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Sabbaticals help you recharge and do recon on future career adventures

I went on a month-long sabbatical ten years ago.  It was one of the best decisions I ever made.  For eight years I’d been chasing the next rung on the corporate ladder like a dog chasing cars.  While I’d experienced success, the work started to feel meaningless and my personal life was a bit drab.  I felt boring and like a Southwest Airlines commercial,…