Comments on: 10 Lessons Learned on a 6-month Sabbatical http://www.corbettbarr.com/10-lessons-learned-on-a-6-month-sabbatical Rewrite the Rules Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed http://www.corbettbarr.com/10-lessons-learned-on-a-6-month-sabbatical#comment-9680 Ed Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:57:51 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1975#comment-9680 Thanks for this post. I'm glad I found it when I did. It turns out that I'm starting a 6-month sabbatical in 19 days (but, hey... I'm not counting). Most people I work with look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them. Although I am not traveling much on mine, I am spending it with my family. (& I'm teaching my 6 kids entrepreneurship & turning those lessons into EntrepreneurHomeschool.com. I thought you & your readers might benefit from what is driving me to take this sabbatical... I am a physician. And I happen to take care of thousands of people before & after heart surgery. Well, doing that, I get to see thousands of people right at the moment where they think there's a real possibility of dying. 99% of them do fine, but they don't know for sure. In those intense moments of reflection, they often share with me their thoughts... And always, universally, across cultures, across religions, across ethnicities, & regardless of their gender, all of them are concerned with the same 3 things... (1) God, (2) family, & (3) regrets for how they treated someone. Seeing that day in & day out made me think... Who says we have to wait until we're 65?! Who made up that rule? My kids are young now. My parents are healthy now. Why should I wait until my kids are grown & my parents are elderly or gone? So, heck yeah... If you even have an inkling to try a sabbatical, I say go for it & use it wisely. Thanks for this post. I’m glad I found it when I did. It turns out that I’m starting a 6-month sabbatical in 19 days (but, hey… I’m not counting). Most people I work with look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them.

Although I am not traveling much on mine, I am spending it with my family. (& I’m teaching my 6 kids entrepreneurship & turning those lessons into EntrepreneurHomeschool.com.

I thought you & your readers might benefit from what is driving me to take this sabbatical… I am a physician. And I happen to take care of thousands of people before & after heart surgery. Well, doing that, I get to see thousands of people right at the moment where they think there’s a real possibility of dying. 99% of them do fine, but they don’t know for sure. In those intense moments of reflection, they often share with me their thoughts…

And always, universally, across cultures, across religions, across ethnicities, & regardless of their gender, all of them are concerned with the same 3 things… (1) God, (2) family, & (3) regrets for how they treated someone.

Seeing that day in & day out made me think… Who says we have to wait until we’re 65?! Who made up that rule? My kids are young now. My parents are healthy now. Why should I wait until my kids are grown & my parents are elderly or gone?

So, heck yeah… If you even have an inkling to try a sabbatical, I say go for it & use it wisely.

]]> By: Vinayak http://www.corbettbarr.com/10-lessons-learned-on-a-6-month-sabbatical#comment-8773 Vinayak Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:26:22 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1975#comment-8773 Thanks it was inspiring, here in India it very difficult but have done it let c how it goes. Thanks it was inspiring, here in India it very difficult but have done it let c how it goes.

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]]> By: KY Lim http://www.corbettbarr.com/10-lessons-learned-on-a-6-month-sabbatical#comment-713 KY Lim Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:59:10 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1975#comment-713 A really interesting read! I'm planning well ahead to do this in about 5-6 years. Should a 6-month period be spent covering a number of cities or is staying put in just one or two locations best? Depends on one's aims for the sabbatical, I guess. But what was your experience? A really interesting read! I’m planning well ahead to do this in about 5-6 years. Should a 6-month period be spent covering a number of cities or is staying put in just one or two locations best? Depends on one’s aims for the sabbatical, I guess. But what was your experience?

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