How to Prepare for a Mid-Career Break | How to Deal With Burnout

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6 Tips on How to Prep for a Mid-Career Break

Hi! Recently, after 20 years working in traditional media, I took a five-month mid-career sabbatical. Here are six things that I thought about (or wished I had thought more about!) while planning my mid-career break. If you're thinking about taking some time off work—whether to pivot your career or because you've been feeling burned out—maybe some of these things will resonate with you.

I've made a couple of other videos about my experience with burnout and taking a mid-career break:
How to deal with career burnout    • How to deal with burnout: Should you ...  
The benefits of taking a mid-career break    • The benefits of taking a mid-career b...  

Stuff I mention in this video:
When I moved into a hotel in Hong Kong    • Living in a Serviced Apartment vs Hot...  
The expensive apartment I wasn't crazy about    • Moving Day! Hong Kong apartment tour ...  
Associazione Chianti https://www.associazionechianti.com/
When I moved to England    • I moved to England!  

Resources I've found helpful:
Book: Why We Can't Sleep, by Ada Calhoun https://amzn.to/3ke7vUA
Book: Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One https://amzn.to/2XiyhlE
Book: Atomic Habits, by James Clear https://amzn.to/2VOhyGs
Book: The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss https://amzn.to/3AkN4eg
Book: The $100 Startup, by Chris Guillebeau https://amzn.to/3tIsu4G

Thank you so much for watching! Please like and subscribe and you can find me elsewhere on the internet at   / danicalo  

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