real stories

When you meet Adam, you learn one thing very quickly – he is passionate about skiing. After having been an instructor in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the United States for years, Adam found the woman of his dreams and settled down back in his native Australia. Fearing that he would have to give up his life skiing as he knew it, his wife suggested that he continue his connection with his passion…
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For years, Kimberley had always maintained a healthy work-life balance. In her professional life, Kimberley is a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand and had served as a Finance Manager for a variety of organizations. She also had been a successful hotel entrepreneur. In her personal life she traveled, played tennis, netball and volleyball. But, by her late 30s, her life fell out of balance…
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Tamsin’s year-long career break highlights the fact that sometimes working professionals happy with their career just need a break to recharge and refocus. Always a driven professional, Tamsin tackled her career break in 2001 with the same passion that she approached her career…

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Sjoerd had been planning his career break for some time when he met Daphne; 2 weeks before his departure date. Despite the chemistry between the two, he left on schedule in October 2007 for South America to travel and study a little bit of Spanish. Daphne was so excited about the trip (and Sjoerd) that she joined him in January for the final part of the journey…
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Deepa’s story shows that your career break can be as individualistic and eclictic as you want it to be. Deepa left her job in Chicago as an Account Director for an advertising agency. The combination of being wedded to her career and her upcoming nuptials led Deepa to visit family and friends all over the world to have some much-needed quality time with them…
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Before taking their career break, Fabian and Melanie toyed with the idea for years. Fabian had been thinking about taking a break for years, but Melanie remained unconvinced, not knowing what to expect on such a long trip. Eventually, the decision to move in together provided Melanie with the catalyst to say, “OK. Now is the time if we’re going to do this”…
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Kent took a three-month career break to escape the post-merger acrimony after the consulting firm where he was employed was purchased. He originally intended to quit, but the partners of his firm convinced him to take a few months off and return to the firm after the upcoming summer…
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