Kimberly
“I remember like getting back on that plane and thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll never be the same person again.’”
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“I remember like getting back on that plane and thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll never be the same person again.’”
A tech leader goes exploring — inside and out.
“My sabbatical gave me the space to explore my passions and really identify my life purpose. It has changed the whole trajectory of my life.”
A one year sabbatical to learn and live intentionally while touring around the world with her husband.
“The sabbatical didn’t change my mind on what I wanted to spend my time doing. It gave me clarity and courage to move in the direction I always was trying to move in.”
“I remember like getting back on that plane and thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll never be the same person again.’”
Using sabbaticals to test out hypotheses for work and life.
“Maybe some people need the sabbatical because everything is just perfect. At least for me, this has never been true. If there’s something that lingers as an open question or aspiration, I give myself theme and space to explore it fully.”
A medical device marketer quits to pursue her lifelong dream job at age 40.
“I realized that my entire self-worth was based on external validation. I’ve had to reprogram. I now see success as the amount of joy something brings me.”
A Singaporean consultant seeks recovery and self-knowledge.
“I feel the ability to be really courageous and brave…I felt like it enabled me to be a stronger person, both mentally and also in terms of my experience.”
