Sabbaticals Breathe Life and Focus Back Into the Weary!

[Joywtome231]

Fortunate are those who have access to press the pause button and embrace another perspective. That's what a sabbatical is all about! A sabbatical in the most general sense is defined as a time out. Historically educators have leveraged the time from their institutions to travel and do research and return accomplished and anew ready for the next school term. On the other side of the coin, a sabbatical is a period of time that an employee takes a leave of absence from their job. In some instances, these are paid leaves but for the most part, the sabbaticals referenced here are not paid. For this reason, many people don’t take advantage of this valuable benefit. They maintain a hectic pace likely in a job that’s not their sweet spot or passion. Simply because they feel they have to.



There are signs that tell you that you need to take a time out for a sabbatical. For example georgia phone number resource dreading Mondays every week can be problematic over time. Getting no joy from the successes you have on the job can be indicative that there’s something in your life that needs to be addressed. When others share with me stories of toxic environments, I often remind them that although they feel they haven’t a choice, they are in fact making the choice to remain in the environment.


In my career, I've been fortunate to have the opportunity to take a sabbatical from my Corporate America job. At the time, it was a necessity. I was completely burned out and ready to throw the towel in. If you think you’re in the same boat, here's a really great MindTools article on determining if you're burned out. Check it out here! Forgive the digression. In actuality, I was at a crossroads between wanting to stay and needing to leave. I was at a good organization that really supported me throughout the years. Sometimes we can put our organizations before our own needs. In this instance, a sabbatical was more than necessary for my well-being so alas my fairy godmother (aka my HR Business Partner whom I'll forever be grateful to) with the support of my Department Head made it happen.