure out what your next move is, or between college and that first job.

That is when we expect that there's a gap year, an opportunity to go and do something that is just different than everyday normal life. But as midlife women, most of us don't have the time luxury or the responsibility luxury to just be like, peace out. I'm gonna be gone for a year. Good luck keeping it all together.

[00:04:00] That's why I was so intentional when I created the Gap Year. I guess. You know what, let's actually do a couple of steps back and I wanna talk to you about why the Gap Year was created from the beginning. I think a lot of you know that I was a commercial real estate attorney for the first 20 years of my career, and when I was right on the verge of joining the partnership of a large super regional firm, which was.

The thing that I had worked my entire life to get. I mean, I decided in fifth grade I was gonna be an attorney. That decision drove where I went to school, what I studied everything, but it was just after 10-year-old Laurie said she was gonna be an attorney. Then I did everything in my power to make that happen, and here I was 

at, at 44, and I was definitely a midlife and I was on the verge of landing the job that I'd worked my entire career for. You know, the, the big fish, the [00:05:00] cherry on top, the everything that said to me, this is, you've made it. This is the pinnacle of success. And that was to be a partner in a large, super regional firm.

Well, there was one question that they asked me. At my partnership admission interview and that was how will your job change if you are lucky enough to be invited to join the partnership. And I'm a verbal processor, so I thought about it a little bit and I said, you know what? I don't think it's gonna change that much.

'cause I'm already acting as if I'm a partner as far as mentoring young associates, bringing in a lot of business, um, essentially running the real estate department of the Boise office. So I, I'm already acting like I'm partner, so my job isn't gonna change that much, but my title will and the way I'm compensated, I'm gonna be making more money.

And I thought about it for a while and I realized never in my life had I done anything just for money. And I also realized that I'd [00:06:00] been suffering from a case of the Sundays for a very, very, very long time. It occurred to me that. Making more money and having more obligations as a partner. That wasn't gonna change the fact that I really didn't like my job.

I didn't like who I had become in this male dominated career that I had chosen, which was oftentimes a little bit more combative. I just felt like it was very competitive and, and, and I am no stranger to competition, but I just. I felt like it was just this cutthroat person that I didn't like who I was becoming. After that question, at the end of that partnership admission interview and before they voted on partnership, I went into the administrative partner and I said, I'm gonna make this really easy.

On the partnership admission committee, I'm withdrawing my name from partnership and I'm leaving the firm. And at that point I [00:07:00] had zero idea what I was going to do. I, I just knew that I needed a fresh start. And when I made that fresh start, I, I was also looking for guidance, an inspiration, anywhere I could find it, and that included.

Getting on the internet and typing in midlife transition. And I'll tell you what's interesting is when you do that, the only thing that came up at that point was, am I having a midlife crisis? And what are the symptoms of menopause? Okay, so. I knew that what I was looking for as a high performing midlife woman who was just trying to figure out what the hell she was gonna do with the second half of her life, there were no resources for anyone like me.

And because I tend to see a problem and fix the problem, I was like, you know what? I'm gonna create something that is exactly [00:08:00] for the type of woman that I am right now. That gives women the type of guidance and tools and information that I need right now, and that's how the School of Midlife came to be.

When I first started the School of Midlife, it was all one-on-one coaching, and that, that has been fantastic, and I still do a little bit of that. I don't advertise it as much because I just, I've, I've moved a little bit away from it only because. One-on-one coaching is so impactful for the one woman that I'm coaching, but I just have a bigger vision for greater impact.

And the easiest way that I can do that is rolling out the coaching

frameworks and techniques in a group setting. That's where the Gap Year comes in. It's this perfect

coaching program that is designed with a [00:09:00] busy, high performing midlife in mind. A woman who cannot just be like, peace out. I'm gonna go find myself for a year, and then I will come back and then I'll pick up my life, wherever that may be. That's not what we have. That's not what we need. We need something that gives us the tools and the information, the frameworks, the information so that we can, while we're doing real life, we can take the time to figure out what we wanna be when we grow up, what does that second half of our life look like? And that is exactly how I have designed the Gap Year, which is a way for you to try out group coaching and just see how well it blends with your everyday life.

 You might be wondering who is the gap you're for? I would say it is for any midlife woman who feels like she's at a crossroads [00:10:00] where she is living this perfect life by all outward appearances, and it just feels like. Something's missing. She doesn't know what it is, but she just knows that she's, she's wondering like, is this all there is?

