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.
Carol-Ann is no stranger to sabbaticals and she recognized the signs that she needed a break — only this break would be her longest sabbatical yet.
When you can experience your life in the absence of stress, when you disengage auto-pilot, there is an opportunity to be the best version of yourself and to live your life intentionally.
Kevin’s sabbatical helps him transform his life, leave the advertising industry, and move to Costa Rica with his wife and two children.
I rejected the idea of “work until you’re 65, then retire and enjoy your life.” With planning, we can adopt a different lifestyle design.
When an unexpected 3 month lockdown hits, Ellen and J use the time to rest, relax and get ready for their big adventure — a 9-month sabbatical traveling around Australia.
I knew I needed a long break to recover from a tough year, I just didn’t realise how much it would change my life
A mother and nonprofit founder takes a sabbatical and gets a better perspective on identity, family, and work.
Time is the most precious resource we have – the sabbatical really reinforced that. It’s one of the best ways to stop and reset and figure out how you are using your time.
After leaving a toxic work environment, a finance executive steps into full-time parenthood to support his family and re-discover joy.
“There’s more to your life than your career. It’s not a one-way street. My sabbaticals gave me the space to get back in touch with things that mattered to me.”
A year above the Arctic Circle to spend time with family and reconnect with personal and professional goals.
“The ultimate byproduct of my sabbatical is that I no longer need to compartmentalize work from having fun and making a difference.“
A nonprofit leader steps away to heal and choose how (or if) she wants to return to her dream job.
“My hope was that by stepping away, when I came back, I would actually be choosing this again, as opposed to it just happening to me.”
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.”
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.”
