The Young Professional's Guide to A Year Off
Helping young professionals plan a sabbatical, career break, or gap year to travel the world for a year.
By most accounts, my Year Off was one hell of a success. I accomplished my goals of long-term travel and exploration. I learned new skills that always interested me and I tried many new activities, gaining new interests along the way. I avoided illness and injury and financial ruin. I came back to a good…
It’s time to let our imaginations run wild for awhile. I want you to imagine you’re debt free, and you have a great start to your retirement savings. You have enough money to cover your mortgage and all your living and “fun” expenses for a year. What would you do? Think about some childhood dreams…
Let’s be honest, a Year Off is not an easy thing to accomplish, and for many people, it’s not possible. But I believe there are many people who might think it’s impossible but it’s well within their realm of possibility. For those who think it’s impossible, start improving in the following areas of your life…
Gap years are for college students. Sabbaticals are for college professors. Retirement is for those in their 50s and 60s. A Year Off is for young professionals. Your Year Off Age is the age you put your working life and career on temporary hold to hit the road and pursue whatever dreams you may have….
Let’s get a formal definition of Year Off in the books….. A Year Off is a finite period when a young professional steps away from his/her normal working life and career to live life as he/she pleases and to pursue whatever dreams he/she may have.