Because she's followed every rule, she's checked every box. she's been wildly successful. She just feels like something's missing, like fundamentally missing. She's not alone because so many of us do all of the things that we think we are supposed to do. Career, family, nice house, nice cars.

We've got stamps in our passport. We, we have everything we always thought we ever wanted. We follow the success playbook to a t, go to school, get a job, buy a house, get married, have some kids, raise them up, work our way up the career ranks and. What's interesting is so many of us have done that. So many of us have been [00:11:00] so successful.

So many of us are living a life that looks amazing to other people, but we can't shake the feeling that we're made for something more. Then, then of course we, we find ourselves in this sort of guilt-ridden place. Like, why can't I just be happy with everything I have? Then of course, because we're in midlife, then we couple that with this idea that I'm running out of time, like, how much time do I actually have left to figure this out?

I mean, I've spent decades climbing the corporate ladder. I've earned the degrees. I've built the career. I've created this beautiful family. I've collected the achievements. I have an enviable life. Why can't I just figure this out? Why can't I just be happy with everything I have? Why, why do [00:12:00] I feel like there's something wrong with me?

I mean. Am I selfish for wanting more? Why? It's just this constant internal grappling, and it happens a lot of times at two o'clock in the morning when you just wake up and you can't stop that questioning loop of, did I go wrong somewhere? Am I missing something? I am a smart woman. Why can't I figure this out?

And it all comes down to the fact that. By and large, we have been living by someone else's definition of success because we've been doing all the things that have been expected of us, and we've been following this success playbook to absolute perfection. And because of that, we've lost connection with what truly lights us up.

 What I have figured out from coaching hundreds of midlife women is that if we don't break this cycle now, if we [00:13:00] don't figure out, if we don't get really intentional on what it is we want and how we wanna spend the second half of our life, then years are just gonna slip by and there's going to be this growing resentment.

Maybe not at first, but over time. Relating to this life that we have carefully constructed. And because we feel like we're in our forties or fifties or sixties, we, we've got this increasing anxiety that we're running out of time and we feel a little bit more trapped with each year. And we couple that with this idea that.

Almost endless feeling of what if.

What we don't realize is that by the time retirement comes around, we will have realized that we've spent our most vibrant years living for everyone else [00:14:00] and not ourself, but. The great news is it's not too late because our most meaningful chapters are not behind us, but they are still waiting to be written.

We still have a lot of life to experience. We just have to stop waiting to do it. 

And the beauty of the Gap Year is you also don't have to blow up your entire life to find the fulfillment that you are seeking. You just need. A roadmap to rediscover who it is that you are. Introduce yourself to your authentic self and design a life that truly excites you.

I think about it like this. Imagine trying to put together a puzzle. I don't know if you're a jigsaw puzzler, but I love 'em. I think that it's a fun way to spend time. It's a, it's a relaxing way to, to use your brain. [00:15:00] Um, I, I'm big puzzler, but imagine trying to put together a puzzle without the picture on the box lid.

That sounds impossible, right? But what I want you to think about is, what if I told you that that's what you've been doing in your life up to this point? You've been trying to put together this puzzle of your best life without having any idea what that looks like.

You've been sorting pieces, you've been trying different approaches. You've been putting some pieces together that. Look like what you're supposed to want. They look like what a successful, high performing woman looks like. They look like a perfect life from the outside. And because you've been trying to sort those pieces without actually looking at what a box top lid, what the puzzle your best life puzzle looks like.

It's never going to feel quite right. It will always feel like [00:16:00] something's a little off. 

So we have to move beyond all of the things that we've done before, the life that we've been living before. That doesn't mean we have to, to burn it all down, press the reset button, start again. That is not at all what I'm saying.

But you have to take the foundation that you have already built and get really intentional on what's gonna happen in the next part of your life. And we need to do that before it's too late. 

That is exactly why I created the Gap Year. The Gap Year. Like I said, is not this idea of what a typical Gap Year is, which is, you know what?

I'm gonna go away for a year and we'll just see what happens when I get back. It's not that at all. It is a dedicated time for you to discover what it is you truly want in life. It is a transformative program. Words for women who have [00:17:00] gone through it. Those aren't just my words, but it's this transformative program designed specifically for women in midlife who are ready to figure out what they actually want in life, what success means to them, and what matters most in this season of life

so that they can design a life of legacy, impact, fulfillment, and excitement. How does that sound? That sounds incredible. Right? How would you like to have a life filled with legacy, impact, fulfillment, and excitement versus this one that you're living right now, which is, yeah, I'm super successful on paper.

