Back when I was 28 years old, I took a career break and decided to travel Asia and Australia for a few months…alone and in the unknown, I fell in love with Thailand and decided to stay.
It was easily the best decision of my life.
Around 8 years later, I decided to take another career break, this time travelling around Europe with my newly wed wife… it was an amaizng experience travelling through the Tuscan vineyards, truffle hunting, flamenco dancing in Sevilla, and drinking big beers with friendly strangers at Oktoberfest in Munich. Prost!
One year later we welcomed our son into the world.
Who knows what my life would be like now had I not took those career breaks.
Yes my retirement pot may be bigger and financial independence would come sooner but most likely I’ll never have some of those experiences again and the memories will be with me forever.
Not only that though, taking a break gives you the time and space to think, reflect, learn new things, grow as a person, it helps shape you for the future.
A new improved version of yourself to resume your career with new energy and ambition.
If you get the chance to take an early career break or ‘micro-retirement’ as they are calling it, I highly recommend it – you don’t know where it might take your life!
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