Going Back to Work

Are you going back to work after a reboot break?  Here’s a recent experience. As a sabbatical winds down, anticipation of working again grows. It can be a euphoric feeling: “Hey, I’m getting back to my career, or I’ll be earning money again, or I’ll have a schedule...

Pre-Retirement Sabbatical Story

We have met so many people who have taken pre-retirement sabbaticals.  Some took a sabbatical break a few years before retirement then returned to the same job.  Others took a break – or even retired – then changed jobs for the last part of their working careers. One...

Pre-Retirement Sabbaticals

Even before the economy took a dive and produced the profound reality for many of us that we have to keep working longer than intended, people were taking pre-retirement sabbaticals.  It’s a great idea.  Take the gift of time before that final working phase. First, we...

Cathy’s Story

Funding a Year in Asia In 1985, I took my first sabbatical and spent almost a year traveling in Asia with my then husband. It was an exciting time to be there because China was emerging from the shadow of Communism and other countries like India and Singapore were...

Funding Your Freedom

Are you thinking, “I can’t afford to take a career break?” One of the biggest challenges people face in taking time off is how to finance it. There are many ways to fund your freedom. Maybe you fear that tapping your savings will leave you vulnerable.  Maybe you need...