Archive - Tales of Transformation

The tipping point

Real-life stories from people who describe how they went from 'I'm not quite sure if I should go on sabbatical' to 'hell yeah, I'm obviously going'.

Apr 11 •

March 2024

How to 'make' Big Life Decisions

You know, the kind where you're standing at a fork in the road, looking at two life paths ahead of you, knowing very well you can only live one and not…

Mar 24 •

Sabbatical-takers never regret having taken a break

I've had fun collecting data about sabbaticals on Twitter. Here's a commentary.

Mar 16 •

Playing the infinite game

Warping myself out of the corporate world and into the world of free agents

Mar 9 •

July 2023

Coming up: a panel, a launch, a project

I have exciting news and resources to share with all sabbatical-curious readers...

Jul 17, 2023 •

May 2023

Three sabbatical fears & course launch!

I write about the Big Fears that stop people from going on long-term sabbatical. I'm also launching a self-paced online journey which will help people…

May 21, 2023 •

April 2023

I spin therefore I am

I spent a lot of my life feeling like a spinning top. It used to be my default way of being before I went on sabbatical, not because it was the best way…

Apr 7, 2023 •

March 2023

I am not my job

Taking an extended break from full-time work made it obvious to me that I had let work take up an unhealthy amount of space in my life. I am now back at…

Mar 25, 2023 •

Every sabbatical is a personal and unique journey

Over the past six weeks, I’ve spend thirty hours speaking to a bit more than forty people about sabbaticals.

Mar 12, 2023 •

February 2023

Permission to spend my savings on a sabbatical

I had enough money in savings to go on a sabbatical away from work, but the idea of spending that money felt terrifying to me. It took a couple of big…

Feb 14, 2023 •

January 2023

Kick-starting the creativity flywheel

In this piece, I share how nomading has being adding extra friction in my attempts to do creative work. I also share how I'm currently unblocking myself…

Jan 20, 2023 •

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