I just don't feel all that great on the inside. Wouldn't that be a wonderful change? 

The Gap Year is also different than maybe probably anything else you've ever tried, because it's not this one size fits all solution. It's, it's not another goal setting program or personal development course. It's a.

It's a full suite [00:18:00] of scientifically backed results, proven resources drawn from psychology, coaching methodologies, personal development research. It's created by someone who has been where you are. I created it, another high performing midlife woman with a seemingly perfect life who knew there was something more from her.

And once I finally decided to put myself front and center in my own life, everything changed. Which means you don't just get another checklist. With the Gap Year, there is space for deep reflection. We help you unpack your entire life story because part of what has been missing so far is we just get in motion and we keep looking forward.

We don't do any looking back, and that is vital. It is crucial to what we are, what we are doing, and how we are moving forward. Once we know where we are, what we've done, what we've accomplished up to this point, [00:19:00] then we. Provide you all of the support so that you can redesign your path going forward.

It's, it's your dedicated time to discover what you truly want without the pressure of traditional timelines or external expectations. Because when we talk about living our best life, there is no timeline on that. When you know what it is you want to accomplish, achieve as part of the second half of your life.

It doesn't matter if that happens in four months or four years, you are going to be as committed to making that happen as you are to breathing. That's why SMART goals don't work for your personal life there. There's a whole segment on that that, that we cover in the Gap Year, but instead of.

Chasing SMART goals, we do something entirely different. That's where the BeST LIFE framework comes in. I don't have time to get into that right now, but just know that there are scientifically backed results, [00:20:00] proven resources, like the BeST LIFE framework that move you from where you are right now to exactly where you want to be.

And if you're someone who's thinking, you know what, I, I feel like I'm too old to make significant changes. I feel like I have. I've made my bed and now I just have to lie in it, or I should be able to figure this out on my own. Hear me when I say most women in midlife. Find that their most meaningful purpose, they find it in this season of life, and they realize that seeking support and guidance from someone who's already been there is not a weakness at all.

In fact, it's a strength because what they're doing is they're being resourceful. They understand the, that there is a trade off somewhere. You can either take the time yourself or you can. It all comes down to time and money, right? You can spend a little bit of money [00:21:00] to create faster results, and that's exactly what it's all about in the Gap Year.

 So if you were to say, you know what, this all sounds great, Laurie. This sounds, uh, completely like me. Tell me what exactly do I get in the Gap Year. You are going to receive all of the core coaching modules that will guide you through this process of self discovery. It's not.

It's not exactly a step-by-step guide because so many of us are just like, gimme the guidebook. Tell me what to do. It doesn't do that, but it does take you through a very specific process of self-discovery and through that then you can. Figure out what it means to you to live your best life. And that's, that's exactly what we're going for here.

That's the end goal, right? How do I make midlife and beyond my best life on my terms, [00:22:00] how I define that? The great thing about the Gap Year is not only are there all of these core coaching modules with worksheets and workbooks, with all of the.

Modules that you need for your big breakthroughs. All of

the modules are also available in a private podcast format. Why did we do that? Remember I said that the Gap Year is intentionally created to work with your current life? Well, I understand that not everybody wants to sit in front of a computer after sitting in front of a computer all day long.

That's why every module is available in a private podcast format, so you can listen to it on your walk. You can listen to it in your car. You can work out to it if you want, when if you wanna listen to it while you are making dinner or doing the dishes, [00:23:00] great. If you want to take your morning reflection time and listen to the modules, then.

This would be a perfect time to do that. Everything in the Gap Year is meant to to work seamlessly with the life that you already have. It's not a bunch of handholding. It is a library of resources for you to come to when you need them and because you get lifetime access. You will also not only go through the original core modules on your own pace, 'cause no handholding here.

Go through the core modules and then anytime you need to revisit something, you know you're feeling a little stuck on something. Come back to it, revisit it in your own time. When I talk about feeling stuck, the other beautiful thing about the Gap Year is there is a supportive community of like-minded women.

The community is hosted off of [00:24:00] social media because I don't know about you, but anytime I have to be in a Facebook group or some sort of social media group, I just find myself scrolling. I find myself losing a bunch of time, so this is intentionally. Hosted off of social media in a private community. So anytime you know you're looking for some accountability, maybe you need a little encouragement from other women who totally get it.

The community is always there for you. The other thing about, you know, if you're feeling a little stuck, you don't know where to go, we have. Monthly live coaching calls. On those coaching calls, you can come get personalized feedback, get hot seat coaching opportunities, ensuring that you have all of the support you need to navigate the challenges that you are going through real time.

