Comments on: How To Decide If A Career Break Is For You http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you Career Break Secrets: Travel show, independent travel blog and advice for career breaks and around the world travel adventures Thu, 20 Feb 2014 04:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: The inspiration – advice from people who have taken a career break « Backpack with Buddy http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-83172 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:31:37 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-83172 [...] How to decide if a career break is for you [...]

]]> By: jeff http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-25958 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:53:14 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-25958 Brooke, I agree 100%. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Brooke vs. the World http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-25796 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:24:22 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-25796 Career breaks are just worthwhile, and I love reading posts like this. People are happier if they feel lie their entire life isn’t being owned by someone else.

]]> By: jeff http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-22451 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:10:10 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-22451 Michael, thanks for the information. I don’t define a career break as solely a working vacation. That is certainly one option and I’ve known several people who have used their time away from their career to try a new one out. But, a career break to me is a break to do something else and to focus on your personal passion. For some that means working and for others it means doing other things. And, I agree with you that most people do want to continue with their lives in a similar fashion as they did before. If what your site offers is a way to get international assignments, I would not call that a career break. But, I would say that it is a great alternative to look into if breaking from your career or job is not for you.

]]> By: G. Michael Schneider http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-22446 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:29:17 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-22446 My entire blog is dedicated to showing professionals how they can take a “working vacation” (what you call a career break) and then return to their regular job/home/paycheck when it is done. I have read far too many sabbatical blogs/web sites that fall into one of the following categories:

1) I am 18, have a pack on my back, $20 in my pocket, and am going to head out to see the world. (What I call the young vagabond model)

2) I am independently wealthy (or won the lottery, sold my Internet company, or collected a massive alimony) and am going to buy a house in the south of France for my career break. (The Year in Provence model)

3) I am sick of my job so I quit, sold the house, put the dog in a kennel, and am traveling overseas on a voyage of self-discovery. (The Eat, Pray, Love model)

Well, those are all well and good but many of us who would like to take a career break are well past 21, are not filthy rich, and really like our job and don’t want to quit. We would like the excitement, adventure, and cultural immersion of a short-term overseas posting, but want to come back to the life we had before we left.

Well, if you are a professional with a marketable and useful skill, this goal is fully realistic and achievable. Please check out my blog (and my book On The Other Guy’s Dime: A Professional’s Guide to Traveling Without Paying) to see how. I hope you enjoy it.

Michael Schneider

]]> By: Erica http://careerbreaksecrets.net/5916/guestblog/how-to-decide-if-a-career-break-is-for-you/comment-page-1#comment-22159 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:56:58 +0000 http://careerbreaksecrets.net/?p=5916#comment-22159 It really is a breath of fresh air knowing that sabbaticals are becoming more accepted. Here is to the future!

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