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.
Fear is everywhere in our society. Fear of terrorism, health problems, and injury or illness. We’re afraid of losing our jobs and going broke and ending up homeless. We’re afraid of climate change and immigrants and “outsiders”, and we’re afraid of commitment and rejection, which causes us to close ourselves off from the outside world….
In a previous post, I challenged some of the common assumptions that are made regarding a Year Off. One of those assumptions is that you have to be young when you take your Year Off. In that post, I argued that an extended career break is for anybody of any age. That whether you’re 30…
“There are many talented people who haven’t fulfilled their dreams because they over thought it, or they were too cautious, and were unwilling to make the leap of faith.” James Cameron A Year Off is ultimately a leap of faith. There are many unknowns and quite a few things that can go wrong before, during,…
A Year Off comes with some financial risks, but through proper preparation, I believe you can lower these risks. Bankruptcy is the worst case scenario, but I believe it falls under the group of things that probably will not happen while on a career break. Despite this fact, I think it’s important to think about…