Celebrate your wins. Find that encouragement and accountability that you're looking for. The best thing about it is everything is recorded, so if you cannot attend live, [00:25:00] you still get the benefit of listening to. All of the coaching calls on your time because guaranteed, if you are dealing with an issue, if you have a question about something someone else's as well, so even if you can't attend live to hear her hot seat coaching opportunity, you can pick it up on the replay.

The thing that I. Um, well, I was gonna say the thing I love the most, there are so many things I love about this program, but it has been completely retooled for this launch. If you are somebody who heard about the Gap Year before, just know that it's totally different right now because the minute that you sign up, you get access to all of the coaching materials in the library.

All of it. Before it was dripped out over a certain, over an entire year. And I figured out, you know what, women don't wanna wait a year to have the breakthroughs. They want 'em right now. They want some clarity right now. So as soon as you sign up, as you, as soon as you raise your hand and [00:26:00] say, I am in, 

I want this to be in that Gap Year. I want it to start right now. You immediately get access to all of the coaching modules. And so that's on the, the video lessons and the private podcast. 

Another thing that makes this so different is starting next week, we are going to start the six week live Midlife Bestlife Accelerator.

I call it earning the MBA in midlife in just six weeks. What we are gonna do in that six week accelerator is we're gonna do a deep dive in real time, live into the. Essential core concepts of the Gap Year. That will kickstart your transformation. It'll be coached live.

It will help you. Identify where it is. You should be focusing as you work through the materials. This six weeks is a [00:27:00] complete game changer. We have never done it before. If you are thinking I would, this sounds great, but I can't do anything. Starting next week, I'm on vacation or I've got a work trip or whatever.

Remember, everything is recorded. This six week Midlife Bestlife Accelerator is a complete game changer. It's you'll start fast, you'll start strong. You can carry that momentum through your entire Gap Year, which means in just six weeks. You are going to have a clear vision of. What it is you actually want in life, what success means to you, what your best life looks like, and you're gonna have a plan to make that your reality.

Now, I'm not saying that by the end of the year you're going to be living that, that's, that's completely up to you. But what you are going to have at the end of just six weeks, you're gonna know exactly which direction you're heading in, and you're gonna have the tools to actually create that reality for [00:28:00] you.

Another brand new bonus that is new for this rollout of the Gap Year is. Midlife Mastery Masterclasses. That is a big mouthful, but every month there is going to be a masterclass. Which relates to midlife in some way. So think about it as kind of your monthly dose of inspiration and strategy and wisdom that is gonna cover everything from, say, workplace confidence to how to dress confidently in midlife, because a lot of us are in completely different jobs and careers than we were before.

We don't have to get dressed up every day. But how can we show up polished in a confident way? Um, we're, we're gonna talk about holiday stress management. There will be guest experts that come in and lead these masterclasses. I, of [00:29:00] course, will be involved in a number of them, but every month a new topic that relates to midlife reinvention.

We're gonna cover relationships, we're gonna cover career, we're gonna cover personal growth and so much more. And just like everything else, you can either attend them live or you can catch the replay. Again, the Gap Year is not meant to add more to your calendar. It is meant to give you the tools to create the life you want, and part of that creating the life you want is knowing exactly when you need help. There's there, like I said, there's no handholding here. This is not, you have to sign up, you have to come, you have to attend everything live. Absolutely not. That's not what this is about. This is about giving you the frameworks, the strategies, the information so that I, I can pass the baton to you and you can run with it at your own pace.

And anytime you [00:30:00] need some additional coaching, you just know that it's all there. It's all in your virtual library. You can listen to it on a private podcast. You can go and watch the video lessons, you can see all the replays. This Gap Year content is available for you whenever you want it, wherever you are.

There is so much more I can get into as far as additional bonuses. There is a 30 day. Risk free guarantee. I am. I'm putting all the risk on me because I know this works. You are going to walk away with a clear picture of what living your best life looks like, or I will give you your money back. The only caveat is you have to go through the materials and you have to implement the strategies because the only thing that I know for sure is.

You can't, there's a difference [00:31:00] between investing in a program and actually working the program. Just because you pay the money doesn't mean you're gonna actually get the transformation. So you spend 30 days on this if you don't agree that.

This is the best personal development program that you have ever done for high achieving midlife women. I will give you all of your money back. That means you can join today. Zero risk You, you can join today. Figure out why so many midlife women are loving the Gap Year. And if it's not for you, no worries.

We, I will send you your money and we will part as friends. You can still come back and listen to the podcast every week. Absolutely no problem. 

But this Gap Year is an opportunity that it's so important and it's so important that we actually take the time for ourselves.

Because here's the thing, if you could figure this out on your own, you would've done it by now. [00:32:00] I mean, you can absolutely spend another 1, 2, 3 years trying to figure this out all by yourself. You're capable, you're hardworking, you're roll up your sleeves, kind of woman. But my question for you is, is that really serving you?

I mean, if you've been feeling stuck for a while. It's time to reconsider that approach of doing it on your own. Because here's the truth, my friends, you get one shot at this life and you can't keep waiting to prioritize yourself because waiting could mean running out of time. Because none of us know how much time we have left.

Why do we assume that we're gonna have this long, healthy retirement when we can finally start checking off all of the things on our to-do list that we haven't gotten to yet? That's not how it works. That's not how it works.

My vision, and I know I've said this before, but my vision with the School of Midlife is to [00:33:00] enhance the lives of midlife women everywhere so that they can transform their midlife experience into their best life. And because I'm committed to that mission, I encourage you to take a look at the Gap Year page. I will drop a clickable link in the show notes. It's really easy. All of the information that you need to make a decision about whether this is right for you is on that page, www.schoolofmidlife.com/Gap Year, G-A-P-Y-E-A-R.

And I'm just gonna, I'll, I'll leave you with this. It's time for you to make a choice about your life. You can do nothing. You can continue waiting for the perfect time. Settling for a good life when you could be living a great life and you can watch years pass by without ever putting yourself first or choice Number two, you can take some action, [00:34:00] you can invest in yourself.

Right now. You can step into your power. You can create the exceptional and fulfilling life you've always dreamed of. If you choose nothing, time's gonna continue to slip away. You'll probably wake up one day closer to retirement, wondering where all of your dreams went. You will continue putting everyone else's needs before your own, probably silently on your own, sacrificing your own potential and the legacy that you could be creating.

It doesn't have to be that way though. If you are ready to live a life that's truly fulfilling, a life that inspires your children and shows the world what is possible, then the choice is clear. Join us in the Gap Year. Start building the life that you deserve. If you're hesitating, thinking to yourself, I'm not sure if this is the right time for me, or what will others think, or [00:35:00] can I really do this?

Then I want you to ask yourself, are you gonna let fear and doubt dictate your future? Because the truth is, there will never be a perfect time. The most powerful women I know. Don't wait for permission. They don't wait for perfect circumstances. They create their own opportunities. They show up for themselves.

They model courage. They prove that women can pursue their own dreams while supporting those that they love, which means you have an opportunity here to create a legacy because you are capable of extraordinary things. You can create a life that's not just good or great, but exceptional, exceptional.

But the intake isn't open for long. In fact, the doors of the Gap Year intake close at 11:59 [00:36:00] PM Pacific Time on Thursday, April 10th. And that's because we have a kickoff call on April 14th, and we get started with week one of the Midlife Bestlife Accelerator, that six week live accelerator on April 16th.

So time is of the essence. If you are ready to do something exceptional with your life, join us in the Gap Year. Remember that you can come in, poke around, be with us for 30 days. Check it out because there's a money back guarantee. I promise you though, if you come in, you do the work, your life will never be the same.

And my secret goal for everyone in the Gap Year, I mean, I know that I can never want more for them in their own lives than they do. But my secret hope for everyone is they will know exactly in their life. They'll be able to look back and say, everything changed in my life. Once I joined the Gap Year, because I figured out what I wanted, [00:37:00] I figured out what success meant to me. I figured out what mattered most in my life, and after the Gap Year, everything changed for me.

It can change for you too if you happen to be listening to this after April 10th, because I know not everybody listens to the podcast when it drops on a Tuesday. If you know that this is something that you are ready for, send me an email. I I will see what I can do if there are spaces left. We'll see what we can do because

part of my mission, part of giving women all of the tools that they need to make midlife their best life is also understanding that when it's time, when we're ready, when it's go time, when we are primed and ready to make a change. 

I'm gonna do everything [00:38:00] possible to make that happen for you. That is my commitment. So if you happen to be listening to this after the 10th of April, send me an email. Let's see what we can do. Thank you so much for being here this week. I hope you have an incredible week. I hope to see several of you inside the Gap Year when we get started next week.

Until then, have a great week. Take care of yourself, and I'll see you soon.

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