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#131 The Art of Sabbaticals - Cécile and Michelle on finding "forgotten hobbies", writing online, improving their relationship with money, abundance mindset and rediscovering joy

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Cécile has had a successful career in consulting, acquiring a senior position in a big company that has taken a leadership role in the energy transition in the UK. Although she was passionate about her job she decided to go on a yearlong sabbatical from work, traveling around the world and writing - creating space for her curiosity & creativity.

Michelle has a background in sales but after a couple of years in the business she decided to go on a sabbatical that doesn’t seem to have an end. When she isn’t busy fending off people who constantly try to hire her, she runs a podcast with her sister - “Status Post Adulting Podcast” and she has written multiple essays, while slowly “getting famous for not working” in the meantime.

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Cécile:

⌛TIMESTAMPS

(0:00) Audio intro

(2:27) Deciding to go on a sabbatical

(25:29) “There is nothing to do” - rediscovering joy

(30:05) Lowering the cost of living

(46:58) How people change on a sabbatical - discovering writing

(1:08:30) Getting famous for not working, the gig economy

(1:11:17) The role of writing in Cécile’s journey

(1:15:37) Returning to work - closing thoughts

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