After 21 years in business, I finally decided to take a sabbatical. If you’ve been wondering if you can take a sabbatical, or how to make it happen, I’ll share my process in this episode!
And, if you’re not sure why you should take a sabbatical, I’ll share with you why I’m taking mine, and maybe it will resonate with you.
Roadtrip 1997
Why?
Family:
divorce; guilt over not being w/my girls all the time
Road trip seemed like the most impactful way to create memories.
Work:
1st sabbatical after 21 years
50; full of energy and passion, but for how long?
Time to recharge those batteries.
Personal and professional growth:
Evolution of my business
Someday offer the same to employees
How?
Create a plan
Prep yourself and your team (and your clients if possible)
Delegate
Have a point person while you’re away, some sort of hierarchy
Do a dry run
Decide how much unplugging you’re actually going to do
Not checking email (read your autoresponder)
Not sure about social
Did plan out the podcasts
The planning
Money
Cheaper than hotels. Buying (used) was cheaper than renting.
Also set aside money into a new account that is earmarked for this trip
Put speaking gigs into that account for special events along the trip like whitewater rafting and hot air balloon trip
Time
Planning (how much how little)
Paying bills / managing things at home (mostly automated)
What to bring (less is more, especially since we’re not hiking the Andes)
