What we talk about in this episode:

• What motivated Alex and Lisa to take a career gap.
• The fear and uncertainty that causes people to stay put in their careers.
• How a career break can actually help you in your career.
• Big backpacking trips are something usually tied to being young and early in your career, like the classic after college trip, but taking a break from your career to travel has a lot of additional value because of the experiences you have under your belt.
• How Alex and Lisa started saving once they decided they were going to take a career break
• Planning and deciding where to go when you’re taking a year-long trip
• What it was like to actually head to the airport to start the trip after 3 years of saving and planning
• Starting to think about what life would look like back at home after their trip
• Practical tips for people thinking about how to take a career gap from how to ask for a sabbatical to how to get a job when you return from a long trip
• And much more… Here’s the episode!

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