Taking Advantage of Career Transition
Garrett from Hostel Dog shares his experiences that led him to his passion for travel…
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Archives for January, 2010
Life Entrepreneurs and Social Action
Being inspired and called to action is vital to a Life Entrepreneur. What if you could design your sabbatical to fully engage in some volunteer activity that you have secretly dreamed about? What if you could find a group like this one and be more involved on a regular basis? Wouldn’t it make sense to take [...]
What Does it Mean to Be a Life Entrepreneur?
Connecting the sabbatical experience to being a Life Entrepreneur makes perfect sense to me. Think about it from this perspective….
I have often related a theory about the decades in our lives: In our 20s, we try to figure out who we are; in our thirties, we work really hard to build our careers and fit [...]
If I Grant Thee Time Away (8-12 weeks) and $15K, Who Shall Reap the Benefit?
Time.
Many things necessary for the faithful practice of ministry are in short supply. Nothing, however, is in shorter supply than time. Time for prayer, time for family, time for study, time for self.
These opening lines taken from the Sabbatical Grant application for Pastoral Leaders aren’t sentiments of “time shortage” felt only by the ministry. [...]
The Best Gift of All: Rocks in a Box From My College Girlfriend
A girlfriend in Ft. Worth paid $25 in shipping fees to send me a box of rocks for Christmas. Seriously.
But these were special rocks: stacked on top of one another, they formed three symbolic cairns. Granted, they were purchased cairns, likely from some pricey boutique in Dallas, but cairns nonetheless.
Like anyone who hikes on occasion, [...]
New Study Shows Over-the-Top Benefits and ROI for Career Sabbaticals
Let’s confirm what we already know. Most people, at some point, would like to take time out from work. Of course, there are real and serious questions to consider:
Is a sabbatical a smart career move?
Can a sabbatical make me more committed to my career? To my company?
Will I be transformed by the experience? [...]