September 25, 2009
Reboot Your Life on TV!
Jaye and Rita were interviewed by Lisa Mateo on WPIX New York for a special segment on taking Sabbaticals after job loss!
Whether you're disillusioned with your career, yearning to follow a dream, or taking time out after a layoff, now is a great time to step back and recharge. We call it rebooting your life. This book will show you how you can give yourself the best gift ever—the gift of time.
Reboot Your Life is available online at Amazon and can be found in local bookstores and airports everywhere.
"Talk about discovery! Reboot Your Life gives the inspiration, insight, and practical tips to take a work break for a breather or a real life change." — Wonya Lucas, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Discovery CommunicationsLearn More
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September 25, 2009
Jaye and Rita were interviewed by Lisa Mateo on WPIX New York for a special segment on taking Sabbaticals after job loss!
February 6, 2012
Co-Author Jaye Smith was interviewed on “Money, Riches & Wealth”, the popular radio show on TalkRadio 680 WCBM in Baltimore.
Jaye shares incredible insights and tips on taking a sabbatical. Rebooting, Jaye says, is going to be “our secret weapon as we move forward. With the way our world is going, and the pace of change, people are going to need a break to keep going and stay resilient, because people aren’t retiring.”
Listen to the full podcast here.
December 2, 2011

Watch co-author Cathy Allen on This Week in the Boardroom speaking about monitoring complex risk companies, one of her many areas of financial expertise.
Congrats Cathy!
July 29, 2011
Listen to Co-Author Catherine Allen’s special appearance on the “Women and Business” segment of the the WCBS Opening Bell Report, broadcast this week.
On these segments, Cathy explains what the research overwhelmingly proves – that contrary to many people’s beliefs, taking a break actually enhances people’s professional lives – even after lay-offs. She also explores how companies today are using sabbaticals as an attraction and retention tool, and gives important tips on how to prepare and present the business case for taking a sabbatical to your employer.
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July 18, 2011
Listen to this interview of Co-Author Rita Foley on the KNews Morning Report with Charlie Dyer. Their wide-ranging conversation covers Rita’s own personal story on how she used time off to connect to her first love – volunteerism, as well as the story of the first meeting of the sabbatical sisters and numerous tips on how people everywhere are finding ways to take vital time off of work.
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June 13-15, 2012
Join us for a long weekend in beautiful Santa Fe and discover how to reboot and recharge your life with our REBOOT YOUR LIFE™ Retreat. Whether you are figuring out if you can take a sabbatical, are deep in the planning, or in between jobs and trying to decide what to do next, you will [...]
September 21-23, 2012
Join us for a long weekend in gorgeous Cape Cod and discover how to reboot and recharge your life with our REBOOT YOUR LIFE™ Retreat. Whether you are figuring out if you can take a sabbatical, are deep in the planning, or in between jobs and trying to decide what to do next, you will [...]
It’s a tough lesson to learn: Time is more valuable than money—because all the money in the world can’t buy you time. And that’s the lesson to be learned in these pages—how to appreciate and make the most of that uncertain and precious commodity, the time you are given to live a fulfilled life. –Terry Savage, Nationally syndicated Chicago Sun-Times financial columnist and author of The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?
Taking a sabbatical was one of the best things I ever did for my life! Reboot Your Life covers every aspect of that adventure—the fears, the money, the big dreams, other people and everything else in between. Get the book. –Ariane de Bonvoisin, Author of The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier
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