Career Breaking Together and Building a Community
Vaycarious - the gap year has grown up
Remote Year: 6 Modern Sabbatical Ideas
Rejuvenate Your Life and Career With a Sabbatical
The Power of Time off by Stefan Sagmeister (TED Talk)
This article by Dani Mansfield describes creative thinking methods
Pause: Harnessing the Life-changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break
The Family Sabbatical Handbook
Career Break at Home Opportunities
Tips for designing a home office
Coaches to Help you Plan and Prep
J2 Guides - Gap Year Counselors
Finances
Best Travel Savings Account (USA Edition)
Home improvements
CostHelper is an online tool that provides estimates for projects
CostvsValue compares average remodeling project costs with the value retained at resale
Cost of Living Calculator (U.S.)
Cost of Living Calculator (International)
To help find the best banks and credit cards for a career break
Other financial tips
Make the most of your credit card rewards
Mint.com - debt management tool
Goal Setting and Tracking
Hidden Brain You 2.0: The Mind's Eye
Clearer, Closer, Better : How Successful People See the World by Emily Balcetis
Additional goal-tracking tools:
Mindset
Self-Compassion.org - Dr. Kristen Kneff's scholarly work on how to use this ancient approach to be kinder to ourselves and get out of the self-criticism habit.
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life - A classic book on using values and acceptance of discomfort to move toward a richer life.
The Happiness Trap - Another great Acceptance and Commitment approach to help us avoid looking for happiness in the wrong place.
Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age - A terrific new book on the importance of transitions for growth and how to cope with the inevitable stress of transition.
Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson, Emily K. Sandoz, Jennifer Kitchens, and Miguel Roberts
Dr. Kerrie Smedley, interviewed in Week 44, can be reached at kerrie@annvillepsych.com
Packing up the Home
Packing for Travel
Side Hustles
50 Ideas for a Lucrative Side Hustle
99 Side Hustle Ideas to Make $500+ in Your Spare Time
7 Side Hustles You Can Do While Working Full Time
4 Secrets of Successful Side Hustles
How I Built This with Guy Raz - NPR Podcast
Travel Planning (Insurance, Passports, Housing and so on)
Housesitting Clients Pick You by Stephanie Perry
Work Away (work exchange)
Outfitter - Lonely Planet's Guide to Gear
The Sabbatical Guide - travel resources
Nomadic Matt Travel Gear Recommendations
Travel Guides and Tours
Travel Documents and Vaccinations
International Driver's Permit - US
CDC Traveler's Health Recommendations
IAMAT Health Recommendations for Travelers
Travel Insurance
Tips for Telling the Boss and a Crafting a Graceful Exit
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Shelia Heen
Forbes article by Heidi Lynne Kurter: 4 Advantages of Supporting Employee's Side Business
Tim Ferriss blog about Mini-Retirements
Cal Newport's book So Good They Can't Ignore You
How to put a career break on your CV or resume
Harvard University (first institution in America to establish sabbatical for faculty)
Corporations that offer employee sabbaticals (Inc. article by Amanda Pressner Kreuser)
Tools
Virtual Assistants or On-Demand Task Help:
Coworking and Coaching: