Ivan decides to take a sabbatical — a gap year spent in another country, learning a new language and making new friends. It saves his life.
After working more than 10 hours per day for 8 years, when I suddenly stopped I realized I had become addicted to being busy – I needed to go through a process of detox to learn how to relax and enjoy my life (outside of work)
Milena leverages her design thinking and strategic skills to plan a 12-week sabbatical miles away from home.
I took 3 months off of my work without pay and so did my partner. We saved up for 6 months in advance… using my design thinking brain when planning a sabbatical turned out to be a good thing.
Marina takes a 32-week sabbatical as a way of healing from her physical and mental health crises. She gains the courage to transform herself.
I realized that the only way to become myself again, was to take care of myself — deeply.
After 20 years in enterprise software, it was time for a sabbatical – time to tackle some of the adventures on my bucket list.
I’m now committed to becoming my “next mountain” self, the person that I was discovering over my period of sabbatical: Who is in constant search of a cause bigger than me.
