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.
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…
In this post, I describe why I think it’s important to purchase travel insurance for your extended career break if you plan on traveling domestically or abroad. First, I’ll cover the basics of travel insurance, what’s covered and what’s not covered. Then, I’ll get into a discussion about the odds of actually needing to use…
I’ll never forget the day I got notification that my leave of absence was approved. I received the letter in the mail, opened it, and quickly read the following sentence: “Your leave of absence has been APPROVED starting April 1st, 2016 until March 31st, 2017.” I had a whole year to do whatever I wanted….
Getting your life organized is an important part of the process of preparing for your Year Off work. Organization will free up much-needed time to prepare for your year of traveling. It will keep your mind clear so you can focus on the bigger picture of your career break. And it will make the transition…
There are many steps you need to take before embarking on your year-long journey around the world. You need to work out a leave of absence from work, travel vaccines and insurance, store your material possessions, and figure out where to travel. But the most important steps you need to take are arguably the financial…