It was fall of 2019 and I was absolutely lost with my career. 3 months prior, I had just left a longtime employer to try something else.

 

Here I was in this new job with a fancy title and absolutely hating it. The problem was, I wasn’t sure what to do about it.

 

Of course, I knew this role wasn’t a long term fit for me, but I wasn’t actually sure what was. I figured staying put was my best option until I figured things out but the unhappiness and anxiety around this role was clouding any sensible judgment for what my immediate future should be.

 

Then I made my best career decision, I decided to take some time off.

 

From January 2020 to August 2020, I created a sabbatical for myself. This break created distance from my career and that distance is what actually helped me gain clarity on my future career path.

 

I’m not saying I have everything figured out now but I have such a healthier relationship with my career and I used that time off to do something that brings me so much joy now….I created a podcast.

 

My good friend Krista Edwards had a similar experience. She needed a shakeup and turned to a career break as well. She spent 5.5 months hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, a long-distance thru hike which spans 2,650 miles.

 

We are both going to share stories from experience and transformation and discuss why a career break might be the exact thing you need right now.

 

If you’re a listener of the show and haven’t left us a rating and review, we’d really appreciate it if you did. And if you’re new, welcome, sit back, relax, and let’s learn something new.

 

I hope you enjoy my conversation…the Queen of Roth IRAs and the monster athlete herself…Krista Edwards

 

Key Takeaways:

Appreciate where you are because everything is temporary

Being able to let go as an overachiever

Invest in your lifestyle not just your career

How to become comfortable taking time off from your career

When it might be a good time to take a career break

Why the Roth IRA is the perfect retirement account for low to middle income

How to access money in your Roth IRA without getting taxed or penalized

 

Mentions:

I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Sean Mullaney: www.tsirpodcast.com/39 and www.tsirpodcast.com/40

 

More of Krista:

Ready to Roth TikTok

Ready to Roth Instagram

Ready to Roth Podcast on Apple and Spotify

www.readytoroth.com

 

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