Planning Your Sabbatical: Finances, Intentions, Logistics, and Re-Entry

A great sabbatical is a planned project, not an open-ended escape. This hands-on course walks you through building a plan that covers the financial runway, the intentions for the break, the logistics, and the path back into work. By the end of this course you will have a sabbatical financial model, a written set of intentions, a month-by-month schedule, communication plans for employer and family, and a structured re-entry strategy. What you will learn: - How to build a sabbatical budget covering core living, travel or study, healthcare, and re-entry runway - How to write three to five concrete intentions that give shape to the time - How to design a month-by-month schedule that balances rest, exploration, and projects - How to plan healthcare, housing, and basic logistics for the chosen length - How to negotiate an employer-sponsored or unpaid leave when that option exists - How to communicate the break to family, friends, and professional network without over-explaining - How to plan re-entry including timeline, network warm-up, narrative, and target roles The course is structured as a workbook. Each module covers one component, provides templates, walks through a filled example, and guides you to complete your own version. This course is written for professionals who have decided to take a sabbatical or are close to deciding. By the end you will have replaced an idea of taking time off with a tracked plan covering money, intentions, logistics, and re-entry, and the break will begin with clarity rather than improvisation.