What is a sabbatical?
The word sabbatical is rooted in sabbath – the day of rest. A sabbatical is definitely a restful period away from one’s typical employment or work schedule. I consider it to be interchangeable with career break or mini retirement.
One thing’s for sure: taking a sabbatical {that is not a prescribed part of your professorial career) is counterculture.
My guest on the most recent podcast is also taking one right now.
Liz Drake is an economist and project manager with over 20 years of work experience in management consulting. She is a wife, mother of two boys, and an outdoor enthusiast with a side habit in sewing. After “multiple failed attempts to find the elusive work-life balance” over the past decade, she finally pulled the plug and resigned from her management consulting job, and is now a few months into a mini-retirement to recharge and reset her path. She is looking forward to the future – but also trying not to rush to get there.
Liz agreed to share her story to inspire others, in the same way that she was inspired by multiple podcasts in the financial independence community.
In this episode, we delve into her work-life balance journey and details on those “failed attempts” at finding balance. We talk about what prompted her to design this period of reset, what she’s been doing, and all the different things she’s thinking about for her future. There are some great resources mentioned in this episode! They’re all linked here:
My article Life as a Series of Sabbaticals
My interview with Jillian Johnsrud on her mini-retirement podcast series
My interviews with Weili Gray on the Dare to Dream Physician podcast
Lean Out Podcast episode: Dream with Weili Gray
Great financial books:
- A Simple Path to Wealth
- Your Money or Your Life
- The Millionaire Next Door
- Mr. Money Mustache’s article on the Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement
Recommended books on boundaries:
Listen to the episode below! How well do you keep your work-life boundaries? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts!
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