by Reboot Partners | Jul 21, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Reboot Partners | Jun 5, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories, Retreats
We were pleased with the positive comments from the Santa Fe Reboot Your Life retreat and evidence that it had value. Goals were set. Life lessons were gleaned. One of the attendees at our Santa Fe Reboot Your Life Retreat was Annie Searle. She has her own blog and...
by Reboot Partners | May 29, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Reboot Partners | May 21, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Reboot Partners | May 15, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories
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...
by Reboot Partners | May 8, 2009 | From the Blog, Personal Stories